Macrocycle-based liquid crystals: A study of topological effects on mesomorphism
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Authors
Colleges, School and Institutes
External organisations
- Tokyo Metropolitan University
- Institut de Recherches Subatomiques, UMR7500, CNRS-IN2P3 et Université Louis Pasteur Strasbourg 23, rue de Loess, B.P. 28 F-67037 Strasbourg Cedex 2, France
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology
- University of Tokyo
- Laboratoire de Chimie Organo-Minérale
- Institut de Chimie et Procédés pour l'Energie, l'Environnement et la Santé (ICPEES)
Abstract
A liquid-crystalline molecule based on a macrocycle and a forklike mesogen forms smectic A phases over a wide temperature range. This thermal behavior of the macrocycle-based compound has been compared with that of the corresponding catenane molecule.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 165-172 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals |
| Volume | 509 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2009 |
Keywords
- Catenane, Macrocycle, Smectic liquid crystal, Topological effect