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1,4,8,11,15,18,22,25-Octa-alkyl phthalocyanines: new discotic liquid crystal materials
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Materials ScienceInorganic ChemistryOrganic Material ChemistryEngineeringAlkyl Chain LengthsMore MesophasesApplied PhysicsMolecule-based MaterialOrganic ChemistryCoordination PolymerChemistry1,4,8,11,15,18,22,25-Octa-alkyl PhthalocyaninesC5 ChainsCrystallographyCrystal Structure DesignLinear Chain Compound
Metal-free and copper(II) 1,4,8,11,15,18,22,25-octa-alkyl phthalocyanines have been prepared with alkyl chain lengths between C4 and C10; all except those with C4 and C5 chains show thermotropic liquid crystalline behaviour with one or more mesophases.