Evidence of an ordered columnar mesophase in peripherally octa‐<i>n</i>‐alkoxy‐substituted phthalocyanines

J. F. van der Pol, E. Neeleman, Jan W. Zwikker, W. Drenth, Roeland J. M. Nolte

Recueil des Travaux Chimiques des Pays-Bas · 1988 · 89 citations · 10 references

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Abstract

Abstract Liquid crystalline phthalocyanines with eight n ‐alkoxy chains have been synthesized and their mesophase structures determined by X‐ray diffraction. The mesophases appear to be of the D ho type. Reasons for the preference of ordered columns are discussed.

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