Novel monofunctionalized electron-deficient anthraquinone-based discotic liquid crystals |
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| Authors: | Sandeep Kumar Jaishri J Naidu Sanjay K Varshney |
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| Institution: | Centre for Liquid Crystal Research, P.O. Box 1329, Jalahalli, Bangalore--560013, India |
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| Abstract: | A series of electron-deficient 1-hydroxy-2,3,5,6,7-pentaalkoxyanthra-9,10-quinones has been synthesized. All nine members of the series were found to be liquid crystalline, forming columnar mesophases over a broad temperature range. Such supramolecular building blocks can be used for the preparation of novel discotic dimers, oligomers, polymers and metallomesogens. |
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| Keywords: | polymer-dispersed liquid crystals isotropic-nematic phase transition nematic phase growth polarising optical images |
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