Evidence of an ordered columnar mesophase in peripherally octa??n??alkoxy??substituted phthalocyanines

…, E Neeleman, JW Zwikker, W Drenth…

Index: Pol, J. F. van der; Neeleman, E.; Zwikker, J. W.; Nolte, R. J. M.; Drenth, W. Recueil des Travaux Chimiques des Pays-Bas, 1988 , vol. 107, p. 615 - 620

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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.