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A columnar mesophase from a disc-shaped molecule derived from triphenylamine: synthesis, mesomorphic behaviour and optical properties

KC Majumdar, N Pal, P Debnath, NVS Rao

Index: Majumdar; Pal, Nilasish; Debnath, Pradip; Rao, Nandiraju V.S. Tetrahedron Letters, 2007 , vol. 48, # 36 p. 6330 - 6333

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Abstract

The design and synthesis of a disc-like liquid crystalline compound using triphenylamine as a core has been achieved. The mesogenic properties were characterized by polarizing microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry and XRD studies. The compound existed as a hexagonal columnar mesophase. The fluorescence properties revealed the presence of intermolecular excimer formation.