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Alkyl‐Substituted Shape‐Persistent Macrocycles: The First Discotic Liquid Crystal Composed of a Rigid Periphery and a Flexible Core
Author(s) -
Höger Sigurd,
Enkelmann Volker,
Bonrad Klaus,
Tschierske Carsten
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3773(20000703)39:13<2267::aid-anie2267>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - discotic liquid crystal , alkyl , core (optical fiber) , side chain , crystallography , liquid crystal , materials science , stereochemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , polymer , optoelectronics
That flexible side groups pointing to the outside are not essential for the formation of discotic liquid crystals is displayed by the structure of 1 , in which the rigid core functions as the periphery and the alkyl chains point toward the inside.