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Liquid crystalline oligomeric and polymeric phthalocyanines
Author(s) -
Cook Michael J.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19950071015
Subject(s) - materials science , liquid crystalline , polymer , nonlinear optical , liquid crystal , phthalocyanine , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , nonlinear system , composite material , physics , quantum mechanics
The many interesting properties of phthalocyanines (nonlinear optical behavior, redox properties, semiconductivity) have been extended to include liquid crystalline (LC) behavior since these compounds atracted the attention of syntehtic chemists. Approaches to the synthesis of polymeric LC phthalocyanines are described and their LC behavior briefly reviewed. Evidence is presented that the polymers develop columnar stacks that mimic those of simpler mesogens.