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Transition Metal Based Ionic Mesogens
Author(s) -
Neve Francesco
Publication year - 1996
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.19960080404
Subject(s) - mesogen , materials science , ionic bonding , ionic liquid , macromolecule , chemical physics , anisotropy , nanotechnology , transition metal , metal , ion , liquid crystalline , organic chemistry , polymer , optics , chemistry , metallurgy , composite material , biochemistry , catalysis , physics
Can ionic liquid crystalline metal complexes match the structural variety of electrically neutral molecular and macromolecular related species? Recent progress made in structural design aimed at the formation of ionic materials with anisotropic physical properties—such as the cyclometallated ionic mesogen shown in the figure—is reviewed.