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Molecular Self‐Organization of Amphotropic Cyanobiphenyl Mesogens
Author(s) -
Joachimi Detlev,
Tschierske Carsten,
Müller Henning,
Wendorff Joachim Heinz,
Schneider Ludolf,
Kleppinger Ralf
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199311651
Subject(s) - mesophase , liquid crystal , hydrogen bond , molecule , amphiphile , materials science , crystallography , diol , layer (electronics) , chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer chemistry , copolymer , polymer , optoelectronics
Do hydrogen bonds influence the behavior of the phases of amphiphilic “cyanobiphenyls”? Diol 1 forms, for example, a nematic mesophase. By the addition of H 2 O or the incorporation of further OH groups, the parallel movement of the molecules is hindered, and a smectic layer structure is induced.