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Highly Birefringent Materials Designed Using Coordination Polymer Synthetic Methodology
Author(s) -
Katz Michael J.,
Kaluarachchi Harini,
Batchelor Raymond J.,
Bokov Alexei A.,
Ye ZuoGuang,
Leznoff Daniel B.
Publication year - 2007
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/anie.200702885
Subject(s) - terpyridine , birefringence , polymer , ligand (biochemistry) , materials science , coordination complex , anisotropy , coordination polymer , ion , combinatorial chemistry , chemistry , optics , organic chemistry , physics , metal , composite material , biochemistry , receptor , metallurgy
Seeing double : Use of the highly anisotropic terpyridine ligand in combination with the anisotropic, linear dicyanoaurate anion produces a series of coordination polymers that are among the most strongly birefringent solid materials ever reported (see picture).