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Twist Ferrocene Wires from Self‐Assembly of Chiral Rod–Coil Organometallics
Author(s) -
Lin TzFeng,
Ho RongMing,
Sung ChienHung,
Ho MingShou,
Hsu ChainShu
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201000772
Subject(s) - ferrocene , twist , electromagnetic coil , chirality (physics) , superstructure , spiral (railway) , crystallography , nanotechnology , materials science , chemistry , computer science , physics , engineering , mechanical engineering , mathematics , chiral symmetry , particle physics , geometry , electrical engineering , structural engineering , electrode , electrochemistry , quark , nambu–jona lasinio model
Let′s twist again! A chiral rod–coil organometallic material, FC11, has been synthesized and shows liquid‐crystalline behavior. By taking advantage of the self‐assembly of the chiral Schiff based rod–coil molecule that is end‐capped with ferrocene, the self‐assembled superstructure can serve as a template to form iron‐rich spiral superstructures (see graphic).