Molecular self-organization of liquid crystals through the formation of hydrogen-bonded networks among a mesogenic diol and imidazoles

Chemistry Letters

Volumn , Issue 3, 1997, Pages 211-212

  Kato, Takashi ^a   Kawakami, Taihei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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EID: 0031532494     PISSN: 03667022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1246/cl.1997.211     Document Type: Article

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18. The complexes were prepared by evaporation of the requisite amount of the mixture in methanol.