Synthesis and mesomorphism of mixed ether-ester tail triphenylene discotic liquid crystals with long alkyloxy peripheral chains

Frontiers of Chemistry in China

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-185

  Wang, Biqin ^a   Gao, Caiyan ^a   Zhao, Keqing ^a   Hu, Ping ^a  

^a SICHUAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beta oxygen effect; Columnar mesophase; Discotic liquid crystal; Ether ester mixed tail; Molecular symmetry; Triphenylene

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349083228     PISSN: 16733495     EISSN: 16733614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11458-009-0012-0     Document Type: Article

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