Issue 31, 2014

Folded discotic dimers

Abstract

We report the synthesis and properties of a dibenzophenazine discotic dimer, which was found to adopt a folded conformation in solution. This stable π-stacked structure persists at elevated temperatures and in all solvents examined. Folding allows the dimer to assemble into a columnar liquid crystal phase, despite its short linking group.

Graphical abstract: Folded discotic dimers

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
22 May 2014
Accepted
11 Jun 2014
First published
16 Jun 2014

Soft Matter, 2014,10, 5749-5754

Folded discotic dimers

K. J. A. Bozek and V. E. Williams, Soft Matter, 2014, 10, 5749 DOI: 10.1039/C4SM01116C

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