Issue 14, 2003
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Chemical Communications

Calamitic and discotic mesophases formed by kinetically controlled rod–disc alternation of molecular shape in a triphenylene–azobenzene mesogenic system†

Yo Shimizu,*a   Atsuhiko Kurobe,b   Hirosato Monobe,a   Naohiro Terasawa,a   Kenji Kiyoharaa  and  Kingo Uchida*b  

* Corresponding authors

a Mesophase Technology Research Group, Special Division for Human Life Technology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Techhnology, AIST-Kansai, Midorigaoka, Osaka 563-8577, Japan
E-mail: yo-shimizu@aist.go.jp
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b Department of Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Ryukoku University, Seta, Shiga 520-2194, Japan
E-mail: uchida@chem. ryukoku.ac.jp.
Fax: +81-77-543-7483
Tel: +81-77-543-7462

Abstract

A triphenylene mesogen with the peripheral azobenzene units was found to show kinetically controlled bimesomorphism, with a metastable smectic and a stable hexagonal columnar (Colh) phases on cooling, which is caused by the rod–disc alternation of the molecular shape.

Graphical abstract: Calamitic and discotic mesophases formed by kinetically controlled rod–disc alternation of molecular shape in a triphenylene–azobenzene mesogenic system

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B301862H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
17 Feb 2003
Accepted
27 May 2003
First published
18 Jun 2003

Chem. Commun., 2003, 1676-1677

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Calamitic and discotic mesophases formed by kinetically controlled rod–disc alternation of molecular shape in a triphenylene–azobenzene mesogenic system

Y. Shimizu, A. Kurobe, H. Monobe, N. Terasawa, K. Kiyohara and K. Uchida, Chem. Commun., 2003, 1676 DOI: 10.1039/B301862H

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