The relationship between molecular structure and mesogenic properties is explored for copper(II) complexes of α-substituted β-dialdehydes and β-diketones. The copper(II) complex of p-pentylphenylmalonaldehyde shows a nematic phase, but the presence of off-axial substituents or the removal of the aromatic ring precludes mesophase formation.
A. B. Blake, J. R. Chipperfield, S. Clark and P. G. Nelson, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1991, 1159 DOI: 10.1039/DT9910001159
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