Columnar mesophases from tetrahedral copper(I) cores and Schiff-base derived polycatenar ligands
Abstract
In the presence of copper(I), certain di- and tri-topic ligands derived from reaction of substituted anilines with 2-pyridinecarbaldehyde or 2,6-pyridinedicarbaldehyde form a new type of polycatenar metallomesogen around the tetrahedral metallic centre.