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Chemical Communications

Synthesis and properties of oxadiazole based V-shaped, shape persistent nematogens†

Matthias Lehmann,*a   Christiane Köhn,a   Horst Kresseb  and  Zinaida Vakhovskayab  

* Corresponding authors

a Institute of Chemistry, Chemnitz University of Technology, Straße der Nationen 62, Germany
E-mail: Matthias.Lehmann@chemie.tu-chemnitz.de
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b Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Halle-Wittenberg, Mühlpforte 1, Germany

Abstract

A series of biaxial V-shaped, shape-persistent molecules has been synthesised by stepwise coupling of phenylene ethynylene arms to an oxadiazole bending unit. Studies of their thermotropic nematic phases point to phase biaxiality.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis and properties of oxadiazole based V-shaped, shape persistent nematogens

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B718348H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
28 Nov 2007
Accepted
18 Jan 2008
First published
12 Feb 2008

Chem. Commun., 2008, 1768-1770

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Synthesis and properties of oxadiazole based V-shaped, shape persistent nematogens

M. Lehmann, C. Köhn, H. Kresse and Z. Vakhovskaya, Chem. Commun., 2008, 1768 DOI: 10.1039/B718348H

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