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DOI: 10.1039/A708128F (Paper) Reference Section for: J. Mater. Chem., 1998, 8, 277-278

Calamitic smectic liquid crystalline supramolecular architecture from octaalkoxy-substituted PdII–η1-benzylideneaniline complexes

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Myongsoo Lee, Yong-sik Yoo, Moon-gun Choi and Hong-young Chang

Abstract

Octaalkoxy substituted PdII–η1-benzylideneaniline complexes with a more disc-like shape can give rise to a calamitic smectic phase and low melting transition temperatures comparable to those of the corresponding free ligands.

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