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.

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