The first asymmetrically beta-polysubstituted porphyrin-based hexagonal columnar liquid crystal.
The preparation of a new beta-tetrasubstituted porphyrin through a short synthesis with liquid crystalline properties in a wide range of temperatures including room temperature is described.
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Departament de Química Orgánica, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franqués 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain.
López-Calahorra
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Velasco
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Finkelmann
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