title: Halogen bonding: a new interaction for liquid crystal formation.
abstract: It is shown for the first time that liquid crystal behavior can be induced through halogen bonding. Thus, mixing the nonmesomorphic components 4-alkoxystilbazole with pentafluoroiodobenzene leads to a 1:1 halogen-bonded complex whose integrity is shown by X-ray single-crystal analysis and which shows thermotropic smectic A and nematic phases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, EXETER EX4 4QD, UK.
authors.forename: H Loc
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Peter N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Horton
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Hursthouse
authors.forename: Anthony C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Legon
authors.forename: Duncan W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Bruce