A new double-decker phthalocyanine mesogen.
The valence state and the mesomorphic behaviour of a new cerium phthalocyanine double-decker complex bearing thioalkyl substituents are described and spectroscopic studies have revealed that the metal center in this lanthanide double-decker complex is tetravalent making the whole molecule neutral.
Nekelson
Fabien
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Nanotechnology Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Kansai Centre, 1-8-31 Midorigaoka, Ikeda, Osaka, 563-8577, Japan.
Monobe
Hirosato
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Shimizu
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