Liquid-crystalline terpyridines.
5,5"-Disubstitution of the terpyridine core leads to the first inherently liquid-crystalline terpyridines. Mesophases characteristic of bent-core and calamitic systems may be obtained depending on the core structure employed.
Kozhevnikov
Valery N
VN
Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, UK. vk503@york.ac.uk
Whitwood
Adrian C
AC
Bruce
Duncan W
DW
D003460:Crystallization; D050866:Liquid Crystals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010316:Particle Size; D011725:Pyridines / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D011725:Pyridines