title: A new room temperature dark conglomerate mesophase formed by bent-core molecules combining 4-iodoresorcinol with azobenzene units.
abstract: The first bent-core molecules comprising 4-iodoresorcinol as the central core unit and incorporating azobenzene units have been synthesized. A new type of dark conglomerate phase (DC phase) is observed, which remains over a wide temperature range down to room temperature without crystallization.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes Str.2, D-06120 Halle/Saale, Germany. carsten.tschierske@chemie.uni-halle.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alaasar
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prehm
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tschierske