| Abstract
| - The preparation of binuclear mesogenic copper(I) isocyanide complexes [CuX(CNR)2]2 (X = halogen; R = C6H4C6H4OC10H21 (LA), C6H4COOC6H4OCnH2n+1 (LB), C6H2(3,4,5-OCnH2n+1)3 (LC)) with an unusual tetrahedral core is described.The copper complexes with LA are not liquid crystals, but the Cu−LB complexes show SmA mesophases and theCu−LC derivatives display hexagonal columnar mesophases, some of them at room temperature. The relationshipbetween the molecular structure of the complexes and their thermal behavior is discussed.
- The preparation of binuclear mesogenic copper(I) isocyanide complexes [CuX(CNR)2]2 (X = halogen; R = C6H4C6H4OC10H21 (LA), C6H4COOC6H4OCnH2n+1 (LB), C6H2(3,4,5-OCnH2n+1)3 (LC)) with an unusual tetrahedral core is described. The copper complexes with LA are not liquid crystals, but the Cu−LB complexes show SmA mesophases and the Cu−LC derivatives display hexagonal columnar mesophases, some of them at room temperature. The relationship between the molecular structure of the complexes and their thermal behavior is discussed.
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