New, halogen-bonded fluorinated mesogens are reported. The expected microphase separation associated with perfluoroalkyl chains is surprisingly absent.
| Fluorinated Liquid Crystals Formed by Halogen Honding |
| Chem. Commun. 2006, 3290 |
| P. Metrangolo, C. Präsang, G. Resnati, R. Liantonio, A. C. Whitwood, D. W. Bruce |
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| Front Cover of Chem. Commun. showing the characteristic schlieren texture of the monotropic nematic phase of one of the complexes at 91 °C. |
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New, halogen-bonded fluorinated mesogens are reported. The expected microphase separation associated with perfluoroalkyl chains is surprisingly absent.
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