Stabilization of polar superstructures by polymeric oxo-metal units: columnar liquid crystals from conically shaped dioxomolybdenum complexes.

TitleStabilization of polar superstructures by polymeric oxo-metal units: columnar liquid crystals from conically shaped dioxomolybdenum complexes.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1994
AuthorsSerrette, AG, Swager, TM
JournalAngewandte Chemie
Volume106
Pagination2378–80 (See also Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl., 1994, 33(22), 2342–5)
ISSN0044-8249
Keywordsferroelec mesophase oxomolybdenum polymer complex
Abstract

A study was made of ferroelec. liq. crystals from conical MoO2 complexes with polar polymer ligands. A hexagonal columnar liq. crystal phase is obsd. The heats of transition are given. A method for internal stabilization of the polar superstructure is described. [on SciFinder(R)]