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Observation of a frustrated nematic phase in amphiphilic, disc-like complexes of gold(III) containing hydrocarbon and semiperfluorocarbon terminal chains
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| Journal | LIQUID CRYSTALS |
|---|---|
| Date | Accepted/In press - 5 Oct 2021 |
| Date | E-pub ahead of print (current) - 5 Dec 2021 |
| Early online date | 5/12/21 |
| Original language | English |
Abstract
The mesomorphism is reported of a discotic complex of gold(III) that is amphiphilic on account of the presence of both hydrocarbon and fluorocarbon chains. The all-hydrocarbon analogue of the complex shows only a columnar hexagonal phase between the melting and clearing points, whereas this new, amphiphilic example shows a nematic phase between a columnar rectangular phase and a columnar hexagonal phase. The nature and formation of the nematic phase are discussed and it is proposed to be a columnar nematic formed as a result of frustration driven by the amphiphilic nature of the complex.
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We thank the University of York for funding (RRP and AJM), Johnson Matthey for generous loans of gold salts and Dr Stephen Cowling for recording some SAXS data.
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© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
- amphiphile, discotic, frustration, gold, Metallomesogen, nematic
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