Abstract
Synthetic routes towards monodisperse polyhedral liquid-crystalline silsesquioxanes are described, The liquid-crystalline phase behaviour of these structurally uniform materials, with various silsesquioxane core and mesogenic side-chain structures, were analysed and compared with those of related oligomeric and polymeric materials, Common features of the solid-state behaviour of these organic/inorganic hybrids, which form self-organized structures in their soft-matter states, were identified. Copyright (C) 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 261-272 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | APPLIED ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - Apr 1999 |
Keywords
- silsesquioxane
- liquid crystal
- polyhedral
- metallomesogen
- monodisperse
- DEFINED TOPOLOGY
- SYNTHETIC ROUTE
- HYDRIDOSPHEROSILOXANES
- HYDROSILYLATION
- SUPERMOLECULES
- DERIVATIVES
- PRECURSORS
- SILOXANES
- CORE