Wide-range 2D lattice correlation unveiled for columnarly assembled triphenylene hexacarboxylic esters

Terutsune Osawa, Takashi Kajitani, Daisuke Hashizume, Hiroyuki Ohsumi, Sono Sasaki, Masaki Takata, Yoshiko Koizumi, Akinori Saeki, Shu Seki, Takanori Fukushima, Takuzo Aida

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Abstract

Dipole bridge: Liquid-crystalline (LC) triphenylenes (see picture) self-assemble columnarly into a hexagonal geometry with a wide-range 2D lattice correlation, for which distal and proximal dipole-dipole interactions are considered responsible. By virtue of the strong intercolumnar interaction, the LC columns of the triphenylene can spontaneously align homeotropically on the 12 different substrates examined (POM=polarized optical microscopy).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7990-7993
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume51
Issue number32
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012 Aug 6

Keywords

  • X-ray diffraction
  • liquid crystals
  • organic semiconductors
  • self-assembly

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