| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/N08391/01 |
| Title: |
LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE METAL COMPLEXES OF STILBAZOLE DERIVATIVES |
| Principal Investigator: |
Bruce, Professor D |
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| Department: |
Chemistry |
| Organisation: |
University of Exeter |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 November 2000 |
Ends: |
31 October 2003 |
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179,298
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Chemical Synthetic Methodology |
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Electronics |
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Probably the most productive area of research which our group has undertaken is with liquid crystalline 4-stilbazole complexes of silver(I), palladium(II) and platinum(II). These are attractive materials as they are readily accessible, have straightforward structures and display an incredibly rich mesomorphism. Through these systems, we have developed probably the world's largest collection of materials with cubic phases, have suggested mechanisms for columnar-to-cubic transitions, have identified a unique role for a metal cation/anion interaction and have contributed to the understanding of the formation of both cubic phases and columnar mesophases of polycatenar mesogens. We now propose an extension of this work in three directions:1. The synthesis of 2- and 3-stilbazoles and their complexes as comparison to the 4-stilbazoles and as a benchmark for the systems proposed below under (3.).2. The synthesis of silver complexes of difunctional alkylsulphates and of chiral alkylsulphates.3. The synthesis of dimeric stilbazoles and their silver, palladium and platinum complexes.Materials will be subject to chemical and mesophase characterisation. Properties and mesomorphism will be compared with existing complexes and related to the wider literature on metallomesogens and liquid crystals.
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