Metal alkanoates combine simple chemical structures and a versatility of condensed states
of matter they exhibit. Solid crystals, plastic crystals, lyotropic and thermotropic ionic liquid …

A review of recent studies in the synthesis and physical chemistry of mesomorphic (liquid
crystal) materials is presented. The materials parameters that affect both the mesomorphic …

We present a structural study of the mesophases of three achiral bent-core compounds with
azo and azoxy bonds. The study is based on textures observation and small-angle X-ray …

MATERIALS CHEMISTRY COM MUNlCATlONS Disubstituted Ruthenocene-containingt
Thermotropic Liquid Crystals: A Novel Family of Metall Page 1 J. MATER. CHEM., 1993, 3(2) …

There are numerous examples in nature that demonstrate the crucial role of hydrogen
bonds. Through imitation of this phenomenon, hydrogen bonds have been used to good …

We report on the synthesis and mesomorphic properties of five new series of azo
functionalized phasmid-like compounds formed by covalent bonding. They consist of both …

Metal‐containing liquid crystals offer the possibility of obtaining mesogenic materials with
novel electronic properties. However, the transition temperatures need to be reduced before …

The last five years' achievements in the synthesis and investigation of thermotropic ionic
liquid crystals are reviewed. The present review describes the mesomorphic properties …

The nonlinear optical response of anisotropic smectic glasses based on cobalt alkanoates
has been studied using dynamic holography. Laser-dynamic gratings induced by the action …

Metallomesogens (metal-containing liquid crystals) very likely represents the fastest growing
area in liquid-crystals research. 1'2 Albeit most research groups are currently pursuing …