Saez, I.M. and Goodby, J.W. (2001) Chiral nematic octasilsesquioxanes. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 11 (11). pp. 2845-2851. ISSN 0959-9428
Abstract
The octasilsesquioxane cage has been successfully derivatised by platinum-catalysed hydrosilylation reaction of the alkene functionality of appropriate laterally substituted, chiral mesogenic moieties to yield monodisperse multipodal octamers. The liquid-crystalline silsesquioxanes were characterised by multinuclear MR, SEC, TGA, POM and X-ray diffractometry. The giant supermolecular materials display remarkably wide temperature range enantiotropic chiral nematic phases and glass transitions near to room temperature. One of the materials is iridescent and has properties similar to a low molar mass material even though it has a size approaching that of a small globular protein. Thus these observations raise questions as to whether the materials act as singular molecular entities or as spherical side chain polymers.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Chemistry (York) |
Depositing User: | York RAE Import |
Date Deposited: | 17 Apr 2009 14:59 |
Last Modified: | 17 Apr 2009 14:59 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b105350g |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Identification Number: | 10.1039/b105350g |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:6763 |