Article
The First Uranium Based Liquid Crystals. Uranyl Metallomesogens from Β-diketone and Tropolone Ligands
Inorganic Chemistry Communications
Abstract
A tropolone ligand (5-hexadecyloxytropolone) complexed with uranyl, produces a very narrow liquid crystal range at high temperatures. A β-diketone ligand (1-[4-decyloxyphenyl]-3-tridecylpropane-1,3-dione) designed for a more extensive liquid crystal range, produces a uranyl liquid crystal at low temperatures, which remains liquid crystalline while supercooling down to room temperature. This opens the way to a host of interesting new superheavy metallomesogens, uranium metallomesogens, low melting metallomesogens, and possible radiopharmaceuticals. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Department(s)
Mathematics and Statistics
Second Department
Chemistry
Document Type
Article - Journal
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Citation
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Language(s)
English
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© 2002 Elsevier, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2002
Publication Date
01 Jan 2002
Disciplines
Citation Information
Stephen L. Clark, James M. Elliott, John R. Chipperfield, Peter J. Styring, et al.. "The First Uranium Based Liquid Crystals. Uranyl Metallomesogens from Β-diketone and Tropolone Ligands" Inorganic Chemistry Communications (2002) ISSN: 1387-7003 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/stephen_clark/48/