Chemical Communications 2008-05-21

A "jellyfish" shaped green emitting gallium(III)-containing metallomesogen.

Daniela Pucci, Iolinda Aiello, Anna Bellusci, Alessandra Crispini, Irene De Franco, Mauro Ghedini, Massimo La Deda

Index: Chem. Commun. (Camb.) (19) , 2254-6, (2008)

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Abstract

The synthesis of the first gallium(III)-based liquid crystal has been achieved grafting around the metal centre two chelating 2-methylquinolin-8-olate anions and one monodentate 3,4,5-tris(hexadecyloxy)benzoyloxy ligand, allowing the resulting complex to be a soft luminescent material with the typical high quantum yield of pentacordinated gallium species.