Lyotropic Supramolecular Helical Columnar Phases Formed by C3??Symmetric and Unsymmetric Rigid Molecules

D Wang, Y Huang, J Li, L Xu, M Chen…

Index: Wang, Daoliang; Huang, Youju; Li, Junjun; Xu, Lu; Chen, Mingming; Tao, Jiaojiao; Li, Liangbin Chemistry - A European Journal, 2013 , vol. 19, # 2 p. 685 - 690

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Abstract

Abstract Unlike thermotropic liquid-crystalline C 3-symmetric molecules with flexible chains, the herein-designed fully rigid three-armed molecules (C 3-symmetric and unsymmetric) create a fancy architecture for the formation of lyotropic liquid crystals in water. First, hollow columns with triple-stranded helices, analogous to helical rosette nanotubes, are spontaneously constructed by self-organization of the rigid three-armed molecules. Then, ...