ISSN:
1434-1948
Keywords:
Metallomesogens
;
Azo compounds
;
Palladium
;
Platinum
;
Cyclopentadienyl complexes
;
Chemistry
;
General Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The mesogenic 4,4′-bis[4-(n-octyloxy)benzoyloxy]azobenzene (HL) ligand reacts with [(PhCN)2PdCl2] to give the dinuclear cyclometalated complex [(μ-Cl)(L)Pd]2 (1), from which the mononuclear half-sandwich [(η5-C5H5)(L)Pd] (2) species has been obtained by reaction with Tl(C5H5). The PtII analogue of 2, [(η5-C5H5)(L)Pt] (4), has been prepared in a similar manner starting from [(μ-Cl)(L)Pt]2 (3). Both dinuclear complexes 1 and 3 display a smectic C phase (SC) stable over 80°C. Whereas 4 is the first example of an 18-electron PtII mesogen, both mononuclear 2 and 4 are mesomorphic materials that exhibit a nematic phase spanning a wide temperature range.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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