Realizing columnar stacking structures using modified norcorroles (IMAGE)

Ritsumeikan University

Realizing columnar stacking structures using modified norcorroles

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By introducing specific side chains into norcorroles (which serve as antiaromatic units), researchers produced a liquid crystal with columnar stacking. Thanks to the triple-decker structure formed by antiaromatic units, this crystal exhibited high electrical conductivity and interesting thermotropic properties.

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Hiromitsu Maeda from Ritsumeikan University, Japan

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