Thermodynamics of dimerization in solution as a rational tool for inducing nematic vs. smectic organizations in lanthanidomesogens

Thomas B Jensen; Emmanuel Terazzi; Bertrand Donnio; Daniel Guillon; Claude Piguet

doi:10.1039/b714861e

Thermodynamics of dimerization in solution as a rational tool for inducing nematic vs. smectic organizations in lanthanidomesogens

Chem Commun (Camb). 2008 Jan 14:(2):181-3. doi: 10.1039/b714861e. Epub 2007 Nov 6.

Authors

Thomas B Jensen¹, Emmanuel Terazzi, Bertrand Donnio, Daniel Guillon, Claude Piguet

Affiliation

¹ Department of Inorganic, Analytical and Applied Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland.

PMID: 18092080
DOI: 10.1039/b714861e

Abstract

The judicious tuning of simple thermodynamic parameters controlling dimerization processes in solution induces a rational switch between smectic and nematic organizations in thermotropic lanthanide-containing liquid crystals.