Thermochromic discotic 6-oxoverdazyls

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Jul 18;48(56):7064-6. doi: 10.1039/c2cc33051b. Epub 2012 Jun 11.

Abstract

6-Oxoverdazyls 1b[n], substituted with three 3,4,5-trialkoxyphenyl groups (n = 8 and 10), exhibit a columnar hexagonal phase (Col(h)) below 130 °C. They display reversible color change from red to green at the transition to the isotropic phase. XRD and magnetization data do not support dimerization of the radicals in the mesophase.