Ring-alkyl connecting group effect on mesogenic properties of p-carborane derivatives and their hydrocarbon analogues

• Aleksandra Jankowiak,
• Piotr Kaszynski,
• William R. Tilford,
• Kiminori Ohta,
• Adam Januszko,
• Takashi Nagamine and
• Yasuyuki Endo

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2009, 5, No. 83, doi:10.3762/bjoc.5.83

• and are characterized by 3-dimensional σ-aromaticity and high-order symmetry axis [23]. Therefore, it is of interest to understand how the electronic properties of the two clusters and their unusual molecular symmetry and size affect bulk properties of mesogens. Through extensive comparison of

Inversion symmetry and local vs. dispersive interactions in the nucleation of hydrogen bonded cyclic n-mer and tape of imidazolecarboxamidines

• Sihui Long,
• Venkatraj Muthusamy,
• Peter G. Willis,
• Sean Parkin and
• Arthur Cammers

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2008, 4, No. 23, doi:10.3762/bjoc.4.23

• denser than aliphatic organics [37]. This is likely due to the fact that bonds are shorter for sp2/sp2 atoms than for sp3/sp3 atoms. The effect of aromaticity on density is likely enhanced because these double aromatic substituents in these small structures accounted for much of the molecular mass. In