Functional properties of metallomesogens modulated by molecular and supramolecular exotic arrangements

• Alessandra Crispini,
• Mauro Ghedini and
• Daniela Pucci

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2009, 5, No. 54, doi:10.3762/bjoc.5.54

• single molecule to supramolecular network, confirming that metal coordination provides a helpful tool for obtaining multifunctional soft materials. Keywords: coordination complexes; functionality; liquid crystals; metallomesogens; Introduction Recent interest in designing novel soft and functional

• materials with more and more challenging requirements such as improved charge transport, luminescence, chirality and biological functions for high-tech applications has been directed towards the use of new mesomorphic systems [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. Design principles based only on

Novel banana-discotic hybrid architectures

• Hari Krishna Bisoyi,
• H. T. Srinivasa and
• Sandeep Kumar

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2009, 5, No. 52, doi:10.3762/bjoc.5.52

• , smectic and columnar phases. On the other hand, the unique geometry of the columnar mesophase formed by discotic liquid crystals is of great importance not only as models for the study of one-dimensional charge and energy migration in organized systems but also as functional materials for device

From discovery to production: Scale- out of continuous flow meso reactors

• Peter Styring and
• Ana I. R. Parracho

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2009, 5, No. 29, doi:10.3762/bjoc.5.29

• ; Introduction Cross-coupling reactions are an essential tool in organic synthesis, from pharmaceuticals through to functional materials. In the majority of cases on the laboratory scale, coupling reactions are performed in stirred batch reactors such as round-bottom flasks using homogeneous catalysts and often

Synthesis of methylenebisamides using CC- or DCMT- activated DMSO

• Qiang Wang,
• Lili Sun,
• Yu Jiang and
• Chunbao Li

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2008, 4, No. 51, doi:10.3762/bjoc.4.51

• Qiang Wang Lili Sun Yu Jiang Chunbao Li Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science at Ningbo, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo