Towards liquid crystalline [3 + 3] Schiff-base macrocycles

Conjugated Schiff-base macrocycles are interesting compounds of interest as platforms for catalysis, the preparation of novel synthetic ion channels and potentially as porous or tubular discotic liquid crystals. The preparation of organic macrocycles is typically low yielding, with polymerization co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Edwards, David Ryan
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31612