Possible transition from rod‐like to disc‐like behaviour in ortho ‐metallated imine complexes of palladium(II): crystal and molecular structure of three palladium complexes.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Omnès, Laurent; Cîrcu, Viorel; Hutchins, Peter; Coles, Simon; Horton, Peter; Hursthouse, Michael; Bruce, Duncan
- Source
- Liquid Crystals. Nov2005, Vol. 32 Issue 11/12, p1437-1447. 11p. 4 Charts, 8 Graphs.
- Subject
- *PALLADIUM compounds
*PALLADIUM
*IMINES
*MOLECULAR structure
*CRYSTALS
*CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
- Language
- ISSN
- 0267-8292
Two series of ortho ‐metallated palladium imine complexes are reported that contain a coordinated β‐diketonate group. In one group the chain length of the imine is varied while the β‐diketone is unchanged; in the other the imine chains are both fixed as methoxy and the structure of the β‐diketonate is varied. The mesomorphism of these new complexes is reported and discussed in relation to the search for materials showing a biaxial nematic phase. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]