2B04 Unprecedented Novel Mesophase M (Pa2_1) Arisen from Biomembrane-like Bilayer Structure of VO (salen)- based Complexes

Abstract

A series of V (IV) complexes with 4-substituted salen ligands formulated as [VO ((4-C_nH_<2n+1>O)_2salen)] (n=12, 14, 16, 18, and 20), which formed novel biomembrane-like bilayer crystal structure without the linear chain via the V=O units, showed a novel bilayer mesophase having unprecedented symmetry Pa2_1 in the layers.