The impact of core chirality on the columnar stacking structures: comparison of enantiomers and racemates

Abstract

The inner structure of chiral columnar liquid crystal phases is still poorly understood compared to chiral calamitic ones. We here report the octahedral metallomesogens that show columnar liquid crystal properties. Because the Delta and Lambda chirality of the octahedral metal complexes is positioned at the center of mesogens, the chiral information can be suitably transferred along intracolumnar direction and to affect resultant phase behaviors. The inner stacking structure revealed by GI-SAXS measurements and molecular dynamics calculation will be presented.