1st Edition
Chemistry of Discotic Liquid Crystals From Monomers to Polymers
Introduction
Self-Organization of Molecules and Liquid Crystals
Brief History of Liquid Crystals
Classification of Liquid Crystals
Lyotropic Liquid Crystals
Thermotropic Liquid Crystals
Calamitic Liquid Crystals
Bent-Core Liquid Crystals
Discotic Liquid Crystals
Structure of the Nematic Phases of Discotic Mesogens
Smectic Phases of Discotic Mesogens
Columnar Phases of Discotic Mesogens
Cubic Phase
Alignment of Discotic Liquid Crystals
Monomeric Discotic Liquid Crystals
Benzene Core
Naphthalene Core
Phenanthrene Core
Anthraquinone Core
Pyrene Core
Triphenylene Core
Perylene Core
Dibenzo[g,p]chrysene Core
Dibenzo[ fg,op]naphthacene Core
Truxene Core
Decacyclene Core
Hexabenzocoronene Core
Macrocyclic Cores
Miscellaneous Aromatic Cores
Triazine Core
Phenazines
Hexaazatriphenylene Core
Heterotruxenes
Tricycloquinazoline Core
Porphyrin Core
Porphyrazine Core
Phthalocyanine Core
Miscellaneous Discotic Metallomesogens
Miscellaneous Heterocyclic Cores
Non-Aromatic Cores
Discotic Dimers
Benzene-Based Discotic Dimers
Scylloinositol Dimer
Discotic Dimers Derived from Pyranose Sugars
Rufigallol-Based Discotic Dimers
Triphenylene-Based Discotic Dimers
Cyclotetraveratrylene Dimer
Phthalocyanine-Based Discotic Dimers
Porphyrin Double-Deckers
Hexabenzocoronene-Based Dimers
Discotic Oligomers
Discotic Trimers
Discotic Tetramers
Discotic Pentamers
Discotic Hexamers
Star-Shaped Discotic Heptamers
Discotic Polymers
Benzene-Based Discotic Polymers
Alkynylbenzene-Based Discotic Polymers
Rufigallol-Based Main-Chain Discotic Polymers
Triphenylene-Based Polymers
Cyclotetraveratrylene-Based Polymers
Phthalocyanine-Based Polymers
Hexabenzocoronene-Based Polymers
Perspectives
Discotics for Wide Viewing Displays
Discotics for High-Quality Carbon Products
Discotic Liquid Crystals as Materials for a New Generation of Organic Electronics
Discotic Solar Cells
Discotic Liquid Crystals as Organic Light-Emitting Diode Materials
Discotic Field Effect Transistors
Biography
Sandeep Kumar
"Kumar's book will be a key resource and a "must buy" for all researchers involved in the synthesis and investigation of DLCs, because it combines information scattered over dozens of review articles in a single and concise volume. It will also aid those who cover DLCs in undergraduate and graduate courses by easing their search for key references on specific concepts of DLCs and discotic compounds."
—S. Holger Eichhorn, University of Windsor, in Journal of the American Chemical Society, April 2011
