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Argentomesogens: a promising generation of metal-based liquid-crystalline materials

Pages 1451-1465 | Received 23 Jun 2011, Accepted 04 Jul 2011, Published online: 22 Nov 2011
 

Abstract

Recent progress in the synthesis of liquid crystals containing silver is reported and compared. The new silver(I) argentogens are grouped according to the organic ligands coordinated and the related coordination geometries, with an emphasis on the luminescence properties.

Acknowledgements

Financial support received from the Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (MIUR), the Italian PRIN2008, funding no. 2008F3734A003, is gratefully acknowledged. Thanks also to Elisabeta I. Szerb for her help for the graphic contents of the paper and to Alessandra Crispini for reading the manuscript critically.

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