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ABSTRACT
A facile synthesis of a novel covalently linked disc–rod mesogen is reported consisting of a truxene-based core attached to which are six 4-cyanobiphenyl units via flexible alkyl spacers. The compound formed a stable Langmuir monolayer at the air–water interface. The atomic force microscope study on the Langmuir–Blodgett film of the molecule reveals a tilted orientation at air–solid interfaces.
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Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to NMR, HRMS and SAXS/WAXS facility at IISER Mohali. I. Bala acknowledges the receipt of a graduate fellowship from IISER Mohali.
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Funding
This work was carried out with the financial support from IISER Mohali and Department of Science and Technology, Key Project SB/FT/CS-47/2011‘Liquid crystal Nanocrystal - A new resource of functional soft materials for nanosciences’.