Xray Investigations on the Conformation and Molecular Arrangement of Discotic bis[1,3-di(p-n-Octyloxyphenyl) Propane-1,3-Dionato] Copper (II)

Since the discovery of the discotic mesophase in 1977, a large number of x ray investigations on the mesophase of discogens has been reported and their structural characteristics have been analysed. However, the solid phase of discogens has not received much attention till now. Crystal structure of no discogen seems to have been accurately determined by conventional crystallographic13; procedures. In this letter, we report the results obtained from the first detailed x ray analysis of the crystal structure of a discogen using single crystals and three dimensional intensity data. Only the details concerning the conformation and molecular arrangement of discotic bis[1,3-di(p-n-octyloxyphenyl)propane-1,3-dionato]copper(II), (a), are presented in this preliminary communication.