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A ferrocene-containing carbohydrate surfactant has been synthesized and shown by polarized optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and X-ray diffraction to exhibit both thermotropic and lyotropic liquid-crystalline phase behavior. This new class of materials should prove useful for the design of redox-active lyotropic liquid crystals, allowing fine electrochemical control of the phase structure and symmetry.
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