What is the design principle of a discotic liquid crystal? Up to now, such systems have involved a more or less rigid core surrounded by flexible side groups that point outward. Herein, shape-persistent macrocycles are introduced with flexible side chains that have intraannular positions (see picture).
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Höger et al. (2005) studied this question.
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