Grj. Muller et al., LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE PERYLENE-3,4-DICARBOXIMIDE DERIVATIVES WITH HIGH THERMAL AND PHOTOCHEMICAL STABILITY, Journal of materials chemistry, 8(1), 1998, pp. 61-64
Three new perylene-3,4-dicarboximide chromophores 5a-c have been synth
esized. They are characterized by high extinction coefficients and exc
ellent thermal and photochemical stability. They display liquid crysta
llinity and exhibit several discotic phases depending upon temperature
and substitution pattern.