Thermochromic discotic 6-oxoverdazyls†
Abstract
6-Oxoverdazyls 1b[n], substituted with three 3,4,5-trialkoxyphenyl groups (n = 8 and 10), exhibit a columnar hexagonal phase (Colh) below 130 °C. They display reversible color change from red to green at the transition to the isotropic phase.