The self-assembly of long chain alkoxy-substituted benzoic acids around tribasic core 1 provides a simple and flexible way to supramolecular liquid crystals with columnar mesophases.

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Kraft, A., Reichert, A., & Kleppinger, R. (2000). Supramolecular liquid crystals with columnar mesophases through self-assembly of carboxylic acids around a tribasic core. Chem. Commun., 1015–1016. doi:10.1039/B003091K