Novel phosphine oxide complexes and inositol derivatives as amphitropic liquid crystals and surfactants [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Gabriela Cătănoiu

Novel Phosphine Oxide Complexes and Inositol Derivatives as Amphitropic Liquid Crystals and Surfactants I n a u g u r a l – D i s s e r t a t i o n zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität zu Köln vorgelegt von Gabriela Cătănoiu aus Hunedoara (Rumänien) Köln 2009 Berichterstatter/in: Prof. Dr. H.-G. Schmalz Prof. Dr. C. Stubenrauch Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 30. Juni 2009 “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.” Marie Curie Familiei mele ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The present work was accomplished during the period March 2006 until May 2009 at Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität zu Köln under supervision of Prof. Dr. H.-G. Schmalz and scientific guidance of Dr. D. Blunk. I am very grateful to Dr. Dirk Blunk for offering me the chance to work under his guidance in this interesting field of amphiphiles and liquid crystals, for all his scientific and non-scientific support, for his patience and kindness towards me in many difficult moments during these three years and, of course, for reading and correcting the present manuscript. I would like to thank Prof. Dr. H.-G.