Patent ID: 7247735

Claim:
An octupolar compound of the following general formula, the octupolar molecule being present in the form of stacks or molecular clusters: in which X is CH; in which Y is CH or N; in which Z is O, S or N—R, in which R may be H, alkyl or aryl; in which n is 2–6; in which m is 0; R 1 is n-alkyl, sec-alkyl, tert-alkyl, fluoroalkyl and/or perfluoroalkyl; R 2 is H, halogen, n-alkyl, sec-alkyl, tert-alkyl, cycloalkyl, fluoroalkyl, perfluoroalkyl, aryl, fluoroaryl, perfluoroaryl, alkoxy, fluoroalkoxy, aryloxy, fluoroaryloxy, perfluoroalkoxy and/or perfluoroaryloxy; R 3 is H, halogen, n-alkyl, sec-alkyl, tert-alkyl, cycloalkyl, fluoroalkyl, perfluoroalkyl, aryl, fluoroaryl, perfluoroaryl, alkoxy, fluoroalkoxy, aryloxy, fluoroaryloxy, perfluoroalkoxy and/or perfluoroaryloxy.