Dr. Dirk Blunk
University of Cologne
Institute of Organic Chemistry
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P42.    New Functional Amphiphiles: From Self-Destruction to Fire Fighting Foams
    D. Blunk, K. Wirz, R. Hetzer
    24th International Liquid Crystal Conference, Mainz, Germany, 19.-24.08.2012

P41.    Investigating Molecular Self Organisation in Inositol Derived Liquid Crystals Using MoSGrid
    S. Breuers, D. Blunk
    24th International Liquid Crystal Conference, Mainz, Germany, 19.-24.08.2012

P40.    Systematic Study on New Chiral, Ester-bridged Tricyclic Mesogens
    F. Brombach, D. Blunk
    38th Topical Meeting on Liquid Crystals 2010, Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany, 10.-12.03.2010.

P39.    New Liquid Crystalline and Surface Active Inositol Derivatives
   
D. Blunk, G. Catanoiu, N.  Bongartz, C. Stubenrauch
   
16th European Symposium on Organic Chemistry ESOC 2009, Prague, Czech Republic, 12.-16.07.2009

P38.    Isatin - A New Lead Structure for Smectic Bilayer Liquid Crystals
   
       D. Blunk, J. Porada
           16th European Symposium on Organic Chemistry ESOC 2009, Prague, Czech Republic, 12.-16.07.2009

P37.    On the Way to New AFLC Materials: Synthesis of Modified Alkoxybiphenyl-arylesters
    and Their Liquid Crystalline Behaviour

    F. Brombach, D. Blunk
    37th Topical Meeting on Liquid Crystals 2009, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, 01.-03.04.2009.

P36.    Exploring the Scope of Isatin as a New Headgroup Motif for Bilayer Smectics
    J. Porada, D. Blunk
    37th Topical Meeting on Liquid Crystals 2009, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, 01.-03.04.2009

P35.    Synthesis and Characterization of New Inositol-based Surfactants
    G. Catanoiu, V. Gärtner, C. Stubenrauch, D. Blunk
    22nd Conference of the European Colloid and Interface Society, Cracow, Poland, 31.08.-05.09.2008

P34.    Synthesis of Alkoxybiphenyl-phenylesters and Their Liquid Crystallin Behaviour
    F. Brombach, D. Blunk
    ORCHEM 2008, Weimar, Germany, 01.-03.09.2008.

P33.    Synthesis and Characterization of New Inositol Derivatives
    D. Blunk, G. Catanoiu, N. Bongartz, C. Stubenrauch
    ORCHEM 2008, Weimar, Germany, 01.-03.09.2008

P32.    Isatin Derivatives as New Class of Hydrogen Bond Forming Mesogens
    J. Porada, D. Blunk
    ORCHEM 2008, Weimar, Germany, 01.-03.09.2008

P31.    Thermomesomorphic Properties of Regioisomeric Isatin Derivatives
    J. Porada, D. Blunk
    Catalysis Lowers Barriers – Groningen meets Cologne – Workshop, Cologne, Germany, 10.06.2008

P30.    New N-Heterocyclic Mesogens
    J. Porada, D. Blunk
    36th Topical Meeting on Liquid Crystals 2008, Universität Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany, 12.-14.03.2007

P29.    Synthesis and Supramolecular Organisation of Amphiphiles Made of Natural Building Blocks
    D. Blunk, G. Catanoiu, V. Gärtner, C. Stubenrauch
    3
rd European Detergents Conference, Würzburg, Germany, 10.-12.10.2007 

P28.    New Inositol Surfactants
    G. Catanoiu, V. Gärtner, C. Stubenrauch, D. Blunk, 
    GDCh Wissenschaftsforum Chemie, Ulm, Germany, 16.-19.09.2007

P27.    Synthesis and Property Adjustment of Isatin Core Mesogens
    J. Porada, D. Blunk
    GDCh Wissenschaftsforum Chemie, Ulm, Germany, 16.-19.09.2007

P26.    Indigoid Liquid Crystals
    J. Porada, D. Blunk
    GDCh Wissenschaftsforum Chemie, Ulm, Germany, 16.-19.09.2007

P25.    New Partly Flurinated Inositol Surfactants: Synthesis and Supramolecular Properties
    N. Bongartz, D. Blunk, C. Stubenrauch, V. Gärtner, N. Buchavzov
    Wissenschaftsforum Chemie 2007, Ulm, Germany, 16.07.-19.07.2007

P24.    New Ethoxylated Inositol Surfactants
    G. Catanoiu, V. Gärtner, C. Stubenrauch, D. Blunk
    European Symposium on Organic Chemistry ESOC 2007, Dublin, Ireland, 08.-13.07.2007

P23.    Colourful Liquid Crystals with an Indigo Core
    J. Porada, D. Blunk
    European Symposium on Organic Chemistry ESOC 2007, Dublin, Ireland, 08.-13.07.2007

P22.     New Mesogens with Isatin Core Units
    J. Porada, D. Blunk
    European Symposium on Organic Chemistry ESOC 2007, Dublin, Ireland, 08.-13.07.2007

P21.     Synthesis and Supramolecular Properties of New Partly Flurinated Inositol Surfactants
    N. Bongartz, D. Blunk, C. Stubenrauch, V. Gärtner, N. Buchavzov
    15th European Symposium on Organic Chemistry ESOC 2007, Dublin, Ireland, 08.-13.07.2007

P20.    Liquid crystalline amphiphilic phosphine oxide metal complexes 
    G. Catanoiu, C. Stubenrauch,
D. Blunk
    35th Topical Meeting on Liquid Crystals 2007, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany, 21.-23.03.2007

 

P19.     Self-assembling Mesogens with Isatin Core Units
    J. Porada, D. Blunk
    35th Topical Meeting on Liquid Crystals 2007, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany, 21.-23.03.2007

 

P18.    Self-Organization and Surface Activity of Inositol Surfactants
    N. Bongartz, G. Catanoiu, N. Buchavzov, R. Strey, C. Stubenrauch, D. Blunk
    20th Conference of the European Colloid and Interface Society, in junctio with 
    18th European Chemistry at Interfaces Conefernce, Budapest, Hungaria, 17.-22.09.2006

 

P17.     Synthesis and Supramolecular Properties of New Inositol Surfactants
    N. Bongartz, G. Catanoiu, D. Blunk, N. Buchavzov, C. Stubenrauch
    ORCHEM 2006, Bad Nauheim, Germany, 07.-09.09.2006

 

P16.     Synthesis of Novel Indigo-based Calamitic Chromophores Promising Liquid Crystalline Properties
    J. Porada, D. Blunk
    ORCHEM 2006, Bad Nauheim, Germany, 07.-09.09.2006

P15.    Overcrowded Phenanthrene Derivatives as Functional Supramolecular Materials
    P. Bierganns, D. Blunk
    ORCHEM 2006, Bad Nauheim, Germany, 07.-09.09.2006

 

P14.    Synthesis and Selected Properties of New Inositol Surfactants
           N. Bongartz, D. Blunk, N. Buchavzov, C. Stubenrauch
          
34. Arbeitstagung Flüssigkristalle, Freiburg, Germany, 29.-31.03.2006

 

P13.    Lamellar Phases and Microemulsions in Water-Oil-Surfactant Systems: Alkyldimethyl Phosphine   
           Oxides compared to Alkyldiethyl Phosphine Oxides

           R. Tessendorf, R. Strey, C. Stubenrauch, D. Blunk
           34. Arbeitstagung Flüssigkristalle, Freiburg, Germany, 29.-31.03.2006

P12.    Synthetic Ways Towards Novel Indigo-based Chromophoric Mesogens
    J. Porada, D. Blunk
    34. Arbeitstagung Flüssigkristalle, Freiburg, Germany, 29.-31.03.2006

P11.   New Surfactants Made of Natural Compounds
    P. Bierganns, N. Bongartz, R. Tessendorf, C. Stubenrauch, D. Blunk
    1st Europ
ean Detergents Conference, Würzburg, Germany, 12.-13.10.2005

P10.    New Promising Chiral Polyaromatic Crown Ethers
    P. Bierganns, D. Blunk
    GDCh-Jahrestagung, Düsseldorf, Germany, 11.-14.09.2005

P9.      Chiral Polyaromatic Crown Ethers: New Promising Molecular Sensors
    P. Bierganns, D. Blunk
    14th European Symposium on Organic Chemistry ESOC 14, Helsinki, Finland, 04.-08.07.2005

P8.      Helically Twisted, Functional Phenanthrene Derivatives: A Synthetic and Theoretical Study
    P. Bierganns, D. Blunk, ORCHEM 2004, Bad Nauheim, Germany, 09.-11.09.2004

P7.      Helical-Chiral Triphenylene Liquid Crystals
    K. Praefcke, A. Eckert, D. Blunk
    Gordon Research Conference on Liquid Crystals, Tilton, USA, 08.-13.06.1997

P6.      Helikal-chirale Triphenylen-Flüssigkristalle
    K. Praefcke, A. Eckert, D. Blunk

           Chemie in Berlin und Potsdam, Berlin, Germany, 04.12.1996

 

P5.      Novel Unconventional Mesomorphic Carbohydrates
     D. Blunk, K. Praefcke, A. Eckert, G. Legler, Chemie in Berlin und Potsdam, Berlin, Germany, 06.12.1995

 

P4.      Mesomorphic Self-Organization of Carbohydrate Mesogens – a 2H-NMR and X-Ray Study
    D. Singer, Z. Luz, E. Wachtel, D. Blunk, K. Praefcke
    7th International Conference on Organized Molecular Films, Ancona, Italy, 10.-15.09.1995

   

P3.      Novel Carbohydrate and Chiral Multiyne Liquid Crystals
    K. Praefcke, D. Blunk, A. Eckert, G. Legler, M. Langner, G. Pahl
    24. Freiburger Arbeitstagung Flüssigkristalle, Freiburg, Germany, 05.-07.04.1995

   

P2.      Novel Structures of Mesomorphic Sugars
    D. Blunk, K. Praefcke, A. Eckert, G. Legler
    European Conference on Liquid Crystals, Science and Technology, Bovec, Slovenia, 05.-10.03.1995

   

P1.      Two New Families of Liquid Crystals – Derivatives of 1-Deoxynojirimycin
            and Umbelliferyl-ß-D-glucoside

            D. Blunk, K. Praefcke, A. Eckert, G. Legler
            15th International Liquid Crystal Conference, Budapest, Hungaria, 03.-08.07.1994