枝杈状Bola型两亲分子包覆的层状近晶相多金属氧簇液晶（英文）

我们利用离子自组装的方法以含苯甲酸基团的两亲分子A6包覆了含铕的无机多金属氧簇Na_9[EuW_(10)O_(36)]。利用红外光谱、热重分析、元素分析等方法对所得有机无机杂化复合物A6Eu进行了详细的结构表征。苯甲酸基团通过分子间氢键相互作用发生的二聚使有机组分形成了枝杈状的Bola型结构,这种结构导致外围的介晶基元以侧向方式连接在无机簇上。我们通过差示扫描量热法、偏光显微镜和变温X射线衍射对A6Eu的热致液晶性质进行了表征。虽然单独的两亲分子A6组装成了简单的近晶结构,但是复合物A6Eu表现出新颖的层状近晶相液晶结构。层状近晶相液晶结构中介晶基元是平行于层面的。由此可见,介晶基元的侧向连接方式对复合物的热致组装结构具有重要影响。多金属氧簇的荧光性质在液晶材料中得到了很好的保持。     

棒状硫醇液晶的合成

通过亲核取代反应引入硫醇官能团,利用缩合反应形成苯甲酸联苯酯基元,合成了以苯甲酸联苯酯为液晶基元分子端部含有硫醇基团的棒状分子--4′-（6-巯基己烷氧基）-4-烷氧基-苯甲酸联苯酯(4a~4c),其结构经¹H NMR、 IR、 HR-MS(ESI)和元素分析表征。偏光显微观察和差示扫描量热分析结果表明：4在60~170 ℃表现出热致性近晶A相与向列相。随着端部烷氧链的增长,4的近晶A相温度区间由14 ℃拓宽到38 ℃,而清亮点由170 ℃逐渐降低至129 ℃。     

基于多金属氧簇的手性超分子液晶

以手性诱导为切入点,采用含胆固醇基团的季铵盐表面活性剂静电包覆缺位的Keggin结构多金属氧簇K7PW11O39·12H2O,得到了手性介晶阳离子修饰的多金属氧簇杂化超分子复合物。圆二色谱对该复合物光学活性的表征说明外围的手性表面活性剂可以通过静电相互作用诱导复合物显示出手性。利用差示扫描量热曲线法、偏光显微镜观察和变温X射线衍射详细研究了该复合物的热性质和相行为,结果表明该复合物在较宽的温度范围内具有热致液晶性质,是一种典型的手性近晶A相离子液晶材料。     

基于铕取代多金属氧簇的手性发光液晶材料（英文）

将铕取代的多金属氧簇引入手性液晶体系是构筑多功能手性发光软材料的有力工具。圆二色谱表明手性两亲分子可以通过静电相互作用诱导非手性多金属氧簇显示出超分子手性。差示扫描量热法、偏光显微镜和变温X射线衍射证实这种有机无机杂化的多金属氧簇复合物具有热致液晶性质。复合物的薄膜显示出本征发光,并且我们可以通过温度调控复合物的发光性质。用手性介晶阳离子静电包覆多金属氧簇是构筑多金属氧簇基手性发光液晶材料的有效方法。     

基于多金属氧簇的手性超分子液晶

以手性诱导为切入点,采用含胆固醇基团的季铵盐表面活性剂静电包覆缺位的Keggin结构多金属氧簇K₇PW₁₁O₃₉·12H₂O,得到了手性介晶阳离子修饰的多金属氧簇杂化超分子复合物。圆二色谱对该复合物光学活性的表征说明外围的手性表面活性剂可以通过静电相互作用诱导复合物显示出手性。利用差示扫描量热曲线法、偏光显微镜观察和变温X射线衍射详细研究了该复合物的热性质和相行为,结果表明该复合物在较宽的温度范围内具有热致液晶性质,是一种典型的手性近晶A相离子液晶材料。     

新型棒状磺酸液晶的合成与表征

以联苯为液晶基元,通过磺酸内酯的开环反应合成了新型磺酸基团位于分子末端的棒状分子——4-烷氧基-4’-丁氧烷磺酸基联苯(3a和3b),其结构经1H NMR和IR表征.偏光显微镜观察和差示扫描量热分析结果表明,3在高于180℃时表现出热致性近晶A相.     

新型苯甲酸-吡啶超分子液晶的合成: 全氟烃基和介晶体刚性 对液晶性的影响

报道了4-正烷氧基苯甲酸和4-正全氟己基苯甲酸分别与吡啶衍生物3a, 3b通过分子间氢键形成的超分子液晶化合物的合成和热致液晶性. 目标超分子液晶化合物的介晶性和氢键的缔合通过热台偏光显微镜, 差示扫描量热法, 核磁和红外光谱进行了研究. 结果显示: 吡啶衍生物3a, 3b不具有液晶性. 4-正烷氧基苯甲酸与吡啶衍生物3a, 3b形成的复合物4a和4b具有向列相和近晶C相, 而4-全氟己基苯甲酸与吡啶衍生物3a, 3b形成的复合物6a, 6b则呈现多个近晶相. 4a-n系列化合物比4b-n系列具有更高的熔点和清亮点, 而4b-n系列存在明显的奇偶效应. 红外光谱证实了羧基与吡啶基之间存在氢键.     

新型液晶基元——对烯丙氧基苯甲酸对氰基苯羟酯的合成及其液晶性能

以烯丙基溴,对羟基苯甲酸和对氰基苯酚为主要原料,通过Williamson和酯化反应合成了一种新型的具有反应活性的液晶基元——对烯丙氧基苯甲酸对氰基苯羟酯(1),产率60.1%,其结构经1H NMR和IR表征。DSC,热台偏光显微镜和X-射线衍射分析表明,1具有液晶性,介晶区间为81℃;在升温及降温过程中呈现出的扇形织构隶属于近晶C晶型,为互变双向性液晶基元。     

有机阳离子-无机多阴离子复合物:高分子体系中的组装及其自组装

有机阳离子包覆多金属氧簇无机多阴离子形成的具有确定化学组成、两亲性核壳结构超分子复合物,具有易于调控和集成有机和无机组分结构与功能的特性.以此类复合物为预组装体的自组装和高分子功能杂化材料展现了一类具有多方面构筑超分子组装体的新型构筑基元体系.如何实现预组装体复合物在结构稳定、具有良好加工性基材中的组装和功能化成为这一领域的重要研究内容.本文系统地总结了基于此类超分子复合物的高分子纳米复合材料和溶液中组装方面的研究进展与发展趋势.     

点击化学合成盘-棒-盘状液晶三聚体

本文设计并合成了一系列盘-棒-盘状液晶三聚体.此类三聚体由两个相同的苯并菲盘状介晶基元和一个联苯棒状介晶基元通过CuI-NEt3体系催化端基炔和端基叠氮化合物的点击反应连接形成.该三聚体结构通过核磁、红外和高分辨质谱表征;介晶性通过偏光显微镜(POM)、差示扫描量热法(DSC)和X射线衍射(XRD)进行了研究.结果显示:此类液晶三聚体均为室温液晶,呈现四方柱状相(Colr).连接3个介晶基元的柔性间隔基的长度对化合物的相转变温度具有明显影响.     

Effect of Metal Complexation on the Behavior of Liquid Crystalline Polymer

Liquid crystalline side-chain polymers (3b-3f) crosslinked by a trans Pt(II) complex were synthesized by a ligand exchange reaction with dichlorobis(benzonitrile)platinum(II) and poly(methylsiloxane) (3a) bearing a p-cyanobiphenyloxy mesogen unit attached to the polymer backbone by a flexible spacer group. The amount (x) of p-cyanobiphenyloxy mesogen coordinating to the Pt(II) ion in polymers 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, and 3f was 4.9, 9.7, 14.8, 20.2, and 49.6 mol%, respectively. The effect of Pt(II) coordination on the thermotropic liquid crystalline behavior of 3a was examined by DSC, x-ray diffraction, and polarizing microphotography. Polymers 3a-3d exhibited a nematic mesophase between T_g and T_c. On the other hand, 3e-3f, which have a large amount of Pt(II)-coordinating mesogen, did not show a definite nematic mesophase, but exhibited an ambiguous one. The introduction of Pt(II) ion into 3a resulted in a crosslinked structure and consequently prevented the formation of the ordered nematic mesophase.     

Thermotropic liquid‐crystalline polyesters containing biphenyl mesogens in the main chain: The effect of connectivity

A homologous series of main‐chain thermotropic liquid‐crystalline polyesters containing rigid biphenyl mesogen and flexible methylene spacers were synthesized with the AB‐type self‐polycondensation approach. The polyesters were characterized with ¹H NMR, gel permeation chromatography, thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, polarized light optical microscopy, and X‐ray diffraction. These polyesters, containing trimethylene spacers on the acid side and various spacers on the alcohol side of the biphenyl mesogen, showed an odd–even effect in the transition temperatures and mesophase type. The even members showed higher transition temperatures than the odd ones. A normal smectic mesophase was observed for the even members, whereas the odd‐membered counterparts exhibited a tilted smectic mesophase. To study the effect of connectivity, the mesophase characteristics of these polyesters were compared with those of the isomeric AB‐type polyesters without any methylene spacer on the acid side of the biphenyl moiety. The mesophase characteristics were insensitive to whether the mesogen was connected to a carboxyl unit or a methylene unit. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 2734–2746, 2004     

Luminescent fluorinated chiral liquid crystalline oligomers containing Eu(III) complexes

Luminescent ?uorinated chiral liquid crystalline oligomers containing Eu(III) complexes (Eu-LCOs) with good liquid crystalline properties and obvious luminescence properties were prepared using Poly(methylhydrogeno)siloxane (PMHS), chiral liquid crystalline monomer (M₁), ?uorinated liquid crystalline monomer (M₂), ?uorinated Eu(III) complex (M₃). The chemical structures, liquid crystalline behaviours of Eu-LCOs were characterised by various experimental techniques. The introduction of small quantity of ?uorinated Eu(III) complexes endowed the oligomers with excellent luminescence properties. The Eu(III) complexes did not change the liquid crystalline textures of the oligomers. Fourier transform infrared imaging showed that Eu(III) complexes were evenly distributed in oligomers. In order to express the mutual effect and distribution of the components, a structural representation of Eu-LCOs was established. The Eu-LCOs displayed wide mesophase temperature ranges and reversible mesomorphic phase transitions. The Eu-LCOs can emit soft red light when being excited. Luminescence intensities of Eu-LCOs gradually increased with an increase of Eu(III) complexes from 0 to 1.0 mol%. However, the luminescence intensities of Eu-LCOs decreased monotonically with the increase of temperature in liquid crystalline phase.     

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PALLADIUM COORDINATING IMINE SIDE CHAIN LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYSILOXANES

New thermotropic chloro-bridged dinuclear palladium coordinating imine side chain liquid crystalline polysiloxanes have been synthesized. Their mesomorphic properties have been investigated by DSC, X-ray diffraction and polarizing microscopy. The polymeric complexes show nematicdiscotic (Nd) mesophase. It is found that the temperature range of liquid crystalline state of chloro- bridged polymeric complexes is much wider than that of acetato- bridged ones and imine side chain polysiloxane. This indicates that the disc-like chloro-bridged palladium complexing units play a role as mesogen in mesophase.     

Thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers with low thermal transitions. II. Low melting thermotropic liquid crystalline homo- and co-polyesters

Thermotropic liquid crystalline (TLC) polymers with low melt transitions are useful for imaging technologies. This is the first report describing thermotropic liquid crystalline copolyesters of low melt transitions comprised of a mesogen with up to three different spacer moieties. We have noted that the smectic mesophase range decreased with increasing amounts of different spacer moieties, without altering the isotropic transition and thereby leading to a broader nematic range. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Thermotropic organization of hydrogen-bond-bridged bolaform amphiphiles

A series of quaternary ammonium amphiphiles (A-n) bearing carboxylic acid groups were designed and synthesized. The branched bolaform structures can be constructed by dimerizations of carboxylic acid groups through intermolecular hydrogen bonding, as demonstrated by the Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra and the temperature-dependent FT-IR spectra. The thermotropic organizations of branched bolaform ammonium dimer complexes were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry, polarized optical microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. We investigated the influence of the spacer between the cationic group and the benzene ring on the thermotropic organization. A-6 with short lateral alkyl chains formed a simple layered structure at room temperature and exhibited smectic A mesophase above 145 °C, whereas A-8 with intermediate lateral chain length organized into smectic A phase over a wide temperature range. A further increase of the length (n = 10, 12) of the lateral chains resulted in the formation of lamellar structure with in-plane layered periodicity, which is rare in the organization of ionic compounds. A packing model of the quasi-2D lamellar was proposed on the basis of the experimental data of X-ray diffraction results. Notably, the quasi-2D lamellar structure could evolve into a simple layer with the increase of temperature. The present results showed a direct relationship in which the branched architecture can be applied to tune the self-assembly behavior of ionic amphiphiles and is allowed to construct new layered superstructure.     

Synthesis,characterization and thermal properties of 4,4'-bis(4-n-alkoxybenzoyloxy)benzylideneanilines and bis(4-benzylidene-4'-n-alkoxyaniline) terephthalates

Series of novel thermotropic liquid crystalline compounds which serve as models for mesogenic diols have been synthesized. The mesogen molecules are constructed from 1,4-disubstituted benzene rings linked through ester and azomethine units. Based on the number of phenyl rings, a tetrad or pentad classification has been assigned to the core molecule. The structures of these compounds were established by FTIR and NMR spectroscopy, while the mesomorphic behaviour has been confirmed using polarizing optical microscopy and DSC. All the compounds of the homologues series are mesomorphic in nature. The lower members of the series are nematogenic, while the higher members exhibit both nematic and smectic character, with high melting behaviour and wide mesophase ranges.     

基于铕取代多金属氧簇的手性发光液晶材料

The incorporation of europium-substituted polyoxometalate (PM) into chiral amphiphiles is attractive for the fabrication of multifunctional chiral luminescent liquid crystalline materials. Chiral amphiphiles acted as good promoters to trigger the achiral PM to show induced supramolecular chirality through electrostatic interactions, as illustrated by circular dichroism (CD) spectra. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), polarized optical microscopy (POM), and temperature-dependent X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis confirmed that the organic/inorganic hybrid polyoxometalate complex exhibited thermotropic mesomorphic behaviors. In a cast film, the complex displayed intrinsic luminescence that could be adjusted by accurately controlling the temperature. The electrostatic encapsulation of PM with chiral mesomorphic promoters provides an effective method for constructing PM-based chiral luminescent liquid crystalline materials.