Crystalline structure of poly(methyl-n-propylsilane)

The thermal behavior and physical structure of atactic poly(methyl-n-propylsilane) (PMPrS) have been investigated by complementary techniques. Temperature-dependent wide-angle X-ray scattering as well as thermal analysis clearly indicate that atactic PMPrS crystallizes below 40°C in a monoclinic lattice with PMPrS adopting an all-trans planar zigzag conformation. Above 40°C, the polymer is in the isotropic amorphous state. A restricted analysis of the structure factors of PMPrS has been performed, indicating that the zigzag planes most probably lie in (1 10) planes. The chains pack with little interpenetration, and the crystals may be considered as bundles of long, closely packed prisms. The restricted interlocking of neighboring chains results, in turn, in a poor register of the chains along the c-axis. Moreover, transmission electron microscopy reveals that the crystallized polymer adopts a lamellar microstructure, with parallel lamellae tending to form tight bundles. Both electron microscopy and small-angle X-ray scattering indicate crystal thicknesses of about 60 Å. Finally, PMPrS was found to crystallize with a nucleation-controlled type of kinetics. Avrami exponents were calculated as n ≈ 1, suggesting a fibrillar growth geometry compatible with the absence of spherulitic superstructure. A double-melting behavior is also observed for PMPrS. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 35 : 1533–1543, 1997     

卤素掺杂聚甲基苯基硅烷的电子结构的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)研究卤素(F2,Cl2,Br2,I2,ICl)掺杂聚甲基苯基硅烷(PMPSi)的电子结构.在BH&HLYP/6-31G*水平上优化PMPSi,交错构象为最稳定构象.在此构象上优化卤素掺杂PMPSi并比较结构变化,进一步探讨复合物的前线轨道能量、吸收光谱等性质.结果表明,最高占据轨道(HOMO)的能量几乎保持不变,而最低空轨道(LUMO)的能量降低,能隙按Cl2>F2>ICl>Br2>I2顺序减小.以致电子由HOMO-1→LUMO跃迁,使复合物在吸收光谱中发生红移,在可见光区有较强的吸收峰.自然键轨道(NBO)理论分析表明电荷从主链向卤素转移.所有复合物经基组叠加误差(BSSE)校正后的相互作用能为-0.61～-3.20 kcal/mol,且掺杂剂的极性越大,复合物的相互作用能越大.并讨论掺杂剂位置对复合物的能隙和相互作用能的影响.该研究为PMPSi的相关研究提供理论线索和依据.     

Poly(dimethylsilylene-co-diphenylsilylene)

In this work several polyorganosilylenes were synthesized including homo-and copolymers containing SiMe₂ and SiPh₂ units. A Wurtz-type coupling reaction of the respective dichlorodiorganosilanes with sodium metal, varying the Ph₂SiCl₂/Me₂SiCl₂ ratio was the chosen synthesis method. Products with different characteristics for solubility, structure (cyclic or linear), composition, and molecular weight distribution could be obtained depending on the comonomer ratios employed. The polysilane derivatives were characterized by infrared spectroscopy (IR), proton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H-NMR), and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). Valuable information related to the comonomers' reactivities was obtained, such as molecular weight distribution, composition, and relationships between yields of soluble, insoluble, and cyclic materials of each polycondensation reaction. © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Functionalized poly(methylphenyl)silane: End group reactivity

A Cl ended poly(methylphenyl) silane is synthesized and analyzed by ²⁹Si-NMR spectroscopy. The end groups are extremely reactive with small compounds as alcohols and amines. By this way, copolysilanes containing some nitrogen atoms can be synthesized. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Poly(phenylhydrosilane): Base-developable polysilane resist

Poly(phenylhydrosilane) becomes soluble in a 2.38% tetramethylammoniumhydroxide aqueous solution after exposure to UV light. This is the first report that the polysilanes not bearing acidic groups can be developed with dilute basic aqueous solutions. Addition of 3,3′,4,4′-tetra(t-butylperoxycarbonyl)benzophenone increases the resist sensitivity. The reaction mechanism is as follows: PS1 photodecomposes to form silyl compounds having SiOH groups, which become soluble in an aqueous base solution, because these silane compounds bearing SiOHs are acidic. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35 : 2355–2364, 1997     

Liquid Crystalline Dendritic Networks Derived from Poly(propylene imine) (PPI) Dendrimers

Summary: A nematic liquid crystalline network based on a poly(propylene imine) dendrimer [PPI‐(NH₂)₃₂ (G = 4)] was prepared in the form of films. In the network the PPI dendritic molecules are partially functionalised with a chiral aldehyde and are connected to each other by an achiral dialdehyde. The phase behaviour of the network was investigated by polarising‐light optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and X‐ray diffractometry. Thermoelastic measurements ruled out the possible elastomeric nature of the material.

Schematic of the nematic dendritic network prepared here.     

Dynamic mechanical properties of extruded rods of poly(dimethylsilylene‐co‐methyl‐n‐propylsilylene)

Tractable polysilanes were prepared by the copolymerization of a methyl‐n‐propylsilylene (MP) unit into poly(dimethylsilylene), which neither dissolves in common solvents nor melts before decomposition. Although poly(dimethylsilylene‐co‐methyl‐n‐propylsilylene) has poor solubility in the composition range of the dimethylsilylene (DM) unit to the MP unit (DM/MP = 7/3 ∼ 9/1), the copolymers form the columnar mesophase at elevated temperatures. Highly oriented rods were prepared via the extrusion of the copolymers with a circular tube die in a temperature range in which the transition to the columnar mesophase began to occur (70°C when DM/MP = 7/3 and 8/2 and 120°C when DM/MP = 9/1). The extruded rods were characterized in detail by dynamic viscoelasticity and wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction (WAXD) to clarify the structure–mechanical‐property relationship. The orientation functions of the extruded rods were determined by the azimuthal intensity distribution of the WAXD reflection. The orientation function and dynamic storage modulus increased with an increasing extrusion ratio. The dynamic storage modulus at −150°C was 8 ∼ 10 GPa at the highest extrusion ratio and correlated well with the crystal orientation function. The dynamic storage modulus at room temperature was lowered by the structural relaxations at −100 ∼ +30°C, which corresponded to the molecular motion of the rigid molecular chains of the copolymer and the local molecular motion of the MP unit. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 38: 698–706, 2000     

29Si nuclear magnetic resonance of poly(methylphenyl)silane

A Cl-terminated poly(methylphenyl)silane is synthesized and analyzed by ²⁹Si-NMR spectroscopy. Assignments are proposed for the different peaks observed. A modification of the chemical shifts of the peaks relative to the main chain atoms is observed upon heating. From these experimental results and computational calculations on model compounds, the assignments of the three main peaks to configurationally different Si atoms are confirmed. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Discotic Liquid Crystals of Transition Metal Complexes, 19: Discotic Mesomorphism and Double Clearing Behavior of Octakis(dialkoxyphenyl)phthalocyanine Derivatives

Eight novel octakis(3,4-dialkoxyphenyl)- phthalocyanine derivatives, Cn-M (2, M=2H; 3, M=Ni; 4, M=Cu; a, decyloxy; b, undecyloxy; c, dodecyloxy), have been synthesized and characterized. It was found that each of the derivatives exhibits discotic liquid crystalline properties, and that each of the Cn–Cu (4) derivatives has two kinds of D_rd2( P 2₁/ a ) mesophases. These Cn–Cu (4a,b,c) and C₁₂–2H (2c) derivatives exhibit a unique double clearing behavior.     

A columnar mesophase from a disc-shaped molecule derived from triphenylamine: synthesis, mesomorphic behaviour and optical properties

The design and synthesis of a disc-like liquid crystalline compound using triphenylamine as a core has been achieved. The mesogenic properties were characterized by polarizing microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry and XRD studies. The compound existed as a hexagonal columnar mesophase. The fluorescence properties revealed the presence of intermolecular excimer formation.     

Nano-composite Fibers Based on Poly(p-benzamide)-Montmorillonite

Nano-composites fibers made of poly(p-benzamide) (PBA), a rigid liquid crystalline polymer, and an inorganic nano-filler, montmorrilonite (MMT), were prepared by a wet spin process. Dimethylacetamide-3% (w/w) LiCl was used as a solvent. Polymer concentration, Cp = 6.5% (w/w), was maintained as high as possible, but lower than the critical concentration for the appearance of a liquid crystalline phase, Cp′ = 6.7%. MMT dispersed in PBA solution was 2.6–5.0% (w/w) with respect to PBA. The Polymer-MMT solutions show a liquid crystalline phase at polymeric concentration above 6.7% and they show by a high metastability and a slow phase separation. The PBA-MMT solutions show good spinnability and fibers are characterized by a significant increasing in modulus and breaking strength. WAXD and TEM analyses suggest that partially intercalated PBA/MMT nano-composite fibers have been obtained.     

Gas chromatographic properties of two thermotropic Poly(L-glutamates) with long alkyl side chains

Summary Comparative gas chromatographic properties of two thermotropic Poly(L-glutamates) with long alkyl side chains (10 and 16 carbons called Poly 10 and Poly 16 respectively) are studied.Their thermal properties were established with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and gas chromatography. They present a cholesteric liquid crystal in a large temperature range.The chromatographic separation abilities of the two polymers in the liquid crystal state were studied using capillary glass columns. Interesting analytical performances were obtained in different fields: isomeric separation of alkanes, aromatics, polyaromatics, volatile aroma compounds and cis and trans isomers. Some differences were noticed in their behaviours; 2 and 3-methyloctane and xylene isomers are separated only on Poly 10 while limonene and eucalyptol are separated only on Poly 16.     

聚[甲基丙烯酸（磺酸钠烷基酯）]高分子溶致液晶

溶致液晶是两亲分子有序组合体的一种形式.与表面活性剂相比,高分子溶致液晶的研究开展较少,其中以主链型溶致液晶为主,而侧挂型支链高分子溶致液晶报导极少[1-3],但含有离子的不同烷基侧链的高聚物在溶液中自织组成液晶的规律性和性质的研究,在基础理论和应用方面皆有重?..     

Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of benzoxazole derivatives with lateral multifluoro substituents

Fluorinated aromatics is generally chosen as mesogenic cores to design novel liquid crystal compounds. Here, a series of benzoxazole derivatives with laterally multifluorinated biphenyl units, 2-(3′,3-difluoro ?4′-alkoxy-1,1′-biphenyl-4-yl)-benzoxazole derivatives (coded as nPF(3)PF(3)Bx), are synthesized and characterized, where methyl and nitro moieties are selected as terminal groups to investigate the effects of different polar substituents on the liquid crystal properties. The compounds nPF(3)PF(3)Bx show enantiotropic mesophases with mesophase ranges of 0–40°C and 0–63°C on heating and cooling for hydrogen-terminated derivatives (nPF(3)PF(3)BH), 43–93°C and 54–123°C for methyl-terminated ones (nPF(3)PF(3)BM), 60–108°C and 74–152°C for nitro terminated ones (nPF(3)PF(3)BN), respectively. They exhibit photoluminescence emission peaks at 390–392 nm and UV–vis absorption bands with maxima at 327–330 nm, respectively. The results reveal that lateral multifluoro substituents lead to a decrease in melting/clearing points, while electron-withdrawing terminal nitro moiety results in increases in both melting point and mesophase range.     

Copper 2,9(10),16(17),23(24)-and 1,8(11),15(18),22(25)-tetra-(4-carboxyphenoxy)phthalocyanines and their esters: The synthesis and liquid-crystalline properties

Copper 2,9(10),16(17),23(24)-and 1,8(11),15(18),22(25)-tetra(4-carboxyphenoxy)phthalocyanines and their carboxylic esters were synthesized and their spectral characteristics and liquid-crystalline properties were studied. 2,9(10),16(17),23(24)-Tetrasubstituted complexes exhibit both thermotropic and lyotropic mesomorphism in mixtures with a number of organic solvents. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 991–1000, June, 2006.     

Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of three-benzene-ring-containing banana-shaped liquid crystals

A homologous series of three-benzene-ring-containing banana-shaped compounds, N,N-bis(4-alkylcarbonyloxybenzylidene)benzene-1,3-diamine, were synthesised by esterifying aliphatic acids with the three-benzene-ring bent core 1,3-phenylene-bis(4-hydroxybenzylideneamine). As the number of carbon atoms in the aliphatic acids increased from 1 to 12, 12 novel banana-shaped compounds resulted with increasing lengths in their terminal tails. The mesomorphic properties of this homologous series of three-benzene-ring-containing banana-shaped compounds were characterised by means of polarised optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction and electro-optical studies. Our results have demonstrated that this series of banana-shaped compounds can form mesophases, although each of their bent cores contains only three benzene rings.     

Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of a series of dimers derived from thioether-terminated and cholesteryl

ABSTRACT

The synthesis and material properties of a series of new liquid crystalline compounds containing thioether and cholesteryl, these homologues with different alkyl chain lengths of 2–8, are reported. Thermal analysis shows that all oligomers have wide mesophase temperature ranges with high thermal stability. The oligomers were determined by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and polarising optical microscopy (POM). The molecule not only successfully exhibits strong optical properties and rainbow colours, but also the cholesteric helical pitch decreased with increasing temperature. The mesogenic incidence and tendency were found to be strongly dependent on the numbers of carbon in the flexible alkyl chain. Even members formed widely mesophase compared to odd members that showed narrower ones. The reflection wavelengths of 6S8Ch are almost across the entire visible region when they are heated, which offer tremendous potential for various optical applications. Also, it not only shows a lower transition temperature but also has a narrower cholesteric phase compared to analogues with alkoxy groups. These results not only provide practical design principles for the synthesis of new sulphur-containing LC materials with optical applications, also make a significant contribution to use as thermally sensitive liquid crystal devices requiring fast response.     

Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of the nematic mesophase benzoxazole derivatives with big twist angle of difluoro-biphenyl unit

Modifying the position and numbers of lateral fluorine substituent is a common method to design and adjust the mesophase of liquid crystal compounds. Here, a series of 2-(2,2?-difluoro-4?-alkoxy-1,1?-biphenyl-4-yl)-5-substituted benzoxazole with both non-polar (H, CH₃) and polar (NO₂) groups (coded as nPF(2)PF(2)Bx) is synthesised and characterised. All of the compounds show a conspicuous inter-ring twist angle of 38° compared with corresponding reference compounds I and II which are calculated by density functional theory method, and it is interesting to note that the final compounds nPF(2)PF(2)Bx show only nematic mesophase during heating or cooling. Meanwhile, the UV-vis absorption bands and photoluminescence emission peaks both display remarkable blue-shifted. The aforementioned results reveal that lateral difluoro substituents play a key role to stable the nematic mesophase by increasing the dihedral angle of biphenyl.     

Ionic hexagonal columnar metallomesogens derived from tetrabenzo[b,f,j,n] [1,5,9,13]tetraazacyclohexadecine

A series of transition metal (Ni, Cu, Pd) complexes derived from macrocyclic tetrabenzo[b,f,j,n] [1,5,9,13]tetraazacyclohexadecine (TAAB) was synthesized and their mesomorphic properties studied by differential scanning calorimetry, polarized optical microscopy and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD). These compounds have eight alkoxy side chains attached around the central molecular core and form disc-like molecules. All the derivatives exhibited columnar mesophases over a wide range of temperature. The mesomorphic behaviour was found to be dependent on the incorporated metal and the carbon length of the alkoxy side chains. The clearing temperatures decreased in the order M = Ni > Pd > Cu; this decrease was probably due to the size of the metal ions. Some derivatives with shorter side chains (n = 10, 12) were room temperature liquid crystals. All compounds were found to exhibit hexagonal columnar (Col_h) phases which were confirmed by powder XRD.     

Synthesis and liquic crystalline properties of copper tetra-4-(n-alkoxycarbonyl)phthalocyanines

Copper tetra-4-(n-alkoxycarbonyl)phthalocyanines were synthesized, and their thermotropic and lyotropic mesomorphism at different lengths of lateral substituents was studied. Their possibility of forming both thermotropic and lyophilic mesophases (amphotropy) was found. The length of lateral substituents affects the type of supramolecular packing in the mesophase rather than the temperature of the crystal→mesophase phase transition. A rarecase of the mesogeneity of disk-like compounds of the same chemical nature possessing only four substituents is discussed. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 129–136, January, 2000.