New mesogen with thermotropic cubic phase: 3,4,5‐tris‐(11,11,12,12,13,13,14,14,15,15,16,16,16‐tridecafluorohexadecyloxy)benzoic acid

A new mesogen, 3,4,5‐tris(11,11,12,12,13,13,14,14,15,15,16,16,16‐tridecafluoro‐hexadecyloxy)benzoic acid, with a thermotropic cubic phase was synthesized. The phase behaviour of the fluorinated compound and its corresponding non‐fluorinated analogue was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, polarizing optical microscopy, and synchrotron small‐angle X‐ray diffraction. The fluorinated compound, which contains three partially perfluorinated alkoxy moieties and one carboxylic acid group capable of forming hydrogen bonding, exhibits a very interesting sequence of isotropic, cubic and hexagonal columnar phases, whereas its non‐fluorinated compound does not have a liquid crystalline phase. The cubic phase exists over a wide temperature range (from ～200°C to ～30°C on cooling) and is hence amenable to various physical measurements and potential applications. The ability to self‐assemble molecules into ordered superstructure via both partially perfluorinated chains and hydrogen bonding provides new insight for the development of novel liquid crystalline materials.     

Phase behaviour of three homologues of the discotic hexa‐n‐alkoxyanthraquinones under pressure

The phase transition behaviour of three homologous discotic mesogens, the hexa‐n‐alkoxyanthraquinones HOAQ(n), n indicating the number of carbon atoms in the alkoxy group, was investigated under hydrostatic pressures up to 500?MPa using a high pressure differential thermal analyser. The T vs. P phase diagrams of HOAQ(6), HOAQ(8) and HOAQ(9) were constructed for solution‐ (Cr₀) and melt‐crystallized (Cr₁) samples of the compounds. HOAQ(6) shows the reversible Cr₀–rectangular columnar phase (Col_r)–hexagonal columnar phase (Col_h)–isotropic liquid (I) phase sequence at atmospheric pressure. The stable Col_r phase of HOAQ(6) has a decreased temperature range with increasing pressure and then the Col_r phase disappears under pressures above about 350?MPa; instead the Cr₀–Col_h–I phase sequence is exhibited. For HOAQ(8), the solution‐grown sample exhibits the stable Cr₀–Col_h–I phase sequence at atmospheric pressure. Applying pressure to the solution‐grown sample induces the formation of the stable Col_r phase in the pressure region between 10 and 350?MPa, leading to the Cr₀–Col_r–Col_h–I phase sequence. The pressure‐induced Col_r phase disappears under higher pressures. The melt‐cooled sample of HOAQ(8) shows the formation of the metastable crystal (Cr₁), unknown mesophase (X) and Col_r phases at lower temperatures under atmospheric pressure, and exhibits the reversible Cr₁–X–Col_r–Col_h–I phase sequence on subsequent thermal cycles. The metastable phase sequence was observed under pressures up to 100?MPa, but the phase transitions were too small to be detected under higher pressures. In HOAQ(9) the stable Cr₀–Col_h–I phase sequence is observed at all pressures, while the melt‐cooled sample shows the metastable Cr₁–Col_r–Col_h–I phase sequence under pressures up to 300?MPa. The metastable Col_r phase disappears under higher pressures.     

The molecular and crystal structure of a polar mesogen 4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-hexylbiphenyl carboxylate

The crystal structure of the compound 4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-hexylbiphenyl carboxylate (6CBB), which exhibits both monolayer smectic A and nematic phases, has been determined by direct methods using single crystal X-ray diffraction data. The structure is triclinic with the space group P-1 and Z=2. The unit cell parameters are a=9.3511(7)?Å, b=11.2456(7)?Å, c=13.1417(6)?Å, α=85.872(4)°, β=76.258(5)° and γ=70.697(5)°. The molecule is found to be slightly bow-shaped although the alkyl chain is in all-trans conformation. The phenyl rings in 6CBB are non-coplanar. The packing of the molecules in the crystalline state is found to be a precursor to the smectic A phase structure. Comparison of crystal structures and packing of the four-ring 6CBB with those of the two-ring nCB or nOCB compounds has been made to explain the observed phase behaviour.     

Assembly of a new Keggin polyoxometalate-templated complex using flexible 1,2-bis(imidazol-1′-yl)ethane ligand

A new compound, [{Cu^I(bim)}₄{SiW₁₂O₄₀}] (1) (bim?=?1,2-bis(imidazol-1′-yl)ethane), was hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, IR, TG, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 1 is an infinite 1-D chain composed of Cu-bim coordination polymers and [α-SiW₁₂O₄₀]^4? polyanions. The electrochemical and electrocatalytic behaviors of 1-modified carbon paste electrode (1-CPE) have been studied.     

Phase behaviour and microstructures of microemulsions(Ⅰ)

By the orthogonal design,the optimal formation conditions for the middle-phase microemulsions in the system dioctadeeyldimethylammornum chloride (DODMAC)/ sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)/n-butanol/n-hep-ane/brine were obtained as follows.Investigations have been made on the effects of the concentrations of NaCl and n-butanol(1.0%-14.0%),the rantos of W to Wshs and the kinds of alcohols (n-propanol,n-butanol,and n-pentanol) on the formation,the phase behavtour,the ultralow interfacial tensions,the optimal salinity (S*),and the length of salinity (S).Some rules and data were worked out about the formation and characteristics of the middle-phase microemulsions.The mi-crostruenres of the middle-phase microemulsions were also studied by using FT-IR,ESR,and freeze fracture electron microscopy techmques The results from the three methods show that the microstructures of the middle-phase mi-croemnlsions undergo the change from O/W to bicontinuous(B C.) and to W/O.The distribution rule of the orga-mzed molecule ass     

Host selectivity behaviour of trans-N,N′-bis(9-phenyl-9-xanthenyl)cyclohexane-1,2-diamine and trans-N,N′-bis(9-phenyl-9-thioxanthenyl)cyclohexane-1,2-diamine when presented with six-membered heterocyclic guest mixtures

Two compounds, trans-N,N′-bis(9-phenyl-9-xanthenyl)cyclohexane-1,2-diamine (1,2-DAX) and trans-N,N′-bis(9-phenyl-9-thioxanthenyl)cyclohexane-1,2-diamine (1,2-DAT), were assessed for their host ability in the presence of four heterocyclic guest species, namely pyridine (PYR), piperidine (PIP), morpholine (MOR) and dioxane (DIO). Each of these guests formed single solvent complexes with both host compounds. When 1,2-DAX and 1,2-DAT were recrystallized from various guest mixtures, it was shown that their selectivity orders were identical, DIO (46.6%)?>?MOR (23.0%)?>?PYR (18.9%)?>?PIP (11.5%) and DIO (85.9%)?>?MOR (23.7%)?>?PYR (8.9%)?>?PIP (8.5%), respectively, but that the thio host derivative possessed a significantly enhanced preference for DIO compared with its oxygen analogue. Additional experiments in order to investigate the various parameters at play in these complexation experiments involved single crystal diffraction experiments and thermal analyses.

     

Cobalt(II) complexes of 1,2-(diimino-4′-antipyrinyl)ethane and 4-N-(4′-antipyrylmethylidene)aminoantipyrine

Cobalt(II) complexes of the Schiff bases 1,2-(diimino-4-antipyrinyl)ethane (GA) and 4-N-(4-antipyrylmethylidene)aminoantipyrine (AA) have been prepared and characterised by elemental analysis, electrical conductance in non-aqueous solvents, i.r. and electronic spectra, as well as by magnetic susceptibility measurements. The complexes have the general formulae [Co(GA)X]X (X = ClO^– ₄ or NO₃ ^–), [Co(GA)X₂] (X = Cl^–, Br^– or I^–), [Co(AA)₂]X₂ (X = ClO₄ ^–, NO₃ ^–, Br^– or I^–) and [Co(AA)Cl₂]. GA acts as a neutral tetradentate ligand, coordinating through both carbonyl oxygens and both azomethine nitrogens. In the perchlorate and nitrate complexes of GA one anion is coordinated in a bidentate fashion, whereas in the halide complexes both anions are coordinated to the metal, generating an octahedral geometry around the Co ion. AA acts as a neutral bidentate ligand, coordinating through the carbonyl oxygen derived from the aldehydic moiety and the azomethine nitrogen. Both anions remain ionic in the perchlorate, nitrate, bromide and iodide complexes of AA, whereas both anions are coordinated to the metal ion in the chloride complex, resulting tetrahedral geometry around the Co ion.     

Preparation of a series of NiL(η2-C60) complexes (L = 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane,and 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene) by zinc dust reduction

A simple method for preparation of nickel-fullerene coordination complexes has been developed. NiLCl₂(Br₂) and C₆₀ mixtures are reduced by zinc dust upon heating in o-dichlorobenzene. Diffusion of hexane into the reaction mixture results in formation of crystals of NiL(η²-C₆₀)?solvent (L = 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe, 1), 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane (dppp, 2) and 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (dppf, 3)). Nickel coordinates to the 6–6 bonds of C₆₀ by η²- type and has distorted square-planar geometry. The average Ni–C(C₆₀) bond lengths are 1.936(6)–1.977(3)?Å. We found that increase in the P(L)–Ni–P(L) angle and the dihedral angle between the PNiP and CNiC planes results in elongation of the Ni–C(C₆₀) and Ni–P(L) bonds by 0.04–0.06?Å. Complexes 1–3 contain zero-valent nickel since fullerenes are neutral according to the IR- and visible-NIR spectra. Some of the IR-active bands of C₆₀ are split into three bands in spectra of 1–3 due to C₆₀ symmetry lowering, and the F_1u(4) C₆₀ mode is shifted to lower wave numbers due to the π-back donation. The formation of 1–3 is accompanied by appearance of new bands in the visible range at 435–447 and 661–680 nm.     

Synthesis of new 4,4′-bis(arylethynyl)benzophenones and 4,4′-bis(arylglyoxalyl)benzophenones based on chloral

4,4-Diiodobenzophenone was obtained by a three-stage synthesis from chloral and iodobenzene. 4,4-Bis(arylethynyl)benzophenones were synthesized by cross-coupling of 4,4-diiodobenzophenone with terminal arylethynes in the presence of a complex Pd catalyst; further oxidation of the products obtained in an iodine/DMSO medium afforded new bis(arylglyoxalyl)benzophenones.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 670–672, March, 1996.     

Redox-switching of intramolecular magnetic interaction through π-conjugation mode change of 1,2-bis(4-dianisylamino)-1,2-bis(3-N-oxylamino)-substituted tetraarylethylene

To develop the redox-switching system of intramolecular magnetic interaction, 1,2-bis[3-(N-tert-butyl-N-oxylamino)phenyl]-1,2-bis[4-{N,N-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)amino}phenyl]ethylene, tetraarylethylene with two nitroxide radical groups at the meta-position, was synthesized, and characterized by the electrochemical method and ESR spectroscopy. Cyclic voltammetry showed the tetraarylethylene core has the lower oxidation potential than the substituted nitroxide radical moiety. ESR spectroscopy in frozen solution revealed that the neutral form shows the fine-structured spectrum characteristic of the spin triplet species, while the dicationic form shows the anisotropic hyperfine-structured spectrum characteristic of the randomly-oriented nitroxide radical, indicating the drastic change of intramolecular magnetic interaction.     

Copper(II)–1,2-bis(thiocarbamoyl)hydrazine and copper(II)–(1-carbamoyl-2-thiocarbamoyl)hydrazine complexing in copper(II)hexacyanoferrate(II) gelatin-immobilized matrix systems

The complex formation that occurs in gelatin-immobilized copper(II)hexacyanoferrate(II) matrices upon contact with aqueous alkaline (pH 12.0) solutions of 1,2-bis(thiocarbamoyl)hydrazine, H₂NC(S)NHNHC(S)NH₂ and 1-carbamoyl-2-(thiocarbamoyl)hydrazine, H₂NC(O)NHNHC(S)NH₂ has been studied. The reaction of each of these ligands with copper(II) is preceded by the destruction of copper(II)hexacyanoferrate(II) in an alkaline medium to form a polymeric copper(II) hydroxide, which is involved in the subsequent copper(II)–ligand complex formation. In both Cu^II–N ligand systems, two complex compounds are formed; the water-insoluble Cu₂B₂(H₂O)₂ dimer and a water-soluble product of tentative composition [CuB(HB)]^– (H₂B=ligand).     

Synthesis,characterization, and structures of copper(I) complexes with N,N′-bis[1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethylidene]ethane-1,2-diamine and N,N′-bis[1-(4-nitrophenyl)ethylidene]ethane-1,2-diamine

Two ligands, N,N′-bis[1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethylidene]ethane-1,2-diamine (L¹ ) and N,N′-bis- [1-(4-nitrophenyl)ethylidene]ethane-1,2-diamine (L² ) and their corresponding copper(I) complexes, [Cu(L ¹)₂]ClO₄ (1) and [Cu(L ²)₂]ClO₄ (2), have been synthesized and characterized by CHN analyses, ¹H-NMR, IR, and UV–Vis spectroscopy. The crystal structures of L¹ and [Cu(L ¹)₂]ClO₄ (1) were determined from single crystal X-ray diffraction. L¹ lies across a crystallographic inversion center and the C=N is approximately coplanar with the benzene ring and adopts E configuration. The coordination polyhedron about copper(I) in 1 is best described as a distorted tetrahedron. Quasireversible redox behavior is observed for the complexes.     

The heat capacity of the doubly reentrant mesogen: 4-cyanobenzoyloxy-4′-octylbenzoyloxy-p-phenylene

Abstract

Heat capacity of a 20 g sample of the mesogen 4-cyanobenzoyloxy-4′-octylbenzoyloxy-p-phenylene was measured in the temperature range 380 to 510 K by adiabatic calorimetry. The C _p versus T data is interpreted in terms of thermodynamically equivalent S_A1 and S_Ad phases whose Gibbs potential surface intersects the thermodynamically equivalent reentrant nematic and nematic Gibbs potential surface in such a way as to define the first order doubly reentrant phase sequence: S_A1-N-S_Ad-N. The data do not allow any precise estimates of transition enthalpies.     

Synthesis and properties of new functionalized poly(imides) based on 1,1-bis(4-aminophenyl)-1-z{4′-bis(4′’-bromophenyl)amino}phenyl-2,2,2-trifluoroethane

A new aromatic diamine, 1,1-bis(4-aminophenyl)-1-{4′-bis(4″-bromophenyl)amino}phenyl-2,2,2-trifluoroethane, is synthesized. Its interaction with various dianhydrides of aromatic carboxylic acids via high-temperature polycondensation yields a number of new functionalized poly(imides) combining high thermal and mechanical characteristics with solubility in organic solvents. The values of T _g vary from 208 to 230°C, and temperatures corresponding to 10% weight loss fall within the intervals 330–370 and 550–660°C (in air and argon, respectively). Spectroelectrochemical characteristics of poly(imides) are studied by cyclic voltammetry and UV-VIS spectrometry. Poly(imides) exhibit high reversible stability of electrochromic properties, and their color changes from colorless (the neutral form) to green (the oxidized form) as the applied potential is varied from 0 to 1.25 V.     

Synthesis of 4,4′-bis(dichloroamino)- and 4,4′-bis(chloroamino)-3,3′-azofurazans,the first representatives of dichloroamino- and chloroaminofurazans

First representatives of dichloroamino- and chloroaminofurazans, viz., 4,4′-bis(dichloroamino)- and 4,4′-bis(chloroamino)-3,3′-azofurazans, were synthesized by the chlorination of 4,4′-diamino-3,3′-azofurazan with sodium hypochlorite in the CH₂Cl₂—H₂O mixture.     

Synthesis and structure of 1,1′-bis(pentafluorophenyl)tetrahydrodigermane

Dehydrogenation of pentafluorophenylgermane in the presence of catalytic amounts of a Wilkinson complex, certain Rh^I ortho-benzosemiquinolate complexes, or (Ph₃P)₄Pt leads to tetrahydrodigermane, C₆F₅H₂GeGeH₂C₆F₅. X-ray analysis has confirmed thetrans-arrangement of the C₆F₅-cycles at the Ge atoms. The Ge-Ge bond length is 2.394(1) Å. The doublet pattern of the band due to the Ge-H bonds (v 2090 and 2104 cm^–1) in the IR spectrum is probably associated with nonequivalence of the hydrogen atoms in the molecule.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 315–318, February, 1994.     

Synthesis and spectral properties of 3,3′-bis(dipyrrolylmethene)

Bis(2,4,7,8,9-pentamethyldipyrrolylmethene-3-yl)(4′-methoxyphenyl)methane dihydrobromide was synthesized and its spectral properties were studied. It was found that the basicity of the ligand 3,3′-bis-(dipyrrolylmethene) decreases upon insertion of the methoxyphenyl group in the 3,3′-spacer.     

Ring Closure of N,N′:N,N′-bis(decamethylene)-1, 4-diamino-2,5-bis(10-cyanodecyloxy)benzene (IV)

Recently, β-chloro-α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds have become increasingly useful as intermediates in organic synthesis. For example, reactions involving a number of different cyclic β-chloro-α,β-unsaturated ketones with a variety of reagents (a malonate anion², the anion of the dithiolane derivative of ethyl glyoxalate³, zinc-silver couple in methanol⁴, dimethylsulfoxonium methylide^5,6) have produced a series of structurally diverse and potentially fruitful synthetic intermediates. The second-mentioned reagent has also been successfully reacted with a β-chloro-α,β-unsaturated ester³.     

Crystal structures of the coordination polymers formed between 1,2-bis(3′-pyridyl)ethyne and silver(I) trifluoromethanesulfonate

The reaction of 1,2-bis(3′-pyridyl)ethyne with silver(I) trifluoromethanesulfonate yields two coordination networks. A one-dimensional double-stranded coordination polymer was formed in acetonitrile. The silver has a square-planar coordination geometry with weak coordination to one acetonitrile molecule and the triflate counter ion. The second network, formed in dichloromethane, is a complex three-dimensional network of interconnected one-dimensional zig-zag ribbons.