含有长烷氧链混合醚-酯类苯并菲盘状液晶的合成及其介晶性研究

本文合成了含有不同柔链的对称和非对称苯并菲盘状液晶:sym-C18H6(OC11H23)3(O2CR)3和asym-C18H6(OC11H23)3(O2CR)3,R=(CH2OC2H5),CH2OC3H7,CH2OC4H9,CH2OC5H11,C3H7,C4H9,C5H11,C6H13,C7H15。通过偏光显微镜(POM)和差视扫描量热法(DSC)对它们的热致液晶性性进行了研究,结果显示:非对称性化合物比它们相应的对称性化合物有更高的熔点和清亮点。对于同一系列的化合物G18H6(OC11H23)3(OOCR)3,随取代基R的增长,其熔点下降,清高点反而升高。无论对称和非对称苯并菲衍生物G18H6(OC11H23)3(O2CR)3,(R=CH2OC2H5,CH2OC3H7,CH2OC4H9,CH2OC5H11),与有同样软链长度的苯并菲衍生物G18H6(OC11H23)3(O2CR)3,(R=C4H9,CK5H11,C6H13,C7H15)相比较,大都有更高的熔点和清亮点。另外,有足够长度软链的苯并菲衍生物在室温下就显示介晶相。     

半氟烃链苯并菲盘状液晶的合成及其介晶性

全氟烃链的憎氟效应(fluorophobic effect)可有效地促使棒状分子形成近晶相, 并稳定液晶相. 为进一步探讨氟效应对盘状分子介晶性的影响, 合成了一系列全氟酯链的苯并菲化合物C₁₈H₆(OC_nH_2n＋1)₅(OCOC₂H₄C₆F₁₃) (a), 以及另一系列相对应的不含氟化合物C₁₈H₆(OC_nH_2n＋1)₅(OCOC₈H₁₇) (b), n＝4～9. DSC检测和偏光显微镜观察显示两类化合物都为柱状相热致型液晶. 化合物a与相对应的化合物b比较, 其熔点和清亮点上升, 柱状相的热稳定性增强.     

氢键稳定的苯并菲盘状液晶的合成及介晶性

盘状液晶分子能自组装成高度有序的六方柱状介晶相. 其各向异性的载流子高速迁移率使其成为较理想的有机光电子材料. 采用分子间氢键锚定柱状相, 获得介晶相温度范围宽、有序度高的苯并菲盘状液晶是本研究的目的. 本文通过分子设计, 合成了3个系列, 共18个有两种不同软链的苯并菲盘状液晶化合物C₁₈H₆(OR)₅(OCH₂COOEt), C₁₈H₆(OR)₅(OCH₂COOBu)和C₁₈H₆(OR)₅(OCH₂CONHBu), 其中R＝C_nH_2n＋1, n＝4～9. 化合物的纯度和结构通过¹H NMR和元素分析确证. 化合物热稳定性通过热重分析(TGA)测定, 并显示出较高的热稳定性. 通过偏光显微镜(POM)和差示扫描量热法(DSC)对这些化合物的热致液晶性进行了研究. 结果显示对于分子中含有酰胺基的苯并菲液晶化合物C₁₈H₆(OR)₅(OCH₂CONHBu), 与具有同样软链长度的分子中不含酰胺键的化合物系列C₁₈H₆(OR)₅(OCH₂COOBu)相比较, 前者由于柱内分子间氢键的形成, 具有更高的熔点和清亮点.     

含氟链不对称苯并菲盘状液晶的合成及疏氟效应对介晶性的影响

盘状液晶分子中引入氟代烃链并利用疏氟效应（fluorophobic effect）能有效稳定分子的柱状堆积;低对称性的盘状分子有较低的熔点和宽的介晶相温度范围．基于此,本文设计并合成了一系列半氟酯链的不对称苯并菲化合物C18H6（OCnH2n＋1）4（OCH3）（O2CC2H4C6F13）（1）,及相对应的不含氟化合物C18H6（OCnH2n＋1）4（OCH3）（O2CC8H17）（2）,n=4—8．化合物结构通过核磁和质谱表征．介晶性通过差示扫描量热法和偏光显微镜进行了研究．结果显示：化合物均为柱状互变热致液晶．含氟链化合物1a—1e与相对应的化合物2a-2e比较,有更高的熔点和清亮点．合成的多数化合物为室温液晶．     

二乙炔桥连苯并菲盘状液晶二聚体的合成及其介晶性

通过桥链将2个盘状介晶基元相连,不仅可以稳定盘状液晶柱状相,还有利于玻璃态柱状相的形成,提高盘状液晶作为有机半导体材料的实用性．为此,通过铜盐催化的Eglinton偶联反应合成了8个二乙炔桥连的苯并菲盘状液晶二聚体化合物[C18H6（OCnH2n＋1）4（OMe）O2C—C8H16-C--C-]2,3（n）,（n=4-8）,[C18H6（OC6H13）5O2C—C8H16-C-C-]2,（6）和[C18H6（oc6H13）5O-（CH2）m-C-=C-]2,8（m）,（m=1,3）．差示扫描量热法（DSC）和热台偏光显微镜（POM）对其介晶性进行研究发现：（1）苯并菲周边柔链长度对液晶二聚体化合物的介品性有影响;（2）二聚体化合物3（n）和6具有玻璃态柱状相,并且所有苯并菲二聚体化合物在降温至-50℃均未出现结晶现象;（3）与二聚体3（6）相比,分子对称性较高的化合物6具有较稳定的柱状相,及较宽的介晶温度范围;（4）连接基、中心桥链的长度和刚性对苯并菲盘状液晶二聚体介晶性有重要影响．     

含有酯基及酰胺基柔链的苯并菲盘状液晶的合成、分子间氢键对柱状介晶性的影响

合成了三个系列, 共二十四个有两种不同软链的对称和非对称苯并菲盘状液晶化合物, C₁₈H₆(OR)₃- (OCH₂COOEt)₃, C₁₈H₆(OR)₃(OCH₂COOBu)₃, C₁₈H₆(OR)₃(OCH₂CONHBu)₃, 其中R＝C₅H₁₁, C₆H₁₃, C₇H₁₅, C₈H₁₇. 化合物通过柱层析纯化, 结构通过¹H NMR, IR, 元素分析等确证. 化合物热稳定性通过TGA测定, 并显示出较高的热稳定性. 通过偏光显微镜和差视扫描量热法对这些化合物的热致液晶性进行了研究. 结果显示: 对于苯并菲液晶化合物C₁₈H₆(OR)₃(OCH₂COOEt)₃, 非对称性化合物较之对称异构体化合物有更低的熔点和更高的清亮点, 因而非对称性化合物有更宽的介晶温度范围. 对于分子中含有酰胺基的苯并菲液晶化合物C₁₈H₆(OR)₃(OCH₂CONHBu)₃, 对称化合物有比非对称异构体更高的清亮点和更有序的六方柱状介晶相, 且其与具有同样软链长度的分子中不含酰胺基的化合物系列C₁₈H₆(OR)₃(OCH₂COOBu)₃相比较, 由于柱内分子间氢键的形成, 不仅有更高的熔点和清亮点, 而且有更丰富的柱状介晶相.     

具有不同柱状结构的苯并菲盘状液晶化合物的合成及自组装

合成了3种含有不同长度烷基链的苯并菲盘状液晶化合物; 通过1H NMR 和 MALDI-TOF MS对其结构进行了表征; 利用差示扫描量热法(DSC)、热台偏光显微镜(POM)和小角X射线散射实验(SAXS)对3种液晶化合物的自组装行为进行了研究. 结果表明, 烷基链的长度对苯并菲盘状液晶化合物自组装结构的影响显著. 柔性链为辛基的苯并菲盘状液晶化合物自组装成六方柱状液晶相; 柔性链为十二烷基的化合物自组装成倾斜柱状液晶相; 而柔性链为十六烷基的化合物则未形成液晶相.     

苯丙炔酸和苯丙烯酸酯苯并菲盘状液晶的合成及介晶性

合成了7个含苯丙炔酸和苯丙烯酸酯链的苯并菲盘状液晶化合物C₁₈H₆(OC_nH_2n＋1)₅O₂CR' [R'＝C≡CC₆H₅, n＝4～9 (1a～1f); R'＝CH＝CHC₆H₅, n＝6 (1g)]. 该系列化合物结构通过¹H NMR, IR和元素分析表征. 液晶性通过差示扫描量热法和偏光显微镜进行了研究, 结果显示: 化合物均为六方柱状相热致型液晶; 含苯丙炔酸酯链苯并菲盘状液晶化合物1a～1f, 随着烷氧链的增长, 清亮点呈现逐渐下降的趋势; 对于含苯丙烯酸酯链苯并菲化合物1g与具有同样软链长度的炔基酯链苯并菲化合物1c比较, 具有更低的熔点和结晶点, 而它们的清亮点几乎一致, 因而化合物1g有更宽的介晶性温度范围.     

不对称苯并菲盘状液晶的合成及取代基对介晶性的影响

合成了一系列新型含间位二硝基苯甲酸酯不对称苯并菲盘状液晶化合物2-(3,5-二硝基苯甲酰氧基)-3,6,7,10,11-五烷氧基苯并菲(3a～3f). 通过偏光显微镜(POM)和差示扫描量热计(DSC)对其介晶性进行了研究. 结果显示: 此类化合物有高的清亮点, 稳定的六方柱状相以及较宽的介晶相范围, 且随着软链碳原子数的增加, 化合物的熔点和清亮点均出现下降趋势, 但六方柱状相的有序性却没有发生很明显的变化. 同时通过与其它三类苯并菲盘状液晶2-苯甲酰氧基-3,6,7,10,11-五烷氧基苯并菲(4a～4f), 2-二茂铁甲酰氧基-3,6,7,10,11-五烷氧基苯并菲(5a～5f), 2,3,6,7,10,11-六烷氧基苯并菲(6a～6f)的对比研究, 探讨了酯基, 强吸电子基团, 以及取代官能团体积对介晶性的影响. 证实了苯并菲化合物中分子结构小的变化将引起介晶性大的改变.     

官能化苯并菲盘状液晶的合成及不饱柔链对介晶性的影响

合成了12个含不饱和软链的苯并菲盘状液晶化合物,C18H6（OC5H11）6-x（OR）x（x=1,2,3）,R=-C3H6CH=CH2（a）,-C3H6C≡CH（b）,-C2H4OCH=CH2（c）.化合物结构通过核磁共振氢谱和高分辨质谱表征.化合物热致液晶性通过偏光显微镜（POM）,差视扫描热量法（DSC）,和X射线衍射（XRD）进行了研究.结果显示目标化合物呈现有序的六方柱状介晶相.端炔基链化合物b系列熔点最高.乙烯氧基柔链化合物c系列有最高的清亮点和最宽的介晶性温度范围,且随着不饱和醚链数的增多,清亮点明显升高.对称苯并菲化合物sym-C18H6（OC5H11）3（OR）3比不对称化合物asym-C18H6（OC5H11）3（OR）3具有更高的熔点和清亮点.乙烯氧基柔链可极化的偶极相互作用对液晶稳定性有较大贡献.     

Synthesis and mesomorphism of mixed ether-ester tail triphenylene discotic liquid crystals with long alkyloxy peripheral chains

Symmetrical and asymmetrical triphenylene discotic liquid crystals with two kinds of different peripheral chains, sym-TP(OC₁₁H₂₃)₃(O₂CR)₃ and asym-TP(OC₁₁H₂₃)₃(O₂CR)₃, (R=CH₂OC₂H₅, CH₂OC₃H₇, CH₂OC₄H₉, CH₂OC₅H₁₁, C₃H₇, C₄H₉, C₅H₁₁, C₆H₁₃, C₇H₁₅) were synthesized. Their thermotropic liquid crystalline properties were studied by polarizing optical microscopy (POM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The results showed that the asymmetrical compounds had higher melting and clearing points than that of their corresponding symmetrical compounds. For the same series of compounds, TP(OC₁₁H₂₃)₃(O₂CR)₃, their melting points decrease and clearing points increase gradually with the lengthening of ester chains. Most of the β-oxygen containing esters of triphenylene derivatives, TP (OC₁₁H₂₃)₃(O₂CR)₃, (R=CH₂OC₂H₅, CH₂OC₃H₇, CH₂OC₄H₉, CH₂OC₅H₁₁), symmetrically or asymmetrically attached on triphenylene cores, have higher melting and clearing points than those of triphenylene derivatives, TP(OC₁₁H₂₃)₃(O₂CR)₃, (R=C₄H₉, C₅H₁₁, C₆H₁₃, C₇H₁₅), with the same length of peripheral chains. The triphenylene derivatives with longer peripheral chains have shown mesophase at room temperature. __________ Translated from Chemical Research and Application, 2007, 19(10) (in Chinese)     

Synthesis and mesomorphism of diacetylene-bridged triphenylene discotic liquid crystal dimers

Connecting two discotic mesogens via a spacer not only stabilizes the columnar mesophase but also leads to the formation of glass columnar phase, and therefore improves the physical properties of discotic liquid crystals as organic semiconductor. Here, we report the synthesis of eight diacetylene-bridged triphenylene discotic liquid crystal dimers, [C18H6(OCnH2n+1)4(OMe)O2C-C8H16-C≡≡ C-]2, 3(n), (n = 4-8), [C18H6(OC6H13)5O2C-C8H16-C≡≡ C-]2, 6 and [C18H6(OC6H13)5O-(CH2)m-C≡≡ C-]2, 8(m), (m = 1, 3) by Eglinto...     

Synthesis and characterization of naphthalene-substituted triphenylene discotic liquid crystals

A series of naphthalene-substituted triphenylene liquid crystals (LCs), viz. triphenylene-2,3,6,7,10,11-hexayl hexakis(6-alkenyloxy-2-naphthoate)s (HTPnN compounds) were synthesized and characterized. Alkenyloxy groups containing three to eleven carbon atoms were used as peripheral spacers in these liquid crystals. The discotic liquid crystals synthesized trap one to three water molecules depending on the length of their peripheral spacers. Differential scanning calorimetry, polarizing optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction measurements confirm both nematic (N_d) and rectangular disordered columnar (Col_rd) phases for most of the synthesized discotic LCs. The clearing temperatures of these discotic LCs increase with increasing peripheral spacer length. A hybrid aligned HTP9N sample was investigated to evaluate its optical performance. Retardation values of this hybrid sample decrease with increasing wavelength and increase with increasing measuring angle.     

Synthesis and characterization of novel imidazolium-based ionic discotic liquid crystals with a triphenylene moiety

Two novel triphenylene-tethered imidazolium salts were synthesized either by the quaternization of 1-methylimidazole with an ω-bromo-substituted triphenylene or by the quaternization of a triphenylene-substituted imidazole with methyl iodide. Their chemical structures were determined by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, IR, UV spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The thermotropic liquid crystalline properties of these salts were investigated by polarizing optical microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. These triphenylene-based imidazolium salts with bromide or iodide as counterion show columnar mesophase properties over a wide temperature range.     

Influence of branched chains on the mesomorphic properties of symmetrical and unsymmetrical triphenylene discotic liquid crystals

A series of novel symmetrical and unsymmetrical triphenylene‐based discotic liquid crystalline materials with one or six branched peripheral alkoxy chains have been prepared. These materials have been compared with analogous known symmetrical and unsymmetrical compounds to reveal a balance between steric and space‐filling effects of the peripheral branched chains, which significantly affects intermolecular forces of attraction and packing, and hence affects melting and isotropisation temperatures of the liquid crystalline materials. The desired result of reduction of melting points and enhancement of isotropisation temperatures has been accomplished by use of branched alkoxy chains in both symmetrical and unsymmetrical materials.     

Synthesis and investigation of triphenylene discotic derivatives with donor and acceptor groups and with predictable type of mesomorphism

Prognosis of columnar mesomorphism is performed, five new hexa-and hepta-substituted triphenylene derivatives with donor and acceptor groups are synthesized and their mesomorphoc properties are stusied. Good agreement is achieved between predictions and experiments. The synthesized triphenylene derivatives are found to display enantiotropic columnar mesomorphism. 1-Amino-2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaheptyl-xytriphenylene anilides of 2,3,5-triiodo-, 3,4,5-trihydroxy-and 4-nitro-benzoic acids reveal enantiotropic dimesomorphism. Also found decrease in thermal stability and extension of the interval of existence of mesophase at introduction to triphenylene frame of substituents with acceptor groups at the amino group.     

Synthesis,complexation, and mesomorphism of novel calixarene-linked discotic triphenylene based on click chemistry

The novel calixarene-linked discotic triphenylene 5a and 5b were synthesized in good yields via click chemistry. Structural and conformational characterization of new compounds had been achieved by NMR, MS, and elemental analysis. Their liquid crystalline behaviors before and after complexation were studied by polarizing optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and X-ray diffraction. The neat compounds 5a and 5b showed mesophase but the complexes of 5a and 5b with metallic salts exhibited no liquid crystal behaviors.     

High birefringent reactive discotic liquid crystals based on asymmetrical triphenylene with phenyl-acetylene moieties

Triphenylene (TP)-based liquid crystals, a category of discotic liquid crystals (DLCs), are easy to synthesise, thermally stable and can undergo self-assembly. A new DLC compound, 2,7,10-tris[4-(6-acryloyloxyhexyloxy)benzoate]-3,6,11-tris[(4-hexylphenyl)ethynyl]-triphenylene, was obtained with a 49% yield using catechol as a starting material and features acetylene groups on its TP core. This material can form films with high birefringence through its cross-linkable acrylate ends. Here, we synthesised this new compound and characterised it using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. The thermal behaviour was also investigated using differential scanning calorimetry and polarised optical microscopy. This new asymmetric TP-based DLC compound exhibited a nematic liquid-crystalline phase between ?20 and 170°C and formed an optical anisotropic film with a high birefringence (Δn = 0.21–0.25).