SYNTHESIS AND PROPERITIES OF SHISH-KEBAB-TYPE LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLY（p-PHENYLENE）S

Abstract The novel shish-kebab-type liquid crystalline poly（p-phenylene）s were synthesized through Suzuki coupling reaction from 2,5-bis[（4-n-alkoxyl）benzoyloxy]1,4-dibromobenzene （monomer 1） and 1,4-benzenediboronic acid bistrimethylene cyclic ester （monomer 2）. Their structure and properties were characterized by GPC, DSC, X-ray diffraction and polarizing optical microscope （POM）. It was found that the polymers turned to liquid crystalline phase above their melting point. The melting point （Tm） of the polymers decreases when the length of the alkoxy tails of the mesogenic units increases. The mesophase was identified by X-ray diffraction method. The polymers could dissolve in common organic solvents and show strong blue fluorescence. The maximum absorption bands of polymers prepared from annealed films have large red-shift due to the spontaneous orientation of the liquid crystalline side chains. The same phenomena were also observed in the fluorescence spectra.     

SYNTHESIS OF CROSS-CONJUGATED （p-PHENYLENE）S-POLY（p- PHENYLENEVINYLENE）S HYBRIDS WITH LOW CONTENT OF STRUCTURAL DEFECTS

The novel shish-kebab-type liquid crystalline cross-conjugated （p-phenylene）s-poly（p-phenylenevinylene）s hybrid was synthesized through Gilch polymerization. Their structures and properties were characterized by NMR, GPC, DSC, X-ray diffraction and polarizing optical microscope （POM）. ^1H-NMR investigation of the polymers indicates that the shish-kebab-structure has a strong ability to suppress the structural defects in the polymers. The polymers are enantiotropic liquid crystals. The melting point （Tm） of the polymers decreases when the length of the alkoxy tails of the mesogenic units increases. The mesophase was identified by X-ray diffraction method. They showed not only a smectic LC phase, but also a strong green fluorescence in chloroform. The maximum absorption band of the ＂kebabs＂ of the two, 5-bis（4＇- alkoxyphenyl）benzene at 280 nm did not appear in absorption spectra of the polymers. The same phenomena were also observed in the fluorescence spectra. These results imply that the polymers have formed a cross-conjugated uniform structure and achieved an extended n-conjugation polymer.     

SYNTHESIS OF A GROUP OF MESOGEN JACKETED LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS

A group of the mesogen jacketed liquid crystal polymers based on the monomers 2,5-bis (4-substituted benzoyl)oxystyrenes are synthesized. The substituents include alkoxy, alkyl, and cyano groups. The synthesis and the primary characterization of the liquid crystal phase of the monomers and the polymers are described. While some of the monomers give smectic textures the polymers are found to be nematic above their melting or glass transition temperatures. Interestingly the unsubstituted monomer and its polymer poly 2,5-di( benzoyloxy ) styrene are also liquid crystalline. The single crystal structure of one of the monomers is also discussed.     

Photochromism of 36-Armed Liquid Crystalline Dendrimer

The photochromism of a 36-armed liquid crystalline dendrimer D6 was briefly described in this paper. The molar absorption coefficient, photoisomerization and photo back-isomerization of D6 in solution were investigated by UV/Vis absorption spectra. The results indicate that the photochromism and photo back-isomerization of D6 in chloroform （CHC13） and tetrahydrofuran （THF） solutions are in accordance with the ftrst order kinetics. The photochromism rate constants of D6 are 101 sI, it is 107 times larger than that of side-chain liquid crystalline polymers containing the same azobenzene moieties.     

Photo-polymerization of liquid crystalline monomer in oriented liquid crystal phase

<正>A new approach to synthesize liquid crystalline polymer with narrow polydispersity index(PDI) was developed.Photopolymerization of 4-cyanophenyl-4'-(6-acryloyloxyhexyloxy)benzoate(RM23) in nematic liquid crystals with macroscopic orientation was studied.The effects of the monomer concentration on the molecular weight and PDI of the resulting polymers were studied through gel permeation chromatography(GPC) and polarized optical microscopy.The low PDI of 1.19 and 1.22 was obtained in the reverse and normal modes,respectively.The PDI and molecular weight increased with monomer concentration.     

Linearly polarized white fluorescence from shish-kebab type liquid crystalline poly(P-phenylenevinvlene)s with (P-phenylene)s as kebab

Liquid crystalline(LC) polymers with a shish-kebab-type moiety on their cross-conjugated(p-phenylene)s-poly(p-phenylenevinylene) s main chains were synthesized through Gilch polymerization in order to develop a kind of polymers available for linearly polarized white-light-emitting from single chain.In this system,the 2,5-bis(4’-alkoxyphenyl)benzene as the "kebabs" connects with poly(p-phenylenevinylene)(PPV) main chain backbone using its molecular gravity center and the PPV as the "shish" or "skewer"(the "shish-kebab").The polymers possess desirable properties such as excellent solubility and liquid crystalline properties.To drop the "kebabs" of the 2,5-bis(4’-alkoxyphenyl)benzene into the orientation microgroove of aligned polyimide film,not only the "shish" of polymer main chain can be aligned by the virtue of orientation of "kebabs" but also the uniform cross-conjugated structure between the "kebabs" and "shish" can be broken. Then,the alignment of the polymer main chain showed yellow light emission and was also accompanied by orientation of the LC side chains showing blue light emission,this gave rise to a notable linearly polarized white fluorescence.     

BAND-LIKE TEXTURE OF ETHYLCYANOETHYL CELLULOSE MESOPHASE

In the ethyl-cyanoethylcellulose ((E-CE)C)/dichloroacetic acid (DCA) cholesteric liquid crystalline solution, the hand-like texture is formed when the mesophase aggregates with the disk-like texture grow to big enough and merge with each other with increasing concentration. The band-like texture is composed of parallel equidistant bright and dark alternative strips which are about 0.2-2.0 μm in width. In the band-like texture, the layers of ordered polymer chains are perpendicular to the solution film and the axes of helicoids are parallel to it. The width of the strips is different in different zones. Under the effect of an external magnetic field, the strips in the band-like texture first become wider and then narrower gradually.Moreover, the axes of helicoids in the (E-CE) C/DCA mesomorphic solution change from the direction normal to the magnetic field to the agreement with the magnetic field direction.     

Synthesis,liquid crystalline and luminescent properties of trimeric phenylenevinylene with end-groups of(R)-(+)-2-methylbutyric acid ester

The trimeric phenylenevinylene with the symmetrical chiral end-groups(ChTPV) was synthesized.The liquid crystalline and luminescent properties of the ChTPV have been studied by differential scanning calorimetry(DSC),polarized optical microscopy (POM),absorption and photoluminescence spectra.The results indicated that the ChTPV exhibits mesophase over a wide temperature range and a typical optical texture of smectic phase.In contrast with the spectra of the solution,that of the film showed blue-shift in m...     

Synthesis and Phase Behavior of Poly(1-alkyne) with Liquid Crystalline-induced Luminescence Enhancement

Poly(1-alkyne) with octoxy spacer -{[HC=C(CH2)8O-terphenyl-CN]}n-(PA8CN) and terphenyl liquid crystalline pendant was synthesized,and the effects of structure on the optical properties,especially the liquid crystallinity behavior of the polymer and monomer were investigated.The monomer was prepared in high yields(92.30%) by coupling and etherification reactions and successfully polymerized in the presence of Rh catalyst and Et3N cocatalyst in high yields with trans-rich(86.27%) stereoregular structure.Compared to the monomer showing mixed monolayer structure,its corresponding polymer PA8CN formed homogeneous monolayer arrangement.Upon photoexcitation,strong blue emission peak of PA8CN appeared at 413 nm[fluorescence quantum yield,ΦF = 68% when excited at 330 nm in tetrahydrofuran(THF) solution].Compared with its solid film photoexcitated at 330 nm at room temperature,the UV light-emitting band of PA8CN solid film from its liquid crystalline with liquid nitrogen quenched rapidly at 236 ℃ was red-shift 10 nm with higher intensity,which may be ascribed to the fact that the effectual conjugation and the order degree of the molecule in the liquid crystalline state of the polymer were enhanced,the energy loss caused by the thermal vibration was decreased,thus resulting in the observed hyperchromic effect.     

Synthesis and characterization of six-arm star-shaped liquid crystalline cyclotriphosphazenes

<正>The synthesis and mesomorphic properties of a new class of liquid crystalline cyclotriphosphazenes with rigid cyanostilbene groups and flexible alkoxy groups are reported.The thermal behaviors of cyclotriphosphazene derivatives 5a-5d are studied by the means of differential scanning calorimetry,polarizing optical microscopy.Nematic phases were observed in compounds 5a-5d both on heating and cooling.The clear temperatures of compounds 5a-5d slightly increased with increasing length of terminal alkyl chain.Compounds 5a-5d showed different mesogenic region from minimum 5℃to maximum 142℃.     

Photoinduced alignment of polymerisable liquid crystals on photoreactive polymers containing 2,6-bis(benzylidene)-1-cyclohexanone units in the main chain

Photoreactive polymers containing 2,6-bis(benzylidene)-1-cyclohexanone (bisBC) units were synthesised and investigated as a photoalignment layer for polymerisable liquid crystals (PLCs) and liquid crystalline polymers (LCPs). The liquid crystalline materials were aligned homogeneously on the photoalignment layers in a wide range of irradiation dose of linearly polarised UV light (LPUVL). Specifically, for the photoalignment layer baked at 80°C, order parameters of the liquid crystalline materials were low due to the disturbance of oriented-photoreactive polymer caused by the contact with the solvent of liquid crystalline materials. However, the liquid crystalline materials were aligned homogeneously even at low irradiation doses on the thermally cured photoalignment layer baked at 180°C. In addition, the liquid crystalline materials were aligned perpendicular to the LPUVL electric field. The alignment mechanism is discussed by comparing the retardation of photoalignment layer with anisotropic polarisabilities of model molecules calculated by density functional theory (DFT). It is suggested that the liquid crystalline materials aligned along the unreacted chromophores in the photoreactive polymer.     

单体结构和聚合条件对大体积乙烯基聚合物旋光性质的影响

合成了3种手性大体积烯类单体——(+)-4,4″-二[(S)-2-甲基丁氧基]-2′-乙烯基对三联苯(p-BMVT)、(+)-3,3″-二[(S)-2-甲基丁氧基]-2′-乙烯基对三联苯(m-BMVT)和(+)-2,2″-二[(S)-2-甲基丁氧基]-2′-乙烯基对三联苯(o-BMVT),其中后两个为新化合物.系统研究了单体结构对其聚合反应活性以及单体结构和反应条件对所得聚合物旋光性质的影响.p-和m-BMVT在合适的条件下可以顺利地进行自由基聚合,形成某一旋向占优的手性二级结构;手性取代基在单体分子上移动一个共价键的距离导致聚合物的旋光方向相反.单体o-BMVT的合成产率低且不能进行自由基聚合.提高芳烃类或者降低非芳烃类聚合溶剂的极性、升高反应温度、减少单体浓度有利于得到旋光度大的聚合物.     

Photophysical properties of hydroxylated amphiphilic poly(p-phenylene)s

A homologous series of polyhydroxylated poly(p-phenylene)s with different alkoxy groups (C6PPPOH, C12PPPOH, and C18PPPOH) were synthesized with use of the Suzuki polycondensation reaction. Comparative studies of the structure correlation between their photophysical properties and film morphology is described. The absorption and emission spectra of polymers in solution and thin films showed similar features indicating that the electronic properties in solution were retained in the film state. Compared to the polymer with the short alkoxy chains (C6PPPOH), the polymers with long alkoxy groups (C12PPPOH and C18PPPOH) showed improved film forming properties with continuous and smooth film morphology. The absorption properties of the C12PPPOH showed an enhanced effective conjugation length and high quantum yield implying planarization of the backbone through alkoxy chain packing (C12H25O-) and potential hydrogen bonds. No overlap in the absorption and emission spectra was observed, which indicated minimized excimer formation or excitation energy transfer in the films. Time-resolved fluorescence measurements showed that the decay times increased from 43 ps (C6PPPOH) to 78 ps (C12PPPOH) and 99 ps (C18PPPOH). Electrochemical studies were performed for all polymers and the observed oxidation potential for C6PPPOH was higher than that of C12PPPOH and C18PPPOH. In addition, the C12PPPOH has the lowest band gap of DeltaE = 2.59 eV when compared to the 3.1 (C6PPPOH) and 2.61 eV (C18PPPOH) gaps. The optical band gaps estimated from the absorption onset of the polymers are significantly higher than those obtained from electrochemical data. C12PPPOH was chosen for investigating the charge carrier mobility by the time-of-flight (TOF) technique. The observed results also showed negative field dependent values of the drift mobility for the polymer C12PPPOH.     

具有不同长度间隔基的含联苯基团的侧链液晶聚炔的荧光行为(英文)

对一系列具有不同长度间隔基的含联苯基团的侧链液晶聚炔的稳态荧光和荧光衰减行为进行了研究.为便于比较,选取其中一个单体作为模型化合物.稳态荧光光谱结果表明,聚合物和单体均显示一个荧光发射,该荧光发射来源于聚合物侧链的联苯基团.随着间隔基长度的减小,聚合物的荧光强度降低.荧光衰减结果表明单体的荧光衰减可以拟合为一个单指数衰减,而聚合物的荧光衰减拟合为三指数衰减.这种三指数衰减可能由溶液局部高浓度引起的猝灭和侧链联苯基团的旋转受阻所引起.溶剂效应表明,溶剂与联苯基团之间的相互作用随溶剂极性增加而增大.     

Luminescent lanthanide-containing chiral liquid crystalline polymers in the side chain

Luminescent lanthanide-containing chiral liquid crystalline polymers are graft-copolymerised using poly(methylhydrogeno)siloxane (PMHS), crosslinking agent, liquid crystalline monomer and lanthanide complexes. The chemical structures of the monomers are characterised by FTIR, ^1?H NMR and elemental analyses. The mesomorphic properties and phase behaviour are investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, polarising optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The polymers containing less than 9 mol% of the crosslinking units reveal reversible mesomorphic phase transition, wide mesophase temperature ranges and high thermal stability. With the introduction of lanthanide complex units, the polymers are enabled with the significant luminescent properties. The temperature dependence of fluorescence intensity was studied in the liquid crystalline phase. The IR imaging shows that the lanthanide complex units evenly distribute in polymers.     

光致变色液晶材料研究进展

本文介绍了液晶相态和光致变色的基本原理,液晶材料在光学领域中的应用,光致变色化合物的光异构化反应对液晶光学性质的影响,以及光致变色液晶材料制备的进展。参考文献53篇。     

Interfacial polycondensation reactions of the new monomer 1,1′-bis(β -aminoethyl)ferrocene

Condensation polymerizations of several ferrocenecontaining monomers have been investigated, using low temperature interfacial and solution techniques. 1, 1′-bis(β-aminoethyl)ferrocene was synthesized via a 6-step process starting with ferrocene. This monomer was then copolymerized with various aromatic and aliphatic diacid chlorides as well as with diisocyanates, leading to ferrocene-containing polyamides and polyureas having moderately high to low viscosities. Using the interfacial method, film formation occurred for the polyamides. The related monomer 1,1′-bis(β-hydroxyethyl)ferrocene reacted with diacid chlorides and diisocyanates to form ferrocenecontaining polyesters and polyurethanes, respectively, using the solution method. The ferrocenecontaining condensation polymers were characterized by IR spectroscopy and examined for possible liquid crystalline behavior.