Thermotropic liquid crystalline α-[bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]ω-(4 ′-methoxybiphenyl-4-oxy)alkane hydrochlorides

Liquid crystalline α-[bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]- ω -(4′-methoxybiphenyl-4-oxy)alkane hydrochlorides with different spacer lengths (6, 8, 10 methylene units) have been synthesized and characterized by NMR, DSC, polarizing optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The melting temperatures of the hydrochlorides decrease with increasing number of methylene units in the spacer. Highly ordered and very viscous liquid crystalline (LC1) smectic phases are formed on melting. Upon further heating these phases are transformed into a less viscous smectic C phase (LC2). The temperature of the LC1-LC2 transition decreases and the temperature of the LC2 to isotropic phase transition (LC2-I transition) increases with increasing number of methylene units in the spacer.     

121Sb and57Fe Mössbauer spectra of antimony-containing iron carbonyl complexes: [HSb{Fe(CO)4}3]2− and [Sb{Fe(CO)4}4]3−

¹²¹Sb Mössbauer spectra of the title complexes, whose isomer shifts are intermediate between the organoantimony(III) and organoantimony(V) compounds, suggest that considerable electrons are donated from hydrido ligand and Fe(CO)₄ fragments to the antimony atom.     

Synthesis and characterization of α-{3-[2-hydroxy-3-(N-methyl-N-hydroxy-ethylamino)propoxy]propyl}-ω-butylpolydimethylsiloxanes.

α-{3-[2-hydroxy-3-(N-methyl-N-hydroxyethylamino)propoxy]propyl}-ω-butylpolydimethylsiloxanes Ⅲ with various moleculax weights were prepared by epoxy addition of α-[3-(2,3-epoxy-propoxy)propyl]-ω-butylpolydimethylsiloxanes Ⅱ and Nmethylmonoethanolamine.At each step.the outcome compounds were characterized through FT-IR and NMR spectra,the results showed that each step was successfully carried out and objective products were achieved.     

Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of new chiral banana‐shaped liquid crystals with chiral 3‐(alkoxy)propoxy terminal groups

New chiral banana‐shaped liquid crystals with chiral 3‐(alkoxy)propoxy terminal groups (Pn‐O‐PIMB5*‐4O, n = 7, 8, 9 and 10) were synthesized and their mesomorphic properties and phase structures investigated by means of electro‐optic measurements, polarizing optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and second harmonic generation measurements. Most of these chiral bent‐core mesogens (n = 7–9) showed the antiferroelectric B2 phase, whereas P10‐O‐PIMB5*‐4O exhibited the B7 phase. Comparing with the previously reported homologue Pn‐O‐PIMB(n‐2)*, we conclude that the terminal chain structure, particularly the position of chiral centres, plays an important role in the emergence of particular phase structures.     

The synthesis and liquid crystalline behaviour of alkoxy‐substituted derivatives of 1,4‐bis(phenylethynyl)benzene

Despite the prevalence of organised 1,4‐bis(phenylethynyl)benzene derivatives in molecular electronics, the interest in the photophysics of these systems and the common occurrence of phenylethynyl moeties in molecules that exhibit liquid crystalline phases, the phase behaviour of simple alkoxy‐substituted 1,4‐bis(phenylethynyl)benzene derivatives has not yet been described. Two series of 1,4‐bis(phenylethynyl)benzene derivatives, i.e. 1‐[(4′‐alkoxy)phenylethynyl]‐4‐(phenylethynyl)benzenes (5a–5f) and methyl 4‐[(4″‐alkoxy)phenylethynyl‐4′‐(phenylethynyl)] benzoates (18a–18f) [alkoxy = n‐C₄H₉ (a), n‐C₆H₁₃ (b), n‐C₉H₁₉ (c), n‐C₁₂H₂₅ (d), n‐C₁₄H₂₉ (e), n‐C₁₆H₃₃ (f)] have been prepared and characterised. Both series have good chemical stability at temperatures up to 210°C, the derivatives featuring the methyl ester head‐group (18a–18f) offering rather higher melting points and generally stabilising a more diverse range of mesophases at higher temperatures than those found for the simpler compounds (5a–5f). Smectic phases are stabilised by the longer alkoxy substituents, whereas for short and intermediate chain lengths of the simpler system (5a–5c) nematic phases dominate. Diffraction analysis was used to identify the SmB_hex phase in (5d–5f) that is stable within a temperature range of approximately 120–140°C. The relationships between the organisation of molecules within these moderate temperature liquid crystalline phases and other self‐organised states (e.g. Langmuir‐Blodgett films) remain to be explored.     

Synthesis and characterization of ionic liquids: viologen bis{tetrakis[3,5‐bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate} salts

Several viologen bis{tetrakis[3,5‐bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate} salts were prepared by metathesis reaction of the corresponding viologen dibromides (diiodide) with sodium bis{tetrakis[3,5‐bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate} salt in a polar organic solvent. They were characterized for their physical and thermal properties by experimental techniques including variable temperature X‐ray diffraction. All exhibited low T _g and T _m, and their T _g/T _m (K) ratios were in the range 0.66–0.79. Several exhibited polymorphism and formed isotropic ionic melts at <150°C. They were soluble in many common organic solvents such as ethers, alcohols, acetonitrile and methylene chloride. They exhibited photoluminescence in both 1,2‐dimethoxyethane and methanol, as well as in the solid state. In the solid state, the emission spectra exhibited hypsochromic shift when compared with those in solutions of 1,2‐dimethoxyethane and methanol.     

Synthesis and studies of some cholest-5-en-3-ol-(3β)[4-phenylpyridylazo]carbonate-containing supramolecular hydrogen-bonded mesogens

Mesogenic materials containing cholest-5-en-3-ol-(3β)[4-phenylpyridylazo]carbonate (CPPC) and 4-n-alkyloxybenzoic acids have been synthesized using hydrogen bonding as a mechanism for self-assembly. Phase diagrams of the binary mixtures of the hydrogen bond donor and acceptor were established using polarizing optical microscopy. The maximum isotropization point was observed for the 50 mol % composition confirming the formation of stable 1 : 1 complexes due to intermolecular hydrogen bonding. All the supramolecular assemblies built from 1 : 1 molar ratios of the hydrogen bond donor and acceptor moieties exhibit well defined smectic A (SmA) liquid crystal phases on heating and cooling cycles. The SmA phases exhibited by the complexes are not observed for the individual components. The azobenzene moiety of CPPC undergoes trans-cis-photoisomerization with a quantum yield of 0.1 and the activation energy for the thermal cis-trans-isomerization was estimated as 92 kJ mol-¹.     

Tris(pyrazolyl)borate half-sandwich complexes of trivalent uranium incorporating the [C8H6{SiiPr3-1,4}2]2− and [C8H4{SiiPr3-1,4}2]2− ligands

The reaction of UI₃ in THF with KTp^Me2 and the subsequent addition of [K₂(C₈H₆{SiⁱPr₃-1,4}₂)] or [K₂(C₈H₄{SiⁱPr₃-1,4}₂)] yields dark red [U(κ³-Tp^Me2)(C₈H₆{SiⁱPr₃-1,4}₂)] 1 and purple [U(κ³-Tp^Me2)(C₈H₄{SiⁱPr₃-1,4}₂)] 2, respectively. The ¹H NMR of 1 at room temperature suggests a rigid structure, whereas 2 is fluxional in solution on the NMR timescale. 1 is unreactive towards CO, CO₂ and MeNC under mild conditions; density functional calculations were used to compare the electronic and steric effects of the Tp^Me2 vs. Cp* ligands in mixed sandwich complexes of the type [U(L)(C₈H₆{SiH₃-1,4}₂)] (L = Cp* or (κ³-Tp^Me2)). On heating at 80 °C, 1 reacts with excess MeNC to yield [U(C₈H₆{SiⁱPr₃-1,4}₂)(κ²-dmpz)₂(η¹-CNMe)] 3. The structures of 1–3 have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction.     

2-[Pyridin-2(4)-yl]-N-[ω-vinyloxyalkyl]ethanamines

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From an {Fe4S4}-cluster to {Fe2S2}- and {Fe3S}-carbonyls. Crystal structure of [Fe3S(CO)9]2−

We report the electrochemical and chemical synthesis of the first isolable iron carbonyls obtained directly from an {Fe₄S₄}-cluster and carbon monoxide: the structure of one product of chemical reduction, [Fe₃S(CO)₉]²⁻, had been determined by X-ray crystallography.     

Synthesis and chemical characterization of some InFe heteronuclear carbonyl compounds; crystal structure of [NMe3CH2Ph]3[In{Fe(CO)4}3] and [NEt4]2[In2Br4{η-Fe(CO)4}2]

The reaction in THF of Na₂[Fe(CO)₄·xTHF with InBr₃ in an approximate 3.5:1 molar ratio affords the new [In{Fe(CO)₄}₃]³⁻ trianion, which has been isolated as its trimethylbenzylammonium salt and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. On oxidation with two equivalents of AgBF₄ it stepwise affords the anions [In₂Fe₆(CO)₂₄]^x− with x = 4 and 2, respectively. Its reaction with InBr₃ gives species of the composition [InBr_3−x{Fe(CO)_4x}]^x− (x = 1,2), and the anion with the composition [InBr₂{Fe(CO)₄}]⁻ has been structurally characterized as the dimeric species [InBr₂Br₄{η-Fe(CO)₄}₂]²⁻.     

Synthesis and characterization of α-{ 3-[2-hydroxy-3- （N-methyl-N-hydroxy-ethylamino）propoxy]propyl}-ω- butylpolydimethylsiloxanes

α-{ 3-[2-hydroxy-3-（N-methyl-N-hydroxyethylamino）propoxy]propyl }-α-butylpolydimethylsiloxanes III with various molecu- lar weights were prepared by epoxy addition of α-[3-（2,3-epoxy-propoxy）propyl]-α-butylpolydimethylsiloxanes Ⅱ and N- methylmonoethanolamine. At each step, the outcome compounds were characterized through FT-IR and NMR spectra, the results showed that each step was successfully carried out and objective products were achieved.     

Synthesis,characterisation and liquid crystal properties of 2,5‐bis[5‐alkyl(alkoxy)phenyl‐1,3,4‐oxadiazole]bromobenzenes

A series of new thermal bilateral liquid crystal compounds with the phenylenebis‐1,3,4‐oxadiazole structure was synthesised. The molecular structures of the oxadiazole compounds were confirmed by FT‐IR and ¹H NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis and mass spectrometry. Thermogravimetric analysis indicates that the compounds in an atmosphere of nitrogen have good thermal stability. Measurements using differential scanning calorimetry, polarising optical microscopy and temperature‐dependent wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction indicated that the liquid crystalline properties are related to the length of the end groups. When the end group was tert‐butyl or alkoxy with four and six carbons, the compounds exhibit no liquid crystal phase. However, compounds with end groups containing more than eight carbons show significant bidirectional thermally‐induced liquid crystal properties and the structure of the liquid crystal phase is the lamellar smectic A phase. All the compounds exhibit blue fluorescence.     

Synthesis and characterization ofα-{3-[(2,3-dihydroxy) propoxy]propyl}-ω-butylpolydimethylsiloxanes

Hydrosilylation has been carried out between Si-H terminated polydimethylsiloxanes with narrow molecular weight distribution and protected 3-allyloxy-1,2-propanediol,and after subsequently alcoholyzed,α-{3-[(2,3-dihydroxy)propoxy]propyl}-ω-butyl -polydimethylsiloxanes with varying number of((Si(CH_3)_2-O) unit were obtained.At each step,the produced compounds were carefully characterized.The results showed that each step was successfully carried out and target products were achieved.     

Thermodynamic Model for BiPO4(cr) and Bi(OH)3(am) Solubility in the Aqueous Na+–H+–\mathrm{H}_{2}\mathrm{PO}_{4}^{-}–\mathrm{HPO}_{4}^{2-}–\mathrm{PO}_{4}^{3-}–OH−–Cl−–H2O System

Prior to this study no data for the solubility product of BiPO₄(cr) or the complexation constants of Bi with phosphate were available. The solubility of BiPO₄(cr) was studied at 23±2?°C from both the over- and under-saturation directions as functions of a wide range in time (6–309 days), pH values (0–15), and phosphate concentrations (reaching as high as 1.0 mol?kg^?1). HCl or NaOH were used to obtain a range in pH values. Steady state concentrations and equilibrium were reached in <6 days. The data were interpreted using the SIT model. These extensive data provided a solubility product value for BiPO₄(cr) and an upper limit value for the formation of BiPO₄(aq). Because the aqueous system in this study involved relatively high concentrations of chloride, reliable values for the complexation constants of Bi with chloride were required to accurately interpret the solubility data. Therefore as a part of this investigation, existing Bi–Cl data were critically reviewed and used to obtain values of equilibrium constants for various Bi–Cl complexes at zero ionic strength along with the values for various SIT ion interaction parameters. Predictions based on these thermodynamic quantities agreed closely with our experimental data, the chloride concentrations of which ranged as high as 0.7 mol?kg^?1. The study showed that BiPO₄(cr) is stable at pH values <9.0. At pH values >9.0, Bi(OH)₃(am) is the solubility controlling phase. Reliable values for the Bi(OH)₃(am) solubility reactions involving Bi(OH)₃(aq) and $\mathrm{Bi}(\mathrm{OH})_{4}^{-}$ and the formation constants of these aqueous species are also reported.     

4＇，4＂（5＂）-{二-[1，3]二氧[4，5-g]喹啉}-二苯并-18-冠-6的合成

6-氨基胡椒醛与4＇，4＂（5＂）-二乙酰基二苯并-18-冠-6进行Friedlander缩合得到新的冠醚衍生物——4＇，4＂（5＂）-{二-[1，3]二氧[4，5-g]喹啉}-二苯并-18-冠-6（3），产率62％。3的结构经UV，^1H NMR，^13C NMR，IR和MS表征。     

1，4-双{2-[4-[2-苯并恶唑)苯基]乙烯基}苯及衍生物的合成

通过Wittig-Horner反应，以对苯二甲醛和2—(4-氯甲基苯基)苯并恶唑为主要 原料，合成了八个新型1，4-双{2-[4-(2—苯并恶唑)苯基]乙烯基}苯及衍生物．通 过IR，^1H NMR,UV-vis和元素分析等方法确认了它们的化学结构，分析数据表明各 标题化合物分子结构中的C=C双键均为反式结构特．     

Asymmetric dimeric liquid crystals The preparation and properties of the α-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4'-oxy)-ω-(4-n-alkylanilinebenzylidene-4'-oxy)hexanes

Abstract

The first eleven members of the homologous series of α-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4'-oxy)-ω-(4-n-alkylanilinebenzylidene-4'-oxy)hexanes have been synthesized. The compounds are all enantiotropic nematogens and, with the exception of the heptyl, octyl and nonyl homologues, exhibit smectic phases. The thermal stability of the smectic A phase initially increases with the length of the terminal alkyl chain, passes through a maximum and then falls dramatically before disappearing. The smectic A phase subsequently reappears with the decyl homologue which has the highest smectic A-nematic transition temperature of the series. In order to understand this unusual behavior we have determined the entropies of transition for the compounds and we have measured the layer spacing of the smectic A phase for three of them.     

{Mo[S_2CN(C_2H_5)_2]_4}~( 1)·{FeCl_4}~(-1)·{C_6H_5CH_2S_2CH_2C_6H_5}三元包合物的晶体结构

成分为MoFeS_(10)Cl_4N_4C_(34)H_(54)的单晶样品,用SYNTEX-R3型四圆衍射仪以θ/2θ扫描方式收集3499个独立的X射线衍射强度数据进行结构分析。晶体属空间群C_s~4—C_c,晶胞参数a=17.900(5),b=18.466(7),c=15.483(4),β=92.78(2)°,Z=4,经PL,K,B及吸收因子的校正得绝对强度,由Patterson函数先导出Mo参数,随后用Fourier法有层次地导出S,Fe,Cl,N,C等非氢原子的坐标参数,另由直接法亦导出大部分非氢原子的位置,所得结果是平行的。用块矩阵最小二乘法对坐标及各向同性与各向异性的热参数进行多轮的修正,最后加入全部氢原子,同时进行氢原子各向同性热参数的修正,得一致性因子R=0.054,结构分析证实:晶体中存在有三类物种,四个二乙胺基硫代甲酸根与Mo(Ⅴ)组成了{Mo[S_2CN(C_2H_5)_2]_4}~(=1)络离子,它与负络离子{FeCl_4}~(-1)交替排列构成了沿c轴方向伸展的空腔,而电中性的苄基二硫化物,则充填其间组成了结构新颖的三元体系包合物。     

4′,4″(5″)-{二-[1,3]二氧[4,5-g]喹啉}-二苯并-18-冠-6的合成

6-氨基胡椒醛与4′,4″(5″)-二乙酰基二苯并-18-冠-6进行Friedlander缩合得到新的冠醚衍生物——4′,4″(5″)-{二-[1,3]二氧[4,5-g]喹啉}-二苯并-18-冠-6(3),产率62%。3的结构经UV,1HNMR,13CNMR,IR和MS表征。