Mesomorphic properties of 2-acyloxy5-(4-alkoxyphenylazo)tropones, 2-acyloxy-5-(4-alkylphenylazo)tropones, and 2-acyloxy-5-(4-alkoxycarbonylphenylazo)tropones

Three series of mesomorphic 2-acyloxy-5-phenylazotropones with alkoxy, alkyl, and alkoxycarbonyl groups at C-4 on the phenyl ring were prepared. It was known that the corresponding 5-phenylazotropolone derivatives and their methyl ethers were not mesomorphic. 2-Acetyl-5-(4-hexyloxyphenylazo)tropone, however, shows a monotropic smectic A phase. Even an acetyl group is therefore able to induce a mesophase. The effects of terminal substitution of the tropone ring by groups such as alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, and alkyl on the clearing points are discussed.     

The synthesis and liquid crystalline behaviour of 2-(4-n-alkoxyphenyl)-5-methylpyridines

We have synthesized a new series of polyphenylene compounds with a pyridine ring, 2-(4-n-alkoxyphenyl)-5-methylpyridines (CH₃C₅H₃NC₆H₄OC_iH_2i1) (1a-i; the carbon number, i, of the alkoxy group is 1-9), and studied their phase transitions and mesogenicity using DSC and polarizing microscopy. In the homologous series of 1a-i, no mesomorphic phase appeared for i=1-5 and only a monotropic nematic phase was observed for i=6-9. The mesomorphic potential is relatively weaker for the 1a-i than for the 2a-i and 3a-i homologues, which are pyridine-containing three- and four-ring similar systems. This lowering of the mesogenicity may be due to the lack of a phenyl ring between the pyridine ring and the methyl group in the 1a-i homologues.     

Roles of sigmatropic migration of a benzoyl group and intermolecular hydrogen bonding between a tropone carbonyl and an NH group on the mesomorphic properties of 2-(4-alkoxybenzoyloxy)-5-alkylaminotropones and 5-alkoxy-2-(4-alkylaminobenzoyloxy)tropo

The mesomorphic properties of 2-(4-alkoxybenzoyloxy)-5-alkylaminotropones and 5-alkoxy-2-(4-alkylaminobenzoyloxy)tropones are discussed on the basis of results obtained by X-ray crystallographic and X-ray diffraction studies, as well as temperature-dependent FTIR spectral measurements. The X-ray crystallographic analysis of 2-(4-dodecylaminobenzoyloxy)-5-tetradecyloxytropone (2f) indicated that it formed a head-to-tail dimer through an intermolecular hydrogen bond between the NH and the tropone carbonyl group. The X-ray diffraction study of compound 2f suggested that the molecules formed interdigitated bilayer smectic C phases with a tilt angle of as much as c. 40° to a layer plane. The corresponding benzenoids, however, were non-mesomorphic, with higher melting points than the troponoids. In the troponoids, sigmatropic migration of the benzoyl group weakened the intermolecular hydrogen bonding and assisted the occurrence of mesomorphic properties.     

Roles of sigmatropic migration of a benzoyl group and intermolecular hydrogen bonding between a tropone carbonyl and an NH group on the mesomorphic properties of 2-(4-alkoxybenzoyloxy)-5-alkylaminotropones and 5-alkoxy-2-(4-alkylaminobenzoyloxy)tropo

The mesomorphic properties of 2-(4-alkoxybenzoyloxy)-5-alkylaminotropones and 5-alkoxy-2-(4-alkylaminobenzoyloxy)tropones are discussed on the basis of results obtained by X-ray crystallographic and X-ray diffraction studies, as well as temperature-dependent FTIR spectral measurements. The X-ray crystallographic analysis of 2-(4-dodecylaminobenzoyloxy)-5-tetradecyloxytropone (2f) indicated that it formed a head-to-tail dimer through an intermolecular hydrogen bond between the NH and the tropone carbonyl group. The X-ray diffraction study of compound 2f suggested that the molecules formed interdigitated bilayer smectic C phases with a tilt angle of as much as c. 40° to a layer plane. The corresponding benzenoids, however, were non-mesomorphic, with higher melting points than the troponoids. In the troponoids, sigmatropic migration of the benzoyl group weakened the intermolecular hydrogen bonding and assisted the occurrence of mesomorphic properties.     

The synthesis and liquid crystalline behaviour of 2-(4-n-alkoxyphenyl)-5-methylpyridines

We have synthesized a new series of polyphenylene compounds with a pyridine ring, 2-(4-n-alkoxyphenyl)-5-methylpyridines (CH₃C₅H₃NC₆H₄OC _i H_2i1) (1a-i ; the carbon number, i, of the alkoxy group is 1-9), and studied their phase transitions and mesogenicity using DSC and polarizing microscopy. In the homologous series of 1a-i , no mesomorphic phase appeared for i=1-5 and only a monotropic nematic phase was observed for i=6-9. The mesomorphic potential is relatively weaker for the 1a-i than for the 2a-i and 3a-i homologues, which are pyridine-containing three- and four-ring similar systems. This lowering of the mesogenicity may be due to the lack of a phenyl ring between the pyridine ring and the methyl group in the 1a-i homologues.     

Polymesomorphism in a homologous series of 2-(4-alkoxyphenyl)-5-(4-methylphenyl)pyridines

A new series of 2-(4- n -alkoxyphenyl)-5-(4-methylphenyl)pyridines (CH C H C H NC HOC H , n 1-10) (APMPP), which are teraryl compounds containing a pyridine ring in n 2 m 1 the centre position of the rigid core, was synthesized and the phase transitions of the homologues were studied using DSC measurements, polarizing optical microscopy and miscibility tests with terephthalylidene-bis-4- n -pentylaniline (TBPA). Only a nematic phase was found for the shorter alkoxy homologues with n 4. The longer alkoxy homologues with n 4 showed the sequence of enantiotropic phase transitions CrG-SmF-SmC-SmA-N-I, while a monotropic CrH phase was observed for the n 5-10 homologues. Interestingly, the polymesomorphisms appear when n is larger than 4. 3 6 4 5 3 6 4     

Synthesis and structure of 3-arylamino-2-(quinolin-2-yl)tropones

A reaction of substituted 2-(quinolin-2-yl)-1,3-tropolones with POCl₃ leads to the new3-chloro-2-(quinolin-2-yl)tropone derivatives. New 2-(4-arylaminoquinolin-2-yl)-3-aryl-aminocyclohepta-2,4,6-trien-1-ones and 2-[4-morpholino(piperidino)quinolin-2-yl]-3-aryl-aminocyclohepta-2,4,6-trien-1-ones were obtained by nucleophilic substitution reaction of the halogen atom in 2-(4-chloroquinolin-2-yl)-3-chlorotropones and 3-chloro-2-[4-morpholino-(piperidino)quinolin-2-yl]tropones. Molecular structures of 3-chloro-2-(quinolin-2-yl)tropone and 3-arylamino-2-(quinolin-2-yl)tropone were established by X-ray diffraction analysis. Energy and structural characteristics of isomers of 3-arylamino-2-(quinolin-2-yl)tropones in the gas phase and in solution were calculated by the density functional theory method (PBE0/6-31G**).     

Dimeric liquid crystals with 5-(4-alkoxybenzoyloxy)tropone or 4-(4-alkoxybenzoyloxy)phenyl cores: evaluation of the tilt angles of the cores, spacers, and side chains

Two types of symmetric dimers with 5-(4-alkoxybenzoyloxy)tropone cores or with 4-(4-alkoxybenzoyloxy)phenyl cores were synthesized to evaluate the effect of the core structure and the length of the spacer on the mesomorphic properties. The former had smectic C phases whereas the latter had smectic C and F phases. Both types of dimer showed a remarkable odd-even effect on varying the spacer on the mesomorphic properties. Comparison of the thermal stability between them demonstrated that benzenoid twins are more stable than troponoid ones. The layer spacings of the smectic C phases were measured to determine the tilt angles of the core part, the spacer, and the side chains on changing the length of the spacer and the side chains. Troponoid dimers had a larger tilt angle of the core part of the smectic C phase than benzenoid twins, which lowered the thermal stability of the troponoid. Entropy changes of the smectic C phase to the isotropic liquid showed a contrast between troponoids and benzenoids. The former had smaller values and odd-even effects than the latter, which indicated that the former troponoids had a limited number of conformers in mesophases.     

2H NMR spectra of 2-(p-heptylbenzoyloxy)-5-(p-heptylbenzenazo)tropone. A new sigmatropic liquid crystal

Liquid crystals incorporating in their molecular framework a seven-membered ring are still relatively rare [1]. Recently the synthesis and thermal behaviour of a series of liquid crystal materials having a tropone moiety in their mesogenic core have been reported [2-4]. These mesogens, based on a 2-(acyloxy)tropone core structure, show intramolecular migration of the acyl substituents between the two oxygen atoms at C-1 and C-2, an effect already known for simple 2-(acyloxy)tropones in their isotropic solutions [5]. This migration involves a concerted [1, 9]-sigmatropic rearrangement [2]. This rearrangement could play a major role in determining the properties of the mesophases: it has been suggested in fact that, because of this rearrangement, the mesogenic molecules acquire a mean rod-like shape which can sustain the mesophase formation [2].     

Thermally-induced radical rearrangement of 2-(2-thienylmethoxy)-and 2-(2-benzo[b]thienylmethoxy)tropones

Upon heating at ca. 160°, 2-(2-thienylmethoxy)tropone afforded 3- and 5(2-thienylmethyl)tropolones. Formation of 3,5-bis(2-thienylmethyl)tropolone and unsubstituted tropolone indicated a radical chain mechanism for the thermolysis.     

查尔酮衍生物E-2-(甲氨基)-7-(3-(吡啶基)丙烯酰基)卓酮的合成(英文)

以2-乙酰基-7-(甲氨基)卓酮(1)为原料,经由与各种吡啶醛的Claisen-Schmidt缩合反应得到查尔酮衍生物E-2-(甲氨基)-7-(3-(吡啶基)丙烯酰基)卓酮(2～5).全部合成产物均为新化合物,未见文献报道;其结构均由红外光谱分析、1H核磁共振、质谱及元素分析得以证实.     

Synthesis of 4-acyl(alkoxycarbonyl)-5-fluoroalkyl-3,5-dihydroxyfuran-2(5H)-ones

4-Acyl(alkoxycarbonyl)-5-fluoroalkyl-3,5-dihydroxyfuran-2(5H)-ones were obtained for the first time by the reactions of fluoroalkyl-containing 1,3-diketones and 3-oxo esters with oxalyl chloride.     

New liquid crystal compounds ( )-4-[5-(2-Methylbutyl)-1,3-dioxan-2-yl]phenyl 4-alkoxybenzoate

New liquid crystal compounds, (+)-4-[5-(2-methylbutyl)-1,3-dioxan-2-yl] phenyl 4-alkoxybenzoates (5), were synthesized. The mesomorphic behaviour of these compounds is compared with that of (+)-4-(5-alkyl-1,3-dioxan-2-yl)-phenyl 4-(2-methylbutoxy)benzoates (6). While compounds 6 exhibited a chiral smectic C phase, the corresponding compounds 5 did not. This might mean that for the appearance of a chiral smectic C phase in these types of compounds, it is necessary that the carbonyl and the chiral groups exist at nearby positions. Transition temperatures to those isotropic state for compounds 5 were lower than those for compounds 6. This result is common in both cases of (+)-4-alkoxycarbonylphenyl-4-[5-(2-methylbutyl)-1,3-dioxan-2-yl]benzoates (7), and (+)-4-(2-methylbutoxy-carbonyl)phenyl 4-(5-alkyl-1,3-dioxan-2-yl)-benzoates (8).     

Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of 4-cyanophenyl and 4-nitrophenyl 4- n -alkoxytetrafluorobiphenyl-4'-carboxylates

Four homologous series of 4-cyanophenyl and 4-nitrophenyl 4- n -alkoxytetrafluorobiphenyl-4'carboxylates have been synthesized. Their mesomorphic properties were measured by polarizing optical microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. The relationship between the properties and chemical structures of these compounds has been studied; the effects of terminal alkoxy chain length, polarizable end groups and the position of tetrafluorophenylene in the rigid core on mesomorphic behaviour are discussed in detail.     

Intramolecular hydrogen bonding in imidazole-4(5)-alkoxycarbonyl-5(4)-carboxamide derivatives

The ir spectrum of imidazole derivatives, which have an alkoxycarbonyl group and a carboxamide group at the 4- and 5-positions of the imidazole ring respectively, exhibits the shift of the ester carbonyl band to a lower wave number. This phenomenon was investigated by spectroscopic measurements of a group of relevant compounds. The results indicate that the shift is caused by the intramolecular hydrogen bonds between the hydrogen atom of the amide and the carbonyl oxygen of the ester which is enhanced by the resonance stabilization of the imidazole ring.     

Crystal Structure of 3, 4-trans-4, 5-trans-2-Amino-3-cyano-1, 3-diethyloxy carbonyl- 4, 5-di (4-chlorophenyl)cyclopentene

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2-(4-Biphenylyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles: synthesis and mesogenic studies

A series of 2-(4-biphenylyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles bearing alkyl or alkoxy substituents at the 4? position, and a hydrogen, or alkyl substituent (linear, branched, fluorinated or functionalised) at the 5 position were synthesised and characterised (51 compounds). Their mesogenic properties were evaluated using differential scanning calorimetry and polarising optical microscopy. Results show that substitution of the 1,3,4-oxadiazole ring for a terminal benzene ring in a conventional p-terphenyl enriched the mesogenic properties. Most of the new oxadiazole compounds exhibit either monotropic or enantiotropic smectic A mesophases with widths ranging from 3 to 50°C. A few compounds (short tailed) exhibit nematic phases and some compounds with branched or fluorinated alkyl substituents at the 5 position are also mesogenic.     

Effects of benzoyl group substituents on the mesomorphic properties of 5-alkoxy-2-benzoylaminotropones

Three types of 5-alkoxy-2-benzoylaminotropones, containing an electron-donating group and seven types of derivatives with electron-withdrawing groups on the benzoyl group, were prepared in order to study the thermal ranges of the mesophases exhibited. The troponoid amides had higher transition temperatures than the corresponding troponoid esters and benzenoid amides. From the ¹H NMR spectroscopic measurements and X-ray crystallographic analysis of 5-butoxy-2-(4-methoxybenzoylamino)tropone, it was observed that the benzoyl carbonyl group faced to the H-3 of the tropone ring to form an intramolecular hydrogen bond between the tropone carbonyl and the amide NH groups. The intramolecular hydrogen bonding of the troponoid amides made the molecules flat, inducing strong π–π intermolecular interactions between head-to-tail dimers and so reduced the possibility of intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the NH group and the carbonyl group of neighbouring molecules so decreasing melting points. Electron-donating groups enhanced the appearance of nematic phases while electron-withdrawing groups promoted smectic A phases.     

Chlorosulfonyl isocyanate reactions with N-(alkoxycarbonyl)-2-azabicyclo[2.2.0]hex-5-enes. Regiospecific two-atom insertion pathways

Addition of the uniparticulate electrophile chlorosulfonyl isocyanate to the nitrogen atom of N-(alkoxycarbonyl)-2-azabicyclo[2.2.0]hex-5-enes 1 is followed by ring cleavage and recombination. The parent 4-methyl, 5-methyl, 5-bromo, and 5-phenyl azabicycles 1a-f afforded novel 2,4-diaza-3-oxo-bicyclo[4.2.0]oct-7-enes 10a-f. The 3-endo-phenyl azabicycle 1g rearranged to a 6-styryl-1,3-diaza-2-oxo-cyclohex-4-ene 12.     

Effects of benzoyl group substituents on the mesomorphic properties of 5-alkoxy-2-benzoylaminotropones

Three types of 5-alkoxy-2-benzoylaminotropones, containing an electron-donating group and seven types of derivatives with electron-withdrawing groups on the benzoyl group, were prepared in order to study the thermal ranges of the mesophases exhibited. The troponoid amides had higher transition temperatures than the corresponding troponoid esters and benzenoid amides. From the ¹H NMR spectroscopic measurements and X-ray crystallographic analysis of 5-butoxy-2-(4-methoxybenzoylamino)tropone, it was observed that the benzoyl carbonyl group faced to the H-3 of the tropone ring to form an intramolecular hydrogen bond between the tropone carbonyl and the amide NH groups. The intramolecular hydrogen bonding of the troponoid amides made the molecules flat, inducing strong π-π intermolecular interactions between head-to-tail dimers and so reduced the possibility of intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the NH group and the carbonyl group of neighbouring molecules so decreasing melting points. Electron-donating groups enhanced the appearance of nematic phases while electron-withdrawing groups promoted smectic A phases.