基于季戊四醇的三代硅碳烷液晶树状物研究

用发散法合成了季戊四醇-四烯丙基醚为核、周边含硝基偶氮苯介晶基元(M-NO₂)端基的新型三代硅碳烷液晶树状物PCSi-3G-NO₂, 并利用元素分析、红外光谱(IR)、核磁共振(NMR)、偏光显微镜(POM)、差示扫描量热法(DSC)和X射线衍射(XRD)进行表征. PCSi-3G-NO₂显示胆甾相和近晶S_E相, 其液晶相行为是K57S_E115I100Ch80S_E53K. 而对应的介晶基元M-NO₂显示向列相, 二者在熔点、清亮点和液晶态温区等方面差别较大.     

Synthesis of Novel Carbosilane Dendrimers Based on Pentaerythritol

Novel pentaerythritol-based carbosilane dendrimers centered at carbon have been synthesised. Starting from tetraallyl ether based upon pentaerythritol as the core molecule, a succession of alternate Pt-catalyzed hydrosilylation of allyl groups with HSiC13 and allylations of SiC1 groups thus introduced with CH2=CHCH2MgBr in THF provided a divergent synthesis of three generations of carbosilane dendrimers in which the Si atoms are linked by CH2CH2CH2 groups. The reaction conditions for hydrosilylation must be well controlled. After purification by chromatography on silica gel pure products for each generation were obtained. The IR, ^1H and ^13C NMR spectra and elemental analysis data are consistent with the proposed structures. The molecular weights of the resulting carbosilne dendrimers have been determined by vapor pressure osmometry.     

A Novel Pentaerythritol-based Carbosilane Liquid Crystalline Dendrimer Containing 12 Nitroazobenzene Groups on the Periphery

A novel liquid crystalline dendrimer with peripheral mesogenic units was successfully prepared. Azo-reaction and Williamson synthesis were employed in the preparation of the mesogenic unit 4-[4-(6-hydroxyhexyloxy)-phenylazo]nitrobenzene (M-NO2). A terminal Si-Cl functional carbosilane dendrimer based on pentaerythritol was used as dendritic scaffold and subsequently functionalized with the aforementioned groups. Investigation of the liquid crystalline properties of the mesogen-functionalized dendrimer PCSi-IG-NO2 by polarizing optical microscopy, DSC, and X-ray diffraction showed that it exhibits smectic E (SE) phase, different from the corresponding mesogenic unit, which shows nematic phase. Furthermore, the temperatures of both the melting point and the clearing point of the mesogen-functionalized dendrimer decrease, and the temperature region of the SE phase is wider than that of the nematic phase.