Mesomorphism Behavior of Two Series of Chiral Compounds with Semiperfluorocarbon Chains
摘要:
Thermotropic liquid crystals with fluorocarbon chains have attracted much attention, because they are feasible to form smectic phases. Herein, two series of chiral compounds with semiperfluorocarbon chains were designed and synthesized. These compounds were characterized by IR, H-1 NMR, F-19 NMR, mass spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. Phase transition behavior was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry and polarized optical microscopy. Members of the two-ring series do not exhibit liquid crystalline phases. However, the three-ring analogues exhibit an enantiotropic SmA phase. When the length of alkyl chains is sufficient, an enantiotropic SmB phase is also identified.
Abstract A series of symmetrical chiral ferroelectricliquidcrystal dimers viz., alkyl bis(R)-2-[4-(4′-decyloxyphenyl)benzoyloxyphenoxy]propionates}, ABDBP-n (n = 6–10), containing lactate units were synthesized and characterized. The length of the methylene spacer was increased from 6 to 10 in between the two chiral carbons located at the inner side of dimer. All the synthesized dimers exhibited
Terminal Effect of the Semi-fluorocarbon Chain on the Liquid Crystalline Behaviors of Some Compounds
作者:Xiaoqing Wu、Yongmin Guo、Yi Li、Baozong Li、Yonggang Yang
DOI:10.1080/15421406.2018.1539422
日期:2018.5.3
Two series of chiral compounds with semi-perfluorocarbon chains and alkoxy ones, nBP4F and nBP6F, are synthesized. Enantiotropic SmA phase is identified in all of these compounds. When the alkoxy chain length is short, enantiotropic SmB is also identified. When the alkoxy chain length is longer than 6 carbons, enantiotropic SmC* phase is formed. Their clearing points increase with increasing the perfluorocarbon chain length. Comparison of compounds with -CF3, -CHF2 and -CF2Cl groups at the terminals of the fluorocarbon chains, the clearing point sequence is -CHF2 < -CF2Cl < -CF3; and the melting point sequence is -CF3 < -CHF2 < -CF2Cl. Therefore, the compounds with semi-perfluorocarbon chains show the widest liquid crystalline temperature range. Moreover, the SmC* phase of the compounds with -CF3 at the terminals shows the highest thermostability.