The thermal behaviour of binary mixtures of
1-(4-pyridyloxy)-5-[4-(4-butylphenylazo)phenoxy]pentane (Bu-azo-5-Pyr) and
1-(4-pyridyloxy)-6-[4-(butylphenylazo)phenoxy]hexane (Bu-azo-6-Pyr) with
4-octyloxybenzoic acid is reported. Both systems are miscible over the
complete composition range; this miscibility is attributed to the
formation of a hydrogen bond between the unlike species, a view confirmed
by IR spectroscopy. Bu-azo-5-Pyr and Bu-azo-6-Pyr do not exhibit liquid
crystallinity but enhanced liquid crystal behaviour is observed for the
mixtures with the acid. In particular, smectic A behaviour is injected
into the phase diagrams of both systems. The clearing temperatures of the
mixtures containing Bu-azo-6-Pyr are considerably higher than those for
the analogous mixture containing Bu-azo-5-Pyr. In addition, the entropy
change associated with the clearing transition for the equimolar mixture
containing Bu-azo-6-Pyr is significantly higher than that for the
analogous mixture containing Bu-azo-5-Pyr. These observations strongly
suggest the formation of a supramolecular dimeric liquid crystal. For the
Bu-azo-6-Pyr-based system the specific molecular interaction between the
pyridyl and acid fragments has not only strongly enhanced the liquid
crystalline behaviour but also increased the degree of molecular
ordering.
报告了 1-(4-
吡啶氧基)-5-[4-(4-丁基苯偶氮)苯氧基]
戊烷(Bu-azo-5-Pyr)和 1-(4-
吡啶氧基)-6-[4-(丁基苯偶氮)苯氧基]己烷(Bu-azo-6-Pyr)与 4-辛氧基
苯甲酸的二元混合物的热学特性。这两种体系在整个成分范围内均可混溶;这种混溶性归因于不同物种之间形成了氢键,红外光谱证实了这一观点。Bu-azo-5-Pyr 和 Bu-azo-6-Pyr 不表现出液晶性,但与酸的混合物却表现出更强的液晶特性。特别是,在这两种体系的相图中都出现了共晶 A 行为。含有 Bu-azo-6-Pyr 的混合物的清澈温度大大高于含有 Bu-azo-5-Pyr 的类似混合物。此外,含有 Bu-azo-6-Pyr 的等摩尔混合物与清澈转变相关的熵变也明显高于含有 Bu-azo-5-Pyr 的类似混合物。这些观察结果有力地证明了超分子二聚液晶的形成。对于基于 Bu-azo-6-Pyr 的体系,
吡啶基和酸片段之间的特殊分子相互作用不仅大大增强了液晶的性能,而且提高了分子的有序度。