A series of hexaarylbenzenes (1–6) with a variety of different aryl arms (i.e. phenyl, biphenylyl, mono-, bi-, and terthienylyl) around a benzene core, decorated with flexible dodecyl chains on the terminal positions, were synthesized. Their mesomorphic behaviors were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), polarizing optical microscopy (POM) and X-ray diffraction (XD) techniques. Compounds 1–3, which have a hexaphenylbenzene core, form columnar mesophases. In particular 3, in which the core is composed of hexaphenylbenzene surrounded by thiophene rings, shows a stable columnar mesophase (d-Dh) over a large temperature range compared to its phenyl analogs, hexakis(4-dodecylphenyl-4-yl)benzene (1) and hexakis(4′-dodecylbiphenylyl)benzene (2). Compounds 4–6, hexa(oligo-α-thienylyl)benzenes, tend to form less ordered mesophases after annealing for a longer time. Compounds 4 and 5 form discotic nematic mesophases (Nd) at temperatures well below the decomposition temperature.
合成了一系列六芳基苯 (1-6),在苯核周围具有各种不同的芳基臂(即苯基、
联苯基、单、双和三
噻吩基),并在末端位置用柔性
十二烷基链装饰。通过差示扫描量热法 (
DSC)、偏光光学显微镜 (POM) 和 X 射线衍射 (XD) 技术研究了它们的介晶行为。化合物 1-3 具有
六苯基苯核心,形成柱状中间相。特别是3,其核心由被
噻吩环包围的
六苯基苯组成,与其苯基类似物六(4-
十二烷基苯基-4-基)苯相比,在很大的温度范围内表现出稳定的柱状中间相(d-Dh)。 1) 和六(4'-
十二烷基
联苯基)苯(2)。化合物 4-6,六(低聚-α-
噻吩基)苯,在长时间退火后往往会形成有序性较低的中间相。化合物 4 和 5 在远低于分解温度的温度下形成盘状向列中间相 (Nd)。