作者:Zita Puterová、Jerzy Romiszewski、Jozef Mieczkowski、Ewa Gorecka
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2012.07.075
日期:2012.9
We present a synthesis and mesomorphic properties of a new series of rod-like mesogens. All the compounds possess a substituted 2-aminothiophene unit as a main element in the structure attached to a stilbene moiety with a terminal alkyloxy chain (OR1, OR2 where R-1=CnH2n+1, R-2=CmH2m+1; n, m ranging from 6 to 12). The synthesis of alkyloxybiphenyl substituted 2-aminothiophenes was carried out by the Gewald reaction and the appropriate reaction conditions were investigated. The liquid-crystalline properties were studied via polarizing optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction. These materials exhibit nematic and/or smectic A phases. The influence of structural changes (variation in alkyloxy chain length and symmetry of the molecule) on mesogenic behaviour is discussed. Evaluation of UV-vis, fluorescent and electrochemical properties are also included. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.