Hexacatenar chiral oxazoline complexes were prepared in a stereospecific synthesis. Metals (Pd, Ni, Cu, Zn), lateral alkoxy chains (OC6H13, OC12H25), sterically demanding alkyl groups (CH3, C4H9) on the chiral rigid centre and the number of nuclei incorporated in the complex core (mononuclear, orthopalladated dinuclear) were varied in order to achieve supramolecular organization of the phasmid-like molecules in liquid crystal phases. Mesomorphic properties were not observed in neat materials, but phase diagrams of binary mixtures with TNF demonstrate that steric repulsion can be overcome by intercalation of the electron-acceptor TNF. In spite of the presence of six lateral chains, SmA phases were found exclusively. The structures of the SmA phases were found to have additional order with respect to SmA phases formed by calamitic molecules. Further examination
of the complexes in host nematic materials demonstrated their use as chiral dopants to induce cholesteric LC phases.
六手性
噁唑啉络合物通过立体特异性合成制备。
金属(Pd、Ni、Cu、Zn)、侧链烷氧基(OC6H13、OC12H25)、手性刚性中心上的空间位阻烷基(
CH3、
C4H9)以及络合物核心中结合的原子数(单核、正
钯化双核)均有所不同,以实现液晶相中类相变分子超分子组织。在纯净材料中未观察到介形性质,但与TNF的二元混合物的相图表明,空间位阻可以通过电子受体TNF的插入来克服。尽管存在六个侧链,但只发现了SmA相。发现SmA相的结构与由
钙质分子形成的SmA相相比具有更高的有序性。进一步研究显示,在主链性材料中,络合物可用作手性掺杂剂,诱导
胆固醇液晶相。