An Efficient Synthesis of Liquid Crystalline Gigantocycles Combining Banana-Shaped and Rod-Like Mesogenic Units
作者:Adelheid Godt、Stefan Duda、Ömer Ünsal、Jürgen Thiel、Alice Härter、Mark Roos、Carsten Tschierske、Siegmar Diele
DOI:10.1002/1521-3765(20021115)8:22<5094::aid-chem5094>3.0.co;2-6
日期:2002.11.15
The synthesis of monodisperse gigantocycles with 63, 87, and 147 ring atoms on the gram scale is described. These molecules were assembled from terphenylene derivatives and long, flexible chains which were mainly aliphatic, with I terminal alkyne groups. The latter allowed for ring formation through oxidative alkyne dimerization in high yield (80-87%). The combination of a rod-like and a banana-shaped mesogen connected by flexible chains within the backbone of a ring gives rise to nematic and smectic mesophases.