1-((12-Bromododecyl)oxy)-4-((4-(4-pentylcyclohexyl)phenyl)ethynyl) benzene: Liquid crystal with aggregation-induced emission characteristics
作者:YaFei Chen、JieSheng Lin、WangZhang Yuan、ZhenQiang Yu、Jacky WingYip Lam、Ben Zhong Tang
DOI:10.1007/s11426-013-4950-5
日期:2013.9
The luminescent liquid crystals (LLCs) are expected to solve the conflicts between the aggregation caused quenching and the requirement of aggregation or self-organization for LCs. Herein, we developed a new strategy of applying aggregation-induced emission (AIE) phenomenon to the molecular design of LCs towards LLCs. In this report, a calamitic liquid crystal based on tolane with AIE characteristics was successfully synthesized and the chemical structure was characterized by 1H, 13C NMR, and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) high-resolution mass spectra. The fluorescence behavior was studied by fluorescence spectroscopy and the liquid crystal phase behaviors were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), polarized optical microscopy (POM). The crystal structure was obtained by X-ray diffraction crystallography with P1 space group. Results demonstrated that the sample was AIE active and the LC phases sequence during cooling was nematic, smectic C and smectic B phase.
发光液晶(LLCs)旨在解决液晶由于聚集引起的淬灭与其对聚集或自组织需求之间的矛盾。在此,我们开发了一种新策略,即将聚集诱导发光(AIE)现象应用于液晶分子的设计上,以实现LLCs。本报告中,成功合成了一种基于对甲苯的具AIE特性的柱状液晶,并通过1H、13C NMR和基质辅助激光解吸/电离飞行时间(MALDI-TOF)高分辨质谱对其化学结构进行了表征。通过荧光光谱学研究了荧光行为,并利用差示扫描量热法(DSC)和偏光光学显微镜(POM)考察了液晶相行为。通过X射线衍射结晶学采用P1空间群获取了晶体结构。结果显示样品具AIE活性,且在冷却过程中,液晶相序列为向列相、层状C相和层状B相。