Chiral induction in nematic and smectic C liquid crystal phases by dopants with axially chiral 1,11-dimethyl-5,7-dihydrodibenz[c,e]thiepin cores
作者:Matthew P. Thompson、Robert P. Lemieux
DOI:10.1039/b712253e
日期:——
Three calamitic molecules with axially chiral cores, (S)-3,9-bis[(4-dodecyloxybenzoyl)oxy]-1,11-dimethyl-5,7-dihydrodibenzo[c,e]thiepin (5a), (R)-3,9-bis[(4-butoxybenzoyl)oxy]-1,11-dimethyl-5,7-dihydrodibenzo[c,e]thiepin (5b), and (R)-3,9-bis[(4-octyloxybenzoyl)oxy]-1,11-dimethyl-5,7-dihydrodibenzo[c,e]thiepin (5c), were synthesized in optically pure form and doped in four calamitic liquid crystal hosts with I–N–SmA–SmC (INAC) phase sequences (PhP, PhB, NCB76 and DFT), and in the nematic host 5CB. Helical twisting powers (β) in the N* phase are in the range of 24–43 µm–1 with the INAC hosts, and in the range of 56–58 µm–1 with 5CB at T–TN-I = –2 K, which are comparable to those previously reported for axially chiral binaphthyls. Interestingly, these dopants were found to stabilize and broaden the temperature range of the N* phase in 5CB. With some of the dopant–INAC host mixtures, the induction of a chiral TGBA* phase was also observed. Dopant 5a induces a measurable spontaneous polarization in the SmC phase of the achiral phenylpyrimidine host PhP, giving a polarization power δp of –104 ± 20 nC cm–2. Comparisons of helical twisting powers in the N* and SmC* phases, and polarization powers in the SmC* phase, for dopants 5a–c and the dinitro analogue (+)-1,11-dinitro-3,9-bis[(4-nonyloxybenzoyl)oxy]-5,7-dihydrodibenzo[c,e]thiepin (4) suggest that the nitro substituents play a dominant role in promoting chirality transfer in the SmC* phase, whereas the helical topography of the core appears to be a more important factor in promoting chirality transfer in the N* phase.
三种具有轴向手性核心的钙钛矿分子:(S)-3,9-双[(4-十二烷氧基苯甲酰基)氧基]-1,11-二甲基-5,7-二氢二苯并[c,e]硫杂卓(5a)、(R)-3,9-双[(4-丁氧基苯甲酰基)氧基]-1,11-二甲基-5,7-二氢二苯并[c,e]硫杂卓 (5b),以及 (R)-3,9-双[(4-辛氧基苯甲酰基)氧基]-1、11-二甲基-5,7-二氢二苯并[c,e]硫杂卓 (5c) 的光学纯品,并掺杂在具有 I-N-SmA-SmC (INAC) 相序的四种钙钛矿液晶宿主(PhP、PhB、NCB76 和 DFT)以及向列宿主 5CB 中。在 T-TN-I = -2 K 时,INAC 主晶在 N* 相中的螺旋扭转力 (β)范围为 24-43 µm-1,5CB 为 56-58 µm-1,与之前报道的轴向手性双萘的螺旋扭转力相当。有趣的是,这些掺杂剂能稳定和拓宽 5CB 中 N* 相的温度范围。在某些掺杂剂-INAC 主混合物中,还观察到诱导出了手性 TGBA* 相。掺杂剂 5a 可诱导非手性苯基嘧啶宿主 PhP 的 SmC 相产生可测量的自发极化,极化功率 δp 为 -104 ± 20 nC cm-2。比较了掺杂剂 5a-c 和二硝基类似物 (+)-1,11- 二硝基-3,9-双[(4-壬氧基苯甲酰基)氧基]-5,7-二氢二苯并[c、e]硫杂卓 (4) 表明,硝基取代基在促进 SmC* 相手性转移方面起着主导作用,而核心的螺旋形貌似乎是促进 N* 相手性转移的更重要因素。