Thermotropic ionic liquid crystals by molecular assembly and ion pairing of 4,4′-bipyridinium derivatives and tris(dodecyloxy)benzenesulfonates in a non-polar solvent
作者:Simona Asaftei、Marius Ciobanu、Ana Maria Lepadatu、Enfeng Song、Uwe Beginn
DOI:10.1039/c2jm31830j
日期:——
The present work reports a simple and versatile pathway to incorporate redox-active 4,4â²-bipyridinium (âviologenâ) units with two, three, or six charges into dynamically ordered liquid crystalline structures by ionic interactions. A detailed analysis of the structureâproperty relationship was supported by molecular modelling experiments. Three redox-active 4,4â²-bipyridinium (âviologenâ) cores, 1,1â²-dimethyl (4-pyridin-4-ylpyridinium) di- (MV2+2+2+2+), 1,1â²,1â²â²-[benzene-1,3,5-triyltris(methylene)]tris(4-pyridin-4-ylpyridinium) tri- (V3+3+3+3+3+), and 1,1â²,1â²â²-[benzene-1,3,5-triyltris(methylene)]tris[(methyl) 4-pyridin-4-ylpyridinium] hexa- (MV6+6+6+) cationic halides, were combined with an anionic caesium 3,4,5-tris(dodecyloxy)benzene sulfonate (DOBS) under phase transfer conditions to yield complexes of constant stoichiometry. The formed complexes, MV2+2+2+(DOBS)222, V3+3+3+(DOBS)333 and MV6+6+6+(DOBS)666, were characterized by NMR spectroscopy. Depending on the molecular structure, significantly different characteristics in electrochemical behaviour of ionic liquid crystals (ILCs) with two DOBS anions and a rod-like core (MV2+2+2+2+) were observed compared with ILs with three and six DOBS anions and y-shaped cores (V3+3+3+3+3+), and (MV6+6+6+) cations respectively. We report for the first time a new electroactive thermotropic liquid crystal, MV2+2+2+(DOBS)222, which changes colour from yellow to blue-green above 75 °C typically for redox units in the reduced state. The reduced states of the MV2+2+2+(DOBS)222 complex at E = â2 V exhibit reversible redox waves and have influence on molecular arrangement in the crystal structure as seen by polarisation microscopy. Our ionic liquid crystals have potential applications, due to their low melting temperature, wide temperature range, ionic conductivity, and thermal- and electro-chromism, for instance, for the design of electrochromic displays.
本研究报告介绍了通过离子相互作用将具有氧化还原活性的 4,4â²-联吡啶鎓(§viologenâ)单位(带 2、3 或 6 个电荷)纳入动态有序液晶结构的一种简单而多用途的途径。分子建模实验支持对结构与性能关系的详细分析。三种具有氧化还原活性的 4,4â²-联吡啶鎓(§viologenâ)核心,即 1,1â²-二甲基(4-吡啶-4-基吡啶鎓)二(MV2+2+2+2+)、1,1â²、1,1â²â²-[苯-1,3,5-三(亚甲基)]三(4-吡啶-4-基吡啶鎓)三- (V3+3+3+3+3+),以及 1,1â²,1â²â²-[苯-1、3,5-三(亚甲基)]三[(甲基) 4-吡啶-4-基吡啶鎓]六(MV6+6+6+)阳离子卤化物,在相转移条件下与阴离子铯 3,4,5-三(十二烷氧基)苯磺酸(DOBS)结合,生成化学计量不变的配合物。核磁共振光谱对形成的复合物 MV2+2+2+(DOBS)222、V3+3+3+(DOBS)333 和 MV6+6+6+(DOBS)666 进行了表征。与具有三个和六个 DOBS 阴离子和 y 形核(V3+3+3+3+)以及阳离子(MV6+6+6+)的离子液体晶体(ILCs)相比,具有两个 DOBS 阴离子和一个棒状核(MV2+2+2+2+)的离子液体晶体(ILCs)的电化学行为特征因分子结构的不同而明显不同。我们首次报道了一种新型电活性热致性液晶--MV2+2+2+(DOBS)222,这种液晶的氧化还原单元在还原态时通常会在 75°C 以上由黄色变为蓝绿色。在 E = â2 V 时,MV2+2+2+(DOBS)222 复合物的还原态表现出可逆的氧化还原波,并通过偏振显微镜观察对晶体结构中的分子排列产生影响。我们的离子液晶具有低熔点、宽温度范围、离子导电性、热变色和电变色等特点,因此具有潜在的应用前景,例如可用于设计电变色显示器。