Two mesogenic thioindigo derivatives containing oligomeric di- and trisiloxane end-groups were synthesized in optically pure form. These materials form enantiotropic SmA* liquid crystal phases over temperature ranges of 120–143 °C and 110–146 °C, respectively, and exhibit electroclinic switching. The electroclinic coefficient for the trisiloxane derivative at T − TC = 8 K is 0.4° V−1 µm−1. The formation of a SmA* phase by these thioindigo derivatives is due primarily to the tendency of siloxane and paraffinic moieties to micro-segregate into distinct sublayers within a lamellar structure. To the best of our knowledge, these are the first two examples of thioindigo-containing liquid crystals to be reported in the literature.
我们合成了两种含有低聚二
硅氧烷和三
硅氧烷末端基团的中生
硫代靛蓝衍
生物的光学纯品。这些材料分别在 120-143 ℃ 和 110-146 ℃ 的温度范围内形成对映的 SmA* 液晶相,并表现出电致冷转换。在 T - TC = 8 K 时,三
硅氧烷衍
生物的电clinic系数为 0.4° V-1 µm-1。这些
硫代靛蓝衍
生物之所以能形成 SmA* 相,主要是因为
硅氧烷和石蜡分子倾向于在层状结构中微观分离成不同的亚层。据我们所知,这是文献中首次报道的含
硫代靛蓝液晶的两个实例。