The invention relates to a facile synthesis of a series of 2-(4′-alkylphenyl)-5-cyanopyridine liquid crystal compounds which are represented by the following formula (I):
wherein C
n
is a linear alkyl having 1-12 carbon atoms. The synthesis of the liquid crystalline 2-(4′-alkylphenyl)-5-cyanopyridine is completed in a two-step reaction. First, a Grignard reagent (such as 4-alkylphenylmagnesium bromide) is added to a 3-cyanopyridinium salt (such as N-phenyloxycarbonyl-3-cyanopyridinium chloride) to get a 1,2-dihydropyridine. Then the 1,2-dihydropyridine is oxidized with o-chloronil to obtain the 2-(4′-alkylphenyl)-5-cyanopyridine.
本发明涉及一种简便的合成一系列2-(4'-烷基苯基)-5-
氰基吡啶液晶化合物的方法,其
化学式如下(I):其中,Cn为具有1-12个碳原子的线性烷基。制备液晶2-(4'-烷基苯基)-5-
氰基吡啶的方法包括两个步骤的反应。首先,将
格氏试剂(例如4-烷基苯基
镁溴化物)加入到3-
氰基吡啶盐(例如N-苯氧羰基-3-
氰基吡啶盐酸盐)中,得到1,2-
二氢吡啶。然后,使用邻
氯硝基苯氧化剂氧化1,2-
二氢吡啶,得到2-(4'-烷基苯基)-5-
氰基吡啶。