This paper reports on synthesis and investigation of columnar mesophases of the new members of the homologous series of nitro and amino derivatives of hexaalkoxytriphenylenes, whose mesomorphism was predicted earlier. The forecast is in good agreement with the experimental data. The effect of the introduction of the donor and acceptor groups into the central fragment of triphenylene on the phase transition temperature, texture, and range of existence of columnar mesophases is examined. The predicting ability of the molecular parameters suggested previously for the series under analysis is discussed. It is found that introduction of a nitro group, which is a strong electron acceptor, into the central fragment of triphenylene lowers the melting temperature of the compound versus its analog and does not promote columnar mesomorphism in the lower nonmesomorphous homologs. At the same time, this slightly expands the range of existence of the mesophase in higher homologs.
Synthesis and specific features of mesomorphic behavior of new polysubstituted triphenylenes
作者:O. V. Zemtsova、K. N. Zheleznov
DOI:10.1007/s11172-005-0028-7
日期:2004.8
Previously unknown 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexakis(dodecyloxy)triphenylene and -(tetradecyloxy)triphenylene were synthesized. The structures of the synthesized compounds were proved by elemental analysis and spectral methods. Polymesomorphism was found for the first time and studied for substances of the hexaalkoxytriphenylene homologic series, as well as liotropic mesomorphism in a series of organic solvents
Preparation of (η6-alkoxytriphenylene)tricarbonyl chromium(0) complexes
作者:Jörg L Schulte、Sabine Laschat、Rasmus Schulte-Ladbeck、Volkmar von Arnim、Armin Schneider、Heino Finkelmann
DOI:10.1016/s0022-328x(97)00586-x
日期:1998.2
(η6-hexaalkoxytriphenylene)Cr(CO)3 complexes 9 with varying alkyl chain lengths (C5H11 to C9H19) have been prepared with the chromiumtricarbonyl moiety being exclusively attached to one terminal aryl ring. Differential scanning calorimetry, optical polarizing microscopy and X-ray diffraction showed that complexes 9a–d displayed isotropic melting behavior. However, hexanonyloxy-substituted complex 9e displayed a nematic
The present paper deals with the photophysical properties of columnar Liquid crystals formed by hexakis-(alkyloxy)triphenylenes. Absorption and fluorescence spectra of solutions are analyzed on the basis of quantum chemical calculations performed by the CS-INDO-CI (conformations spectra-intermediate neglect of differential overlap-configuration interaction) method: the absorption maximum is due to the S-0-->S-4 transition while fluorescence originates from the weak S-0-->S-1 transition. In columnar aggregates, the former transition corresponds to delocalized excited states while the latter corresponds to localized ones; calculation of intermolecular interactions shows that, at the temperature domain of the mesophases, all the molecules have the same excitation energy and, therefore, no spectral diffusion of the fluorescence is expected, in agreement with the time-resolved emission spectra. Excitation transfer is investigated by studying the fluorescence decays of mesophases doped with energy traps. Their analysis is made by means of Monte Carlo simulations considering both intracolumnar and intercolumnar jumps and using four different models for the distance dependence of the hopping probability. The best description is obtained with a model based on the extended dipole approximation and taking into account molecular orientation.
Polysubstituted triphenylenes with active groups. Molecular parameters, synthesis, structure, and mesomorphism
作者:O. B. Akopova、A. A. Bronnikova、A. Kruvchinskii、L. N. Kotovich、L. S. Shabyshev、L. A. Valkova
DOI:10.1007/bf02873645
日期:1998.11
Molecular parameters of hexaalkoxybiphenylenes with different substituents on the periphery of the triphenylene nucleus of known and hypothetical structures are calculated, The probability of a discophase for compounds of this series is estimated from molecular parameters. Several compounds of this series having polar groups (NO2, NH2) in the I position of the triphenylene nucleus have been synthesized The compounds synthesized were investigated by thermopolarizing microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. The data on the mesomorphism of the new compounds are in good agreement with our prediction that alkoxytriphenylenes with polar groups have a discophase. It is established that introduction of an electron-accepting group at position I of the triphenylene nucleus expands the temperature range of existence of the discophase to room temperature. On the contrary, introduction of an electron-donating group narrows this interval. Compounds of this series presumably have a hexagonal columnar structure.