Efficient Synthesis of
α
‐Benzylidene‐
γ
‐methyl‐
γ
‐butyrolactones
摘要:
A concise synthesis of alpha-benzylidene-gamma-methyl-gamma-butylolactones 5a-g from substituted benzaldehydes is described. Compounds la-g on reaction with phosphorane 2, provide the pentenoates 3a-g, which can be hydrolyzed to the acids 4a-g. The latter are cyclized to the corresponding butyrolactones 5a-g in excellent yields. The pentenoates 3a-g, on acid catalyzed cyclization, also provide 5a-g in very high yields.
Efficient Synthesis of
α
‐Benzylidene‐
γ
‐methyl‐
γ
‐butyrolactones
摘要:
A concise synthesis of alpha-benzylidene-gamma-methyl-gamma-butylolactones 5a-g from substituted benzaldehydes is described. Compounds la-g on reaction with phosphorane 2, provide the pentenoates 3a-g, which can be hydrolyzed to the acids 4a-g. The latter are cyclized to the corresponding butyrolactones 5a-g in excellent yields. The pentenoates 3a-g, on acid catalyzed cyclization, also provide 5a-g in very high yields.
The invention provides a method of filing a PDLC cell, a polymerizable mixture suitable for this purpose as well as a display device provided with such a PDLC cell. The mixture in accordance with the invention comprises two types of non-volatile reactive monomers, the first type of monomer being readily miscible with liquid crystalline material and the second type of monomer being poorly miscible with the liquid crystalline material. Such mixtures prove to be very stable. In addition, when such mixtures are used in cells, problems regarding compositional drift do not occur. Cells in which the inventive mixture is used demonstrate a relatively low hysteresis as well as a relatively low switching voltage. By virtue thereof, it is very attractive to use these cells in a display device.