Addressing fluorescence and liquid crystal behaviour in multi-mesogenic BODIPY materials
作者:Michael Benstead、Geraldine A. Rosser、Andrew Beeby、Georg H. Mehl、Ross W. Boyle
DOI:10.1039/c0nj00990c
日期:——
Two series of BODIPYs (4,4′-difluoro-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene) bearing mesogenic substituents have been synthesised and their fluorescent and self-assembly behaviour has been observed and characterised. In order to induce a strong preference for liquid crystallinity, two mesogenic units have been attached to each fluorophore. The compounds were prepared by microwave-assisted Suzuki couplings in moderate yields. Two different, but related, mesogens were employed but only one series was found to exhibit the formation of liquid crystal mesophases. Monotropic nematic phases, observed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and optical polarising microscopy (OPM), were adopted over varying temperature ranges depending on the degree of alkyl substitution on the fluorophore. Increasing alkyl substitution caused a gradual increase in fluorescence quantum yield due to rotational restriction of the BODIPY 8-phenyl ring, however, this also disrupted the formation of the nematic phase causing a reduction in the temperature range over which the mesophase was exhibited. The large, branched structure of the compounds prepared caused them to have a high viscosity in both the nematic and isotropic liquid phase. Due to the high viscosity, the Schlieren texture of the nematic phase could only be observed after several hours annealing.
合成了两系列具有介电取代基的BODIPYs(4,4′-二氟-3a,4a-二氮杂-苊烯),并观察和表征了它们的荧光和自组装行为。为了增强液晶性的强烈偏好,在每个荧光团上附加了两个介电单元。该化合物通过微波辅助的铃木偶联反应以适中的产率制备。使用了两种不同但相关的介电物质,但仅发现一系列化合物表现出液晶中间相的形成。通过差示扫描量热法(DSC)和光学偏振显微镜(OPM)观察到的单晶向列相,根据荧光团上烷基取代的程度,在不同温度范围内呈现。随着烷基取代的增加,由于对BODIPY 8-苯基环的旋转限制,荧光量子产率逐渐提高,但这也干扰了向列相的形成,导致液晶中间相表现的温度范围减少。所制备化合物的大型支化结构导致它们在向列相和各向同性液相中均具有高粘度。由于粘度较高,向列相的条纹纹理仅在经过数小时的退火后才能观察到。