The preparation, characterization and mesomorphic properties of copper and nickel complexes derived from N,Nâ²-bis[3-(3â²,4â²-dialkoxyphenyl)-3-oxopropenyl]ethylenediamine are reported. Liquid crystalline behavior for these structurally similar complexes was found to be strongly dependent both on the number of sidechains and metal centers incorporated. Nickel complexes with four or six alkoxy sidechains exhibited columnar phases. However, nickel complexes with two alkoxy sidechains and all copper complexes regardless the numbers of the sidechains were not liquid crystalline. The structure of the mesophases was confirmed as columnar hexagonal (Col
h
) by powder XRD diffraction. The data that the copper complexes have slightly lower isotropic temperatures than the analogous nickel complexes suggested that the lack of liquid crystallinity for the copper complexes may be attributed to weaker molecular interactions. The results also indicated that nickel complexes with four sidechains showed a wider range of mesophase temperature than complexes with six sidechains.
报告介绍了由 N,Nâ²-双[3-(3â²,4â²-二烷氧基苯基)-3-氧代
丙烯基]
乙二胺衍生的
铜和
镍络合物的制备、表征和介形特性。研究发现,这些结构相似的络合物的液晶行为与侧链和
金属中心的数量密切相关。含有四个或六个烷氧基侧链的
镍络合物呈现柱状相。然而,含有两条烷氧基侧链的
镍络合物和所有
铜络合物(无论侧链数量多少)都不呈液晶状。通过粉末 XRD 衍射,确认了中间相的结构为柱状六边形(Col h)。
铜络合物的各向同性温度略低于类似的
镍络合物,这一数据表明,
铜络合物缺乏液晶性可能是由于分子间的相互作用较弱。结果还表明,具有四个侧链的
镍络合物比具有六个侧链的络合物显示出更宽的介相温度范围。