Title
Self-assembled discotic nematic liquid crystals formed by simple hydrogen bonding between phenol and pyridine moieties
Abbreviated Journal Title
Liq. Cryst.
Keywords
discotic nematic; liquid crystal; self-assembly; single hydrogen bonding; DIMENSIONAL ELECTRONIC CONDUCTIVITY; MESOMORPHIC PROPERTIES; COLUMNAR; MESOPHASES; SIDE-CHAIN; DERIVATIVES; MESOGENS; POLYMER; PHASE; ALKOXYSTILBAZOLES; INDUCTION; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Crystallography; Materials Science, ; Multidisciplinary
Abstract
New discotic nematic liquid crystals have been prepared through intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the core of 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene (phloroglucinol, PG) or 1,3,5-tris(4-hydroxyphenyl)benzene (THPB) and the peripheral molecules of stilbazole derivatives. The various nematic phases formed by new hydrogen bonding building blocks were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, polarising optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The first discotic complexes of PG and trans-4-alkoxy-4'-stilbazoles exhibited nematic columnar (N-C) and hexagonal columnar phases depending on the length of alkyl chains, which were considered as the basic discotic structure. Several structural variations on the building blocks were attempted to examine their effects on the liquid crystalline properties of discotic complexes. The nematic lateral phase (N-L) with enhanced intercolumnar order was observed for the complexes of PG and trans-4-cyanoalkoxy-4' stilbazoles due probably to the strong dipole interactions between cyano groups at the end of alkoxy chains. By introducing the nonlinear structure in three arms of supramolecular discotic mesogen, a discotic nematic phase (N-D) was observed for the complex of THPB and trans-4-octyloxy-4-stilbazole. The single hydrogen bonding between phenol and pyridine moieties in this study provides a simple and effective method for preparing the rarely found discotic nematic liquid crystals.
Journal Title
Liquid Crystals
Volume
39
Issue/Number
8
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
973
Last Page
981
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0267-8292
Recommended Citation
"Self-assembled discotic nematic liquid crystals formed by simple hydrogen bonding between phenol and pyridine moieties" (2012). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 2921.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/2921
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