1
|
Vasilevsky SF, Stepanov AA. Acetylene derivatives of quinones and their transformation products: methods of synthesis, reactivity and applied aspects. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2022. [DOI: 10.1070/rcr5020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
|
2
|
Liquid-crystalline 1,4-benzoquinone derivative: Self-assembling behavior and redox properties. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
|
3
|
Uttam R, Kumar S, Dhar R. Magnified charge carrier conduction, permittivity, and mesomorphic properties of columnar structure of a room temperature discotic liquid crystalline material due to the dispersion of low concentration ferroelectric nanoparticles. Phys Rev E 2020; 102:052702. [PMID: 33327178 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.102.052702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Liquid crystal nanocomposites have been a hot topic of research due to optimization of physical properties with such blending. There are several reports on enhancement of physical properties of nematic liquid crystals due to the blending of the nanomaterials. L. M. Lopatina and J. V. Selinger [Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 197802 (2009)]10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.197802 have even proposed a theory based on experimental results for the enhancement of the properties of the nematic mesophase in the presence of ferroelectric nanoparticles. However, discotic liquid crystal nanocomposites are less studied. In the present experimental work, we have studied the effect of ferroelectric (BaTiO_{3}) nanoparticles on a room temperature discotic liquid crystalline material, namely 1,5-dihydroxy-2,3,6,7-tetrakis(3,7-dimethyloctyloxy)-9,10-anthraquinone. We investigated the physical properties of low concentration ferroelectric nanoparticle dispersed discotic columnar structure, using calorimetric, optical, x-ray diffraction, and dielectric spectroscopy tools. Results show that inclusion of ferroelectric nanoparticles in the discotic matrix consolidates the stability of the columnar matrix of the Col_{h} phase by virtue of their ferroic nature. An enhancement in charge carrier conductivity by several orders of magnitude at ambient conditions has been observed which makes such systems highly appropriate for one-dimensional conductors. Low concentration of BaTiO_{3} nanoparticles substantially enhanced permittivity of the system also. A molecular relaxation mode has been observed in the middle frequency range of the dielectric spectra. Enhancement of these important parameters could be possible due to the ferroelectric nature of the dispersed nanoparticles.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Rahul Uttam
- Centre of Material Sciences, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj 211002, India
| | - Sandeep Kumar
- Raman Research Institute, C. V. Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Bengaluru 560080, India.,Department of Chemistry, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bengaluru 560064, India
| | - Ravindra Dhar
- Centre of Material Sciences, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj 211002, India
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Rieth T, Tober N, Limbach D, Haspel T, Sperner M, Schupp N, Wicker P, Glang S, Lehmann M, Detert H. Impact of Substitution Pattern and Chain Length on the Thermotropic Properties of Alkoxy-Substituted Triphenyl-Tristriazolotriazines. Molecules 2020; 25:E5761. [PMID: 33297382 PMCID: PMC7729490 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25235761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
Tristriazolotriazines (TTTs) with a threefold alkoxyphenyl substitution were prepared and studied by DSC, polarized optical microscopy (POM) and X-ray scattering. Six pentyloxy chains are sufficient to induce liquid-crystalline behavior in these star-shaped compounds. Thermotropic properties of TTTs with varying substitution patterns and a periphery of linear chains of different lengths, branching in the chain and swallow-tails, are compared. Generally, these disks display broad and stable thermotropic mesophases, with the tangential TTT being superior to the radial isomer. The structure-property relationships of the number of alkyl chains, their position, length and structure were studied.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Thorsten Rieth
- Department for Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55099 Mainz, Germany; (T.R.); (N.T.); (D.L.); (T.H.); (M.S.); (N.S.); (P.W.); (S.G.)
| | - Natalie Tober
- Department for Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55099 Mainz, Germany; (T.R.); (N.T.); (D.L.); (T.H.); (M.S.); (N.S.); (P.W.); (S.G.)
| | - Daniel Limbach
- Department for Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55099 Mainz, Germany; (T.R.); (N.T.); (D.L.); (T.H.); (M.S.); (N.S.); (P.W.); (S.G.)
| | - Tobias Haspel
- Department for Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55099 Mainz, Germany; (T.R.); (N.T.); (D.L.); (T.H.); (M.S.); (N.S.); (P.W.); (S.G.)
| | - Marcel Sperner
- Department for Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55099 Mainz, Germany; (T.R.); (N.T.); (D.L.); (T.H.); (M.S.); (N.S.); (P.W.); (S.G.)
| | - Niklas Schupp
- Department for Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55099 Mainz, Germany; (T.R.); (N.T.); (D.L.); (T.H.); (M.S.); (N.S.); (P.W.); (S.G.)
| | - Philipp Wicker
- Department for Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55099 Mainz, Germany; (T.R.); (N.T.); (D.L.); (T.H.); (M.S.); (N.S.); (P.W.); (S.G.)
| | - Stefan Glang
- Department for Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55099 Mainz, Germany; (T.R.); (N.T.); (D.L.); (T.H.); (M.S.); (N.S.); (P.W.); (S.G.)
| | - Matthias Lehmann
- Institute for Organic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-University, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
| | - Heiner Detert
- Department for Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University, 55099 Mainz, Germany; (T.R.); (N.T.); (D.L.); (T.H.); (M.S.); (N.S.); (P.W.); (S.G.)
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
De J, Devi M, Shah A, Gupta SP, Bala I, Singh DP, Douali R, Pal SK. Luminescent Conductive Columnar π-Gelators for Fe(II) Sensing and Bio-Imaging Applications. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:10257-10265. [PMID: 33136408 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c07052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
The high demand and scarcity of luminescent, photoconductive, and transparent gels necessitate its finding as they are potential components in photonic devices such as solar cell concentrators where optical losses via scattering and reabsorption require to be minimized. In this direction, we have reported highly transparent, blue luminescent as well as photoconductive gels exhibiting the hole mobility of 10-3 cm2/V s at ambient temperature as investigated by the time-of-flight technique. The π-driven self-standing supergels were formed using triazole-modified phenylene-vinylene derivatives as gelators in a nonpolar solvent. Different microscopic studies revealed its entangled network of interwoven fibrilar self-assembly and anisotropic order in the gel state. Supramolecular assembly of xerogels, studied by small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS) suggesting their local columnar hexagonal (Colh) superstructure, is beneficial for conducting gels. Rheological measurements direct the stiffness and robustness of the organogels. In addition, the gelators were developed as a sensing platform for the ultrasensitive detection of Fe(II) ions at ppb level. 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) titrimetric studies revealed that the interaction of the H-atom of triazole units with Fe(II) is responsible for quenching of blue fluorescence. Also, one of the gelators was successfully applied in bio-imaging using the pollen grains of the Hibiscus rosa-sinensis plant.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Joydip De
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Knowledge City, Manauli 140306, India
| | - Manisha Devi
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Knowledge City, Manauli 140306, India
| | - Asmita Shah
- Univ. Littoral Côte d'Opale, UR 4476, UDSMM, Unité de Dynamique et Structure des Matériaux Moléculaires, F-62228 Calais, France
| | | | - Indu Bala
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Knowledge City, Manauli 140306, India
| | - Dharmendra Pratap Singh
- Univ. Littoral Côte d'Opale, UR 4476, UDSMM, Unité de Dynamique et Structure des Matériaux Moléculaires, F-62228 Calais, France
| | - Redouane Douali
- Univ. Littoral Côte d'Opale, UR 4476, UDSMM, Unité de Dynamique et Structure des Matériaux Moléculaires, F-62228 Calais, France
| | - Santanu Kumar Pal
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Knowledge City, Manauli 140306, India
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Bala I, De J, Gupta SP, Singh H, Pandey UK, Pal SK. High hole mobility in room temperature discotic liquid crystalline tetrathienoanthracenes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:5629-5632. [PMID: 32300763 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc01226b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Tetrathienoanthracene (TTA), a new discotic core fragment, is explored that shows a remarkably high hole mobility (μh) of 4.22 cm2 V-1 s-1 at room temperature when used in space-charge limited current (SCLC) devices. Strong co-facial interactions (π-π, SS) among TTA cores along with a high tendency of the derivative to align homeotropically in the columnar mesophase over a large area in SCLC cells contributed to the top-class charge carrier mobility.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Indu Bala
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Knowledge City, Manauli-140306, India.
| | - Joydip De
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Knowledge City, Manauli-140306, India.
| | | | - Harpreet Singh
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Knowledge City, Manauli-140306, India.
| | - Upendra Kumar Pandey
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research (ICER), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, India and Present Address: Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering, Shiv Nadar University, India.
| | - Santanu Kumar Pal
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Knowledge City, Manauli-140306, India.
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Kaur S, Mohiuddin G, Punjani V, Khan RK, Ghosh S, Pal SK. Structural organization and molecular self-assembly of a new class of polar and non-polar four-ring based bent-core molecules. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
|
8
|
De J, Bala I, Gupta SP, Pandey UK, Pal SK. High Hole Mobility and Efficient Ambipolar Charge Transport in Heterocoronene-Based Ordered Columnar Discotics. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:18799-18805. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b09126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Joydip De
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector-81, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Knowledge City, Manauli 140306, India
| | - Indu Bala
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector-81, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Knowledge City, Manauli 140306, India
| | | | - Upendra Kumar Pandey
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research (ICER), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, C. V. Raman Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
| | - Santanu Kumar Pal
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector-81, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Knowledge City, Manauli 140306, India
| |
Collapse
|
9
|
Strengthening of columnar hexagonal phase of a room temperature discotic liquid crystalline material by using ferroelectric barium titanate nanoparticles. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
|
10
|
Wisman DL, Kim S, Morris TW, Choi J, Tempas CD, Trainor CQ, Lee D, Tait SL. Surface Self-Assembly, Film Morphology, and Charge Transport Properties of Semiconducting Triazoloarenes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:6304-6311. [PMID: 30977664 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b00512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Surface-assisted molecular self-assembly is a powerful strategy for forming molecular-scale architectures on surfaces. These molecular self-assemblies have potential applications in organic electronics, catalysis, photovoltaics, and many other technologies. Understanding the intermolecular interactions on a surface can help predict packing, stacking, and charge transport properties of films and allow for new molecular designs to be tailored for a required function. We have previously studied a molecular platform, tris( N-phenyltriazole) (TPT), that exhibits planar stacking through >20 molecular layers through donor-acceptor-type intermolecular π-π contacts between the electron-deficient tris(triazole) core and electron-rich peripheral phenyl units. Here, we investigate an expanded family of TPT-based molecules with variations made on the peripheral aryl groups to modulate the molecular electron distribution and examine the impact on molecular packing and charge transport properties. Molecular-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy was used to compare the molecular packing in the monolayer and to investigate the effects that the structural and electronic modifications have on the stacking in subsequent layers. Conductivity measurements were made using the four-point probe van der Pauw technique to demonstrate charge transport properties comparable to pentacene. Although molecular packing is clearly impacted by the chemical structure, we find that the charge transport efficiency is quite tolerant to small structural variations.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- David L Wisman
- Department of Chemistry , Indiana University , Bloomington , Indiana 47405 , United States
- NAVSEA Crane , Crane , Indiana 47522 , United States
| | - Seyong Kim
- Department of Chemistry , Seoul National University , 1 Gwanak-ro , Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826 , Korea
| | - Tobias W Morris
- Department of Chemistry , Indiana University , Bloomington , Indiana 47405 , United States
| | - Jihwan Choi
- Department of Chemistry , Seoul National University , 1 Gwanak-ro , Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826 , Korea
| | - Christopher D Tempas
- Department of Chemistry , Indiana University , Bloomington , Indiana 47405 , United States
| | - Colleen Q Trainor
- Department of Chemistry , Indiana University , Bloomington , Indiana 47405 , United States
- Department of Chemistry , Hillsdale College , Hillsdale , Michigan 49242 , United States
| | - Dongwhan Lee
- Department of Chemistry , Seoul National University , 1 Gwanak-ro , Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826 , Korea
| | - Steven L Tait
- Department of Chemistry , Indiana University , Bloomington , Indiana 47405 , United States
| |
Collapse
|
11
|
De J, Yang WY, Bala I, Gupta SP, Yadav RAK, Dubey DK, Chowdhury A, Jou JH, Pal SK. Room-Temperature Columnar Liquid Crystals as Efficient Pure Deep-Blue Emitters in Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with an External Quantum Efficiency of 4.0. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:8291-8300. [PMID: 30707013 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b18749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
A novel design of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) active columnar (Col) luminomesogens is reported, and they are demonstrated to act as highly efficient deep-blue emitters in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). All derivatives exhibit Col liquid crystalline (LC) behavior at room temperature over a wide temperature range and desirable alignment properties, which is very important in using them as materials for organic electronic devices. These new AIE active luminomesogens were found to act as highly efficient emitters in OLEDs and unveiled a maximum external quantum efficiency of 4.0% for the first time in Col LCs with Commission International de l'E'clairage coordinates of (0.17, 0.07), which closely matches the National Television System Committee (NTSC) standard, corresponding to pure deep blue color. The detailed supramolecular assembly of the compounds has been characterized by modeling in the mesophase derived from small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering results.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Joydip De
- Department of Chemical Sciences , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali , Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Knowledge City , Manauli 140306 , India
| | - Wan-Yun Yang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , National Tsing Hua University , Hsinchu 30013 , Taiwan
| | - Indu Bala
- Department of Chemical Sciences , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali , Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Knowledge City , Manauli 140306 , India
| | | | - Rohit Ashok Kumar Yadav
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , National Tsing Hua University , Hsinchu 30013 , Taiwan
| | - Deepak Kumar Dubey
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , National Tsing Hua University , Hsinchu 30013 , Taiwan
| | - Arjun Chowdhury
- Department of Chemical Sciences , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali , Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Knowledge City , Manauli 140306 , India
| | - Jwo-Huei Jou
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , National Tsing Hua University , Hsinchu 30013 , Taiwan
| | - Santanu Kumar Pal
- Department of Chemical Sciences , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali , Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Knowledge City , Manauli 140306 , India
| |
Collapse
|
12
|
Qiao X, Sun P, Wu A, Sun N, Dong B, Zheng L. Supramolecular Thermotropic Ionic Liquid Crystals Formed via Self-Assembled Zwitterionic Ionic Liquids. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:1598-1605. [PMID: 30563346 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Supramolecular thermotropic ionic liquid crystals (ILCs) with hexagonal and lamellar phases were fabricated by the self-assembly of zwitterionic ionic liquids, which were formed by 3-(1-alkyl-3-imidazolio) propanesulfonate with different alkyl chain lengths C nIPS ( n = 12, 14, 16) and 3,4,5-tris(dodecyloxy)benzoic acid (TDBA) based on intermolecular electrostatic interactions. The phase behaviors of ILCs were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), and polarized optical microscopy (POM). The highly ordered and well-defined microstructure of ILCs can be considered to be proton pathways and to radically improve the ionic conductivity, suggesting the induction of proton conduction through a hopping mechanism.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Xuanxuan Qiao
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry , Shandong University, Ministry of Education , Jinan 250100 , P. R. China
| | - Panpan Sun
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry , Shandong University, Ministry of Education , Jinan 250100 , P. R. China
| | - Aoli Wu
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry , Shandong University, Ministry of Education , Jinan 250100 , P. R. China
| | - Na Sun
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry , Shandong University, Ministry of Education , Jinan 250100 , P. R. China
| | - Bin Dong
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology , China University of Mining and Technology , Xuzhou 221116 , P. R. China
| | - Liqiang Zheng
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry , Shandong University, Ministry of Education , Jinan 250100 , P. R. China
| |
Collapse
|
13
|
Devi S, Bala I, Gupta SP, Kumar P, Pal SK, Venkataramani S. Reversibly photoswitchable alkoxy azobenzenes connected benzenetricarboxamide discotic liquid crystals with perpetual long range columnar assembly. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:1947-1954. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ob01579a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Reversibly photoswitchable discotic liquid crystals (DLCs) with no change in columnar assembly.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Sudha Devi
- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)
- Manauli-140306
- India
| | - Indu Bala
- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)
- Manauli-140306
- India
| | | | - Pravesh Kumar
- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)
- Manauli-140306
- India
| | - Santanu Kumar Pal
- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)
- Manauli-140306
- India
| | - Sugumar Venkataramani
- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)
- Manauli-140306
- India
| |
Collapse
|
14
|
Bala I, Gupta SP, Kumar S, Singh H, De J, Sharma N, Kailasam K, Pal SK. Hydrogen-bond mediated columnar liquid crystalline assemblies of C 3-symmetric heptazine derivatives at ambient temperature. SOFT MATTER 2018; 14:6342-6352. [PMID: 30027180 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm00834e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
A new class of hydrogen (H) bonded fluorescent liquid crystals (FLCs) based on a newly discovered s-heptazine fluorophore discotic component have been synthesized. The tendency of the s-heptazine core to form H-bonded LCs has been explored for the first time. Interestingly, the pure heptazine derivatives (non-mesomorphic) on complexation with tri-alkoxy benzoic acids exhibit enantiotropic columnar mesomorphism over a wide range of temperatures including room temperature. This indicates the strength of the resulting H-bonded complexes. The H-bonded supramolecular complexes were studied through FT-IR, temperature dependent FT-IR and NMR studies and H-D exchange studies, and their thermal behaviour was deduced through polarized optical microscopy (POM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies. Because of the inherently fluorescent pure heptazine derivative, the resulting complexes exhibit fluorescent behaviour in the solution state as well as in the solid state.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Indu Bala
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Mohali 140306, India.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|