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Synthesis and study of new rod-like mesogens containing 2-aminothiophene unit
Puterová, Zita,Romiszewski, Jerzy,Mieczkowski, Jozef,Gorecka, Ewa
, p. 8172 - 8180 (2012/09/22)
We present a synthesis and mesomorphic properties of a new series of rod-like mesogens. All the compounds possess a substituted 2-aminothiophene unit as a main element in the structure attached to a stilbene moiety with a terminal alkyloxy chain (OR1, OR2 where R 1=CnH2n+1, R2=CmH 2m+1; n, m ranging from 6 to 12). The synthesis of alkyloxybiphenyl substituted 2-aminothiophenes was carried out by the Gewald reaction and the appropriate reaction conditions were investigated. The liquid-crystalline properties were studied via polarizing optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction. These materials exhibit nematic and/or smectic A phases. The influence of structural changes (variation in alkyloxy chain length and symmetry of the molecule) on mesogenic behaviour is discussed. Evaluation of UV-vis, fluorescent and electrochemical properties are also included.