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Phase characterization and study of molecular order of a three-ring mesogen by 13C NMR in smectic C and nematic phases

Molecules exhibiting a thermotropic liquid-crystalline property have acquired significant importance due to their sensitivity to external stimuli such as temperature, mechanical forces, and electric and magnetic fields. As a result, several novel mesogens have been synthesized by the introduction of various functional groups in the vicinity of the aromatic core as well as in the side chains and their properties have been studied. In the present study, we report three-ring mesogens with hydroxyl groups at one terminal. These mesogens were synthesized by a multistep route, and structural characterization was accomplished by spectral techniques. The mesophase properties were studied by hot-stage optical polarizing microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and small-angle X-ray scattering. An enantiotropic nematic phase was noticed for lower homologues, while an additional smectic C phase was found for higher homologues. Solid-state high-resolution natural abundance 13C NMR studies of a typical mesogen in the solid phase and in the mesophases have been carried out. The 13C NMR spectrum of the mesogen in the smectic C and nematic phases indicated spontaneous alignment of the molecule in the magnetic field. By utilizing the two-dimensional separated local field (SLF) NMR experiment known as SAMPI4, 13C-1H dipolar couplings have been obtained, which were utilized to determine the orientational order parameters of the mesogen. ? 2011 American Chemical Society.

Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of novel Schiff base liquid crystalline EDOT derivatives

Herein, we reported novel banana liquid crystals derived from ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) central unit encompass with Schiff base. Structural charecterization of these compounds was carried out from their spectral and elemental analysis. Physical properties of all the newly synthesized compounds were investigated by polarising optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. EDOT bearing three-ring Schiff base bent-core compounds are non-mesomorphic but all the Schiff bases containing five-rings exhibit enantiotropic mesophase behaviour. The higher homologues show long range nematic phase along with a smectic C phase at lower temperature. While the lower homologues exhibit only N phase. The bent-angle in these compounds is in between of calamitic LCs and banana LCs; therefore, the molecules escape from the polar order packing observed in typical bent core LCs. Detailed XRD investigation endorses the presence of the N phase in lower homologues and Sm C phase in higher homologues.

Monolayer to Interdigitated Partial Bilayer Smectic C Transition in Thiophene-Based Spacer Mesogens: X-ray Diffraction and 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies

Mesophase organization of molecules built with thiophene at the center and linked via flexible spacers to rigid side arm core units and terminal alkoxy chains has been investigated. Thirty homologues realized by varying the span of the spacers as well as the length of the terminal chains have been studied. In addition to the enantiotropic nematic phase observed for all the mesogens, the increase of the spacer as well as the terminal chain lengths resulted in the smectic C phase. The molecular organization in the smectic phase as investigated by temperature dependent X-ray diffraction measurements revealed an interesting behavior that depended on the length of the spacer vis-a-vis the length of the terminal chain. Thus, a tilted interdigitated partial bilayer organization was observed for molecules with a shorter spacer length, while a tilted monolayer arrangement was observed for those with a longer spacer length. High-resolution solid state 13C NMR studies carried out for representative mesogens indicated a U-shape for all the molecules, indicating that intermolecular interactions and molecular dynamics rather than molecular shape are responsible for the observed behavior. Models for the mesophase organization have been considered and the results understood in terms of segregation of incompatible parts of the mesogens combined with steric frustration leading to the observed lamellar order.

Effect of hydrogen-bonded supramolecular assembling on liquid crystal properties of imidazole-containing azomethines and their chelates with copper(II)

A series of imidazole-containing rod-like Schiff's bases and their ionic copper(II) chelates with various lengths of the terminal alkyl chain containing 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 carbon atoms have been synthesised. The synthesised compounds were characterised by elemental analyses, 1H NMR, IR and UV-vis and mass spectroscopies. Thermotropic smectic C mesophases in the ligands and smectic A mesophases in the copper(II) complexes were identified using POM, DSC and small-angle XRD scattering methods. X-ray diffraction patterns of the prepared imidazole imines indicate to supramolecular self-assembled structures in the liquid crystal state, which are formed by means of intermolecular hydrogen bonds. It was established that both liquid crystal arrangement and supramolecular assemblies in ligands disappeared near 190°C, mainly regardless of the lengths of the terminal alkyl chains. Contrary, assembling of the copper(II) complexes into supramolecular bilayers occurs near 200°C, which causes their transition to a smectic A mesophase.

The synthesis, mesomorphism and mesophase structure of anisotropic imines and their complexes with rhenium(I)

Highly anisotropic imine ligands have been synthesised and complexed to Re(I). Two series of ligands and complexes were obtained with various chain lengths, showing smectic and nematic phases for the ligands and only a nematic phase for the complexes. The

Synthesis and characterisation of rod-like metallomesogens of Mn(I) based on Schiff base ligands

Complexation of liquid-crystalline imines to Mn(I) carbonyls led to liquid-crystalline complexes when the ligated imine was sufficiently anisotropic. Thus, all two-ring and some three-ring imine ligands were not mesomorphic when complexed, while some thre

Liquid Crystalline Complexes of Octahedral Manganese(I)

Liquid crystalline metal complexes of MnI are reported which comprise an aromatic imine bound in an orthometallated fashion to a Mn(CO)4 moiety; these are unique examples of calamitic thermotropic liquid crystals containing a metal with a simpl

Liquid Crystalline Formanilides

A series of phenyl benzoates and biphenyls having a formylamino terminal have been prepared for a systematic study on their mesomorphic behaviors. - Keywords: Liquid crystal, formanilide

Platinum- and Palladium-Isonitrile Complexes. A New Family of Organometallic Liquid Crystalline Material

The title complexes having phenylisonitrile derivatives as a ligand show mesomorphic properties in a wide temperature range.