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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Synthesis and mesomorphic characterization of some novel steroidal mesogens: A structure–property correlation

The steroidal derivatives are found to be extremely good mesogens since their inception. Because of their inherent chirality, they have the potential to induce a wide variety of liquid crystalline phases, including frustrated phases depending upon the structure of the steroidal skeleton and the substituents attached. In this report, a series of novel monoalkoxy and dialkoxy benzoate derivatives of ergosterol and a few monoalkoxy derivatives of stigmasterol have been synthesized and their mesomorphic property has been investigated. The derivatives exhibited various mesophases including SmA, SmC*, N*, TGB and blue phases. Also, the gelation ability of some of these derivatives with various organic solvents has been examined. Furthermore, the mesomorphism of these derivatives has been compared with the analogous cholesteryl counterparts.

Discovery and characterization of a novel perylenephotoreductant for the activation of aryl halides

To develop a photocatalyst with catalytical activity for substrates with low reactivities is always highly desired. Herein, based on the principle of structure–property relationships, we rationally designed the natural product cercosporin, the naturally occurring perylenequinonoid pigment, to develop a novel organic perylenephotoreductant, hexacetyl reduced cercosporin (HARCP), through structural manipulation. Compared with cercosporin, HARCP shows prominent electrochemical and photophysical characteristics with greatly improved photoreductive activity, fluorescence lifetime and fluorescence quantum yield. These properties allowed HARCP as a powerful photoreductant to efficiently realize a series of benchmark reactions, including photoreduction, alkoxylation and hydroxylation to construct C–H and C–O bonds using aryl halides as substrates under mild conditions, all of which have never been achieved by the same photocatalyst. Thus, this study well supports the notion that the principle between structural manipulation and photocatalytic activity is of great significance to design customized photocatalysts for photoredox chemistry.

Light-Promoted Nickel Catalysis: Etherification of Aryl Electrophiles with Alcohols Catalyzed by a NiII-Aryl Complex

A highly effective C?O coupling reaction of (hetero)aryl electrophiles with primary and secondary alcohols is reported. Catalyzed by a NiII-aryl complex under long-wave UV (390–395 nm) irradiation in the presence of a soluble amine base without any additional photosensitizer, the reaction enables the etherification of aryl bromides and aryl chlorides as well as sulfonates with a wide range of primary and secondary aliphatic alcohols, affording synthetically important ethers. Intramolecular C?O coupling is also possible. The reaction appears to proceed via a NiI–NiIII catalytic cycle.

Triketonate difluoroboron complexes. Substitution-dependent liquid crystal and photophysical properties

Novel alkyloxyphenyl-substituted β,δ-triketonate difluoroboron complexes have been efficiently synthesised and thoroughly characterised. Significant features such as liquid crystal behaviour and solid and solution fluorescence are observed in all cases. The mesomorphism was determined by the presence of one, two or three alkyl chains in each substituent aromatic group of the triketonate ligand. So, smectic C mesophases were found for compounds carrying two lateral chains, each of them located at one of each phenyl substituent, while the presence of four or six chains at the whole molecule gave rise to smectic A or discotic lamellar and hexagonal columnar mesophases, respectively. Fluorescence in the solid state and in solution is again proved to be dependent on the ligand substitution as well as to be maintained in the mesophase. These multifunctional materials also present luminescent sensor activity towards Hg2+ and Cu2+.

Synthesis and anticonvulsant activity evaluation of 4-butyl-5-(4- alkoxyphenyl)-2H-1,2,4-triazole-3(4H)-ones

A series of 4-butyl-5-(4-alkoxyphenyl)-2H-1,2,4-triazole-3(4H)-ones (6a-6u) was designed and synthesized. The anticonvulsant effects and neurotoxicity of the compounds were evaluated with maximal electroshock test and rotarod test. Among the synthetic compounds, 4-butyl-5-(4-(2-fluorinebenzyl)phenyl)-2H-1,2,4- triazole-3 (4H)-one (6k) was the most potent with ED50 value of 27.4 mg/kg and protective index (PI = TD50/ED50) value of 12.0. Besides the anti-MES efficacy, the potency of compound 6k against seizures induced by pentylenetetrazole (PTZ), 3-mercaptopropionic acid (3-MP), and bicuculline (BIC) was also established, which suggested that the mechanisms of action including enhancing of GABAergic activity might be involved in its anticonvulsant activity.

Synthesis and study of vitrescent materials based on the alkoxybenzoic acids derivatives and triethanolamine

Fifteen new branched triethanolamine esters of the benzoic acid derivatives were designed and the mesomorphism typical of discotic mesogens was forecast for them. In eight of the obtained compounds a manifestation of liquid crystal properties was predicted, for four derivatives equiprobable prognosis was given, and only three compounds were predicted not to form a mesophase. The obtained esters were characterized by elemental analysis, NMR and IR spectroscopy, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The main thermal characteristics that allow accounting for their phase behavior were determined.

A new way to access chiral liquid crystals: Organocatalyst-mediated synthesis of chiral rod-like liquid crystals

In this article, an asymmetric organocatalytic way to prepare chiral liquid crystals from non-chiral starting materials was described. By using L-proline as the organocatalyst, several new chiral rod-like liquid crystals that are elusive with traditional methods were prepared. In addition, a series of novel enone-containing rod-like liquid crystals were also obtained as side-products. Mesomorphic properties of all new compounds were studied by Polarized Optical Microscope and Differential Scanning Calorimetry. Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Hydrogen bonding versus van der waals interactions: Competitive influence of noncovalent interactions on 2d self-assembly at the liquid-solid interface

The structures of the self-assembled monolayers of various 4-alkoxybenzoic acids physisorbed at the liquid-solid interface were established by employing scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM). This study has been essentially undertaken to explore the competitive influence of van der Waals and hydrogen-bonding interactions on the process of two-dimensional self-assembly. These acid derivatives form hydrogen-bonded dimers as expected; however, the dimers organise themselves in the form of relatively complex lamellae. The characteristic feature of these lamellae is the presence of regular discommensurations or kinks along the lamella propagation direction. The formation of kinked lamellae is discussed in light of the registry mechanism of the alkyl chains with the underlying graphite substrate. The location of the kinks along a lamella depends on the number (odd or even) of carbon atoms in the alkyl chain. This result indicates that concerted van der Waals interactions of the alkyl chain units introduce the odd/even chain-length effect on the surface-assembled supramolecular patterns. The odd/even effects are retained even upon complexation with a hydrogen-bond acceptor. However, as the solvent is changed from 1-phenyloctane to 1-octanoic acid, the kinked lamellae as well as the odd/even effects disappear. This solvent-induced convergence of supramolecular patterns is attained by means of co-crystallisation of octanoic acid molecules in the 2D crystal lattice, which is evident from high-resolution STM images. The solvent co-adsorption phenomenon is discussed in terms of competing van der Waals and hydrogen-bonding interactions. Discontinuous but ordered: Noncovalent interactions play an exceedingly decisive role in the process of self-assembly. To gain better insight into the role of noncovalent interactions, the competitive influence of hydrogen-bonding and van der Waals interactions was explored in the monolayers formed by simple 4-alkoxybenzoic acids at the liquid-solid interface (see image). Copyright

Synthesis and gelation behavior of 4′-propyl-1,1′- bi(cyclohexyl)-4-one 4-alkoxybenzoylhydrazone

A series of new alkoxybenzoylhydrazones of 4′-propyl-1,1′- bi(cyclohexyl)-4-one were prepared as novel low molecular weight organogelators (LMOGs). Their gelation behaviors in 10 solvents were tested. Some of the compounds could form stable gels in bulk o

Self-assembly of highly luminescent bi-1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives through electron donor-acceptor interactions in three-dimensional crystals, two-dimensional layers and mesophases

We report on the synthesis and self-assembly of a new series of highly luminescent bi-1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives [2,2′-bis(4-alkoyphenyl)-bi-1, 3,4-oxadiazole, BOXD-n, n = 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 16]. Fully conjugated conformations were demonstrated either by computer simulation or in a single-crystal state. Well-defined 3D donor-acceptor (DA) architectures with strong face-to-face and edge-to-edge donor-acceptor interactions were observed in the single-crystal structure of BOXD-1. Highly oriented face-on two-dimensional DA layered structures due to edge-to-edge donor-acceptor interactions were observed on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) in BOXD-7 and BOXD-16. Nematic phase, smectic C phase with large tilted angle ( ≈ 50°) and relatively large transition enthalpic values and a highly ordered smectic X phase were demonstrated in BOXD-n (n = 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 16) through tailing the terminal chains and relatively large scale monodomains were prepared in the smectic X phase of BOXD-5 even without any surface treatment. Strong blue fluorescent emissions were observed in BOXD-6 either in cyclohexane (ΦF ≈ 92%) or in solid state (ΦF ≈ 57%). The donor-acceptor interactions between alkyoxyphenylene rings and 1,3,4-oxadiazole rings were thought to be the driving force for the molecules to self-assemble into a large angle tilted layered structure.