Li, Juanjuan, He, Zhiqun, Zhao, Huan, Gopee, Hemant, Kong, Xiangfei, Xu, Min, An, Xinxin, Jing, Xiping and Cammidge, Andrew N. (2010) Homeotropic alignment through charge-transfer-induced columnar mesophase formation in an unsymmetrically substituted triphenylene derivative. Pure and Applied Chemistry, 82 (11). 1993–2003. ISSN 0033-4545

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Abstract

An unsymmetrically substituted triphenylene, with two adjacent chloroethoxyethyl lateral flexible chains, was synthesized and characterized. Although this compound showed no mesomorphic behavior, it formed a donor acceptor charge-transfer complex with 2,4,7-trinitrofluorenone (TNF). The resulting I: I complex has been investigated using UV-vis and IR spectroscopy, optical microscopy, thermal analysis, and X-ray diffraction. A columnar mesophase with hexagonal symmetry was found. More interestingly, this charge-transfer complex can be easily aligned on a glass surface in a homeotropic orientation, which is stable at room temperature (RT) and over a wide temperature range.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry
Depositing User:	Rachel Smith
Date Deposited:	31 Jan 2011 15:57
Last Modified:	21 Apr 2020 17:15
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/10970
DOI:	10.1351/PAC-CON-09-12-17

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