Design and synthesis of liquid crystalline phthalocyanines: Combinations of substituents that promote the discotic nematic mesophase

Garland, Andrew, Chambrier, Isabelle, Cammidge, Andy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7912-4310 and Cook, Mike (2015) Design and synthesis of liquid crystalline phthalocyanines: Combinations of substituents that promote the discotic nematic mesophase. Tetrahedron, 71 (39). 7310–7314. ISSN 0040-4020

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Abstract

A homologous series of fourteen metal-free 1,4,8,11,15,18-hexakis(alkyl)-22-methyl-25-hydroxyalkylphthalocyanine derivatives has been investigated to interogate the interlay of the roles of the six alkyl chains and the length of the hydroxyalkyl chain in promoting thermotropic nematic liquid crystalline behavior. All but two of the compounds form mesophases. Eight of the remaining compounds exhibit only columnar mesophases which is common among liquid crystalline phthalocyanines. However, four examples form the rare discotic nematic mesophase. A general structural feature is deduced in that this rare phase is favoured when the number of linking atoms in the hydroxyalkyl chain exceeds twice the number of carbon atoms in any one of the six common alkyl chains, disrupting the columnar packing arrangement. In addition, zinc and copper metallated examples of one of the metal-free discotic nematic compounds were prepared of which the zinc metallated compound formed a nematic phase whereas the copper containing analogue favoured columnar mesophase formation.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	liquid crystalline phthalocyanines,columnar mesophase,nematic discotic mesophase
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Synthetic Chemistry (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Chemistry of Materials and Catalysis Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Chemistry of Light and Energy
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	28 Aug 2015 10:22
Last Modified:	12 May 2023 09:31
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/54185
DOI:	10.1016/j.tet.2015.04.006

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