2-Aryl-1,3,4-trifluoro-6,7,10,11-tetrakis(alkoxy)triphenylene: a remarkable and highly inclusive mesomorphic platform
Hui-Min Pan, Jiao He, Wenhao Yu, Ping Hu, Bi‐Qin Wang, Ke‐Qing Zhao, Bertrand Donnio
Abstract
Novel fluorine discotic liquid crystals, synthesized by arene–fluorine nucleophilic substitution reaction, form stable columnar hexagonal mesophases due to the establishment of long-range non-covalent perfluoroarene-arene intermolecular interactions.
Topics & Concepts
TriphenyleneFluorineMaterials scienceDiscotic liquid crystalAlkoxy groupArylNucleophilic substitutionIntermolecular forceColumnar phaseCrystallographyNucleophileLiquid crystalMesophaseOrganic chemistryMoleculeAlkylChemistryCatalysisOptoelectronicsMetallurgyLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsSynthesis and Properties of Aromatic CompoundsLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials