Fluorinated triphenylenes and a path to short tailed discotic liquid crystals: synthesis, structure and transport properties
Zhe Li, Mitchell Powers, Kayla Ivey, Sonya K. Adas, Brett Ellman, S.D. Bunge, Robert J. Twieg
Abstract
We present a versatile synthesis method capable of creating triphenylene discotic liquids with enhanced control of the number and type of tails. The compounds obtained from this method include a discotic liquid crystal with unusually short methoxy tails.
Topics & Concepts
TriphenyleneDiscotic liquid crystalColumnar phaseMaterials scienceLiquid crystalCrystallographyChemistryLiquid crystallineOptoelectronicsLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsNonlinear Dynamics and Pattern FormationSynthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds