Tetrahedron Letters

Tuning the mesomorphic properties of liquid-crystalline dibenzotetraaza [14] annulenes—discotic nematic phases of tetraalkoxy-substituted derivatives

J Grolik, Ł Dudek, J Eilmes

Index: Grolik, Jaroslaw; Dudek, Lukasz; Eilmes, Julita Tetrahedron Letters, 2012 , vol. 53, # 38 p. 5127 - 5130

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Abstract

A homologous series of five tetrasubstituted dibenzotetraaza [14] annulene-based discotic mesogens was prepared and studied using polarizing optical microscopy (POM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). A nematic phase was identified for the product bearing two peripheral isobutoxy and two dodecyloxy substituents.