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Synthesis and Thermotropic Studies of Two Novel Series of Kinked Liquid Crystals: 2-(4'-Alkoxybiphen-4-yl)-6-methylquinolines and 2-(6-Alkoxynaphthalen-2-yl)-6-methylquinolines

by
Win-Long Chia
*,
Ker-Non Kuo
and
Shao-Hsun Lin
Department of Chemistry, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 24205, Taiwan
*
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Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2014, 15(5), 7579-7593; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms15057579
Received: 11 March 2014 / Revised: 15 April 2014 / Accepted: 22 April 2014 / Published: 2 May 2014
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Anisotropic and Smart Materials)
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Two novel homologous series of kinked (Z-shaped) liquid crystalline compounds were synthesized using a short two-step reaction. Yields of 30%–40% and 51%–57% were obtained for 2-(4'-alkoxybiphen-4-yl)-6-methylquinolines (nO-PPQMe, n = 3–8) and 2-(6-alkoxynaphthalen-2-yl)-6-methylquinolines (iO-NpQMe, i = 3–7), respectively. Spectral analyses agreed with the expected structures. The thermotropic behaviors of these compounds were investigated using polarized optical microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. An enantiotropic nematic phase appeared to be the main mesophase in these two series of kinked liquid crystalline compounds, and an additional enantiotropic smectic C phase appeared when n = 8. View Full-Text
Keywords: liquid crystals; kinked structure; methylquinoline terminus; mesomorphic behavior liquid crystals; kinked structure; methylquinoline terminus; mesomorphic behavior
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Chia, W.-L.; Kuo, K.-N.; Lin, S.-H. Synthesis and Thermotropic Studies of Two Novel Series of Kinked Liquid Crystals: 2-(4'-Alkoxybiphen-4-yl)-6-methylquinolines and 2-(6-Alkoxynaphthalen-2-yl)-6-methylquinolines. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2014, 15, 7579-7593. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms15057579

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Chia W-L, Kuo K-N, Lin S-H. Synthesis and Thermotropic Studies of Two Novel Series of Kinked Liquid Crystals: 2-(4'-Alkoxybiphen-4-yl)-6-methylquinolines and 2-(6-Alkoxynaphthalen-2-yl)-6-methylquinolines. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2014; 15(5):7579-7593. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms15057579

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Chia, Win-Long; Kuo, Ker-Non; Lin, Shao-Hsun. 2014. "Synthesis and Thermotropic Studies of Two Novel Series of Kinked Liquid Crystals: 2-(4'-Alkoxybiphen-4-yl)-6-methylquinolines and 2-(6-Alkoxynaphthalen-2-yl)-6-methylquinolines" Int. J. Mol. Sci. 15, no. 5: 7579-7593. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms15057579

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