by Michael Tsang Ming Choi. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 85-90). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ACKNOWLEDGMENT --- p.i / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.ii / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.iv / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / ABBREVIATIONS --- p.vii / ABSTRACT --- p.viii / 摘要 --- p.ix / Chapter PART I. --- "SYNTHESIS, SPECTROSCOPIC PROPERTIES AND AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR OF SUBSTITUTED 2,3- NAPHTHALOCYANINES" / Chapter 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1 --- "Synthesis of 2,3 -Naphthalocyanines" --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2 --- Aggregation Phenomena of Phthalocyanines --- p.14 / Chapter 1.3 --- Phthalocyanines with Crown Ether Voids --- p.20 / Chapter 2 --- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION --- p.26 / Chapter 2.1 --- "Synthesis of Substituted 2,3-Naphthalocyanines" --- p.26 / Chapter 2.2 --- Synthesis of Substituted Phthalocyanines --- p.29 / Chapter 2.3 --- "Characterization of 2,3-Naphthalocyanines and Phthalocyanines" --- p.31 / Chapter 2.4 --- "Aggregation Behavior of Octasubstituted 2,3-Naphthalocyanines and Phthalocyanines" --- p.34 / Chapter 2.5 --- Liquid Crystalline Properties of64 --- p.43 / Chapter 2.6 --- "Synthesis of a Crown Ether-Substituted 2,3-Naphthalocyanine" --- p.45 / Chapter 2.7 --- Conclusion --- p.48 / Chapter 3 --- EXPERIMENTAL SECTION --- p.49 / Chapter 3.1 --- Materials --- p.49 / Chapter 3.2 --- Physical Measurements --- p.49 / Chapter 3.3 --- General Procedure for the Preparation of Dinitriles --- p.50 / Chapter 3.4 --- General Procedure for the Cyclization of Dinitriles --- p.53 / Chapter PART II. --- SYNTHETIC STUDIES OF SUBSTITUTED DICYANO-ANTHRACENES AND TETRACENES / Chapter 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.57 / Chapter 2 --- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION --- p.63 / Chapter 2.1 --- Synthesis of Substituted Anthracenes --- p.63 / Chapter 2.2 --- Synthesis of Substituted Tetracenes --- p.72 / Chapter 2.3 --- Conclusion --- p.77 / Chapter 3 --- EXPERIMENTAL SECTION --- p.78 / REFERENCES --- p.85 / Chapter APPENDIX --- Crystallographic data of dimer of anthracene118 --- p.91

Wong, Wing Yan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 76-79). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Contents --- p.i / Acknowledgments --- p.iii / Abstract --- p.iv / Abbreviations and Acronyms --- p.vii / Publications Originated from the Work of this Thesis --- p.ix / Chapter Part I: --- "Self-Assemblyy Stability Quantification, Controlled Molecular Switching, and Sensing Properties of an Anthracene-Containing Dynamic [2]Rotaxane" / Chapter Chapter 1 - --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Definition of Rotaxane --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2 --- Dynamic Covalent Chemistry in Rotaxane Synthesis --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3 --- Thermodynamic Template --- p.6 / Chapter 1.4 --- Molecular Sensing Properties in Rotaxane --- p.10 / Chapter 1.5 --- Examples --- p.13 / Chapter Chapter 2 - --- Anthracene-Containing Dynamic [2]Rotaxane / Chapter 2.1 --- Background --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2 --- Modification and Design of Dynamic [2]Rotaxane --- p.18 / Chapter 2.3 --- Self-Assembly of Rotaxane and Synthesis of Components --- p.19 / Chapter 2.4 --- Characterization / Chapter 2.4.1 --- 1H NMR Spectroscopy --- p.21 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- 13C NMR Spectroscopy --- p.23 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Mass Spectrometry --- p.24 / Chapter 2.4.4 --- X-Ray Crystallography --- p.25 / Chapter 2.4.5 --- UV/Visible Absorption and Fluorescence Spectroscopies --- p.26 / Chapter 2.5 --- Effect of External Stimuli / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Addition of Water --- p.29 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- Addition of Acid --- p.33 / Chapter 2.5.3 --- Addition of Salts --- p.38 / Chapter 2.5.4 --- Addition of Amines --- p.40 / Chapter 2.6 --- Conclusions --- p.43 / Chapter Part II: --- Substituent Effect in Imine-Containing Molecular Tweezers / Chapter Chapter 3 - --- Molecular Tweezers / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.46 / Chapter 3.2 --- Synthesis --- p.48 / Chapter 3.3 --- Characterization of Molecular Tweezers / Chapter 3.3.1 --- 1H NMR Spectroscopy --- p.49 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Mass Spectrometry --- p.51 / Chapter 3.4 --- Characterization of Molecular Tweezers / Chapter 3.4.1 --- 1H NMR Spectroscopy --- p.51 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- X-Ray Crystallography --- p.59 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Mass Spectrometry --- p.60 / Chapter 3.4.4 --- UV/Visible Absorption Spectroscopy --- p.61 / Chapter 3.5 --- Conclusions --- p.63 / Chapter Chapter 4 - --- Experimental Procedures / Chapter 4.1 --- General Information --- p.64 / Chapter 4.2 --- General Synthetic Procedures for Molecular Tweezers (34-40) --- p.65 / Chapter 4.3 --- Experimental Procedures --- p.65 / Chapter 4.4 --- Determination of Binding Constant K --- p.73 / References --- p.76 / Appendix / List of Spectra --- p.A-l / List of Crystal Data --- p.A-2

Zhao, Wei. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.v / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2. --- H-bonded Acenes- An Approach to Self- assembled Organic Semiconductors --- p.16 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2 --- Result and discussion --- p.17 / Chapter 2.3 --- Experiment --- p.23 / Chapter Chapter 3. --- Transistors from a Conjugated Macrocycle Molecule: Field and Photo Effects --- p.30 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.30 / Chapter 3.2 --- Result and discussion --- p.31 / Chapter 3.3 --- Conclusion --- p.37 / Chapter 3.4 --- Experiment --- p.37 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Synthesis of Soluble and liquid crystalline Conjugated Macrocylces --- p.48 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.48 / Chapter 4.2 --- Result and Discussion --- p.49 / Chapter 4.3 --- Conclusion --- p.54 / Chapter 4.4 --- Experiment --- p.55 / Appendix --- p.65

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