Halle, Universiẗat, Diss., 2001.

Zugl.: Magdeburg, Univ., Diss., 2008

This thesis is concerned with the design, synthesis and properties of thermotropic liquid crystals based on the fluorene and 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene core units. Derivatives of 9,10-dihydrophenathrene were found to be both expensive to prepare and difficult to purify, and attention was concentrated on fluorene derivatives. Simple 2,7-disubstituted fluorenes are either monotropic or exhibit enantiotropic smectic phases. Accordingly a third benzene ring was directly coupled to the fluorene core to give a 2-phenylfluorene. The homologous series of 2-(4-cyanophenyl)-7-alkylfluorenes from ethyl to nonyl was prepared via a five step convergent synthesis, and the compounds were isolated as white crystalline solids. All the compounds exhibited enantiotropic nematic phases, and the heptyl, octyl and nonyl homologues also exhibited a smectic A phase. The parent compound 2-(4-cyanophenyl)fluorene with no alkyl chain was prepared by a similar route, but did not exhibit an enantiotropic mesophase. Some physical properties of 2-(4-cyanophenyl)-7-pentylfluorene were measured, and many values {e.g. dielectric anisotropy and birefringence) were similar to those for the commercially successful 4-pentyl-4"-cyano-p-terphenyl. However 2-phenylfluorene material had a higher viscosity. These properties could be related to the crescent shape of the 2-phenylfluorene core, which is dictated by the bridging methylene group. Lateral substitution of the fluorene core was investigated in an attempt to prepare low melting point derivatives. Four C9 alkylated compounds were prepared, and these were found to be oils. However no mesophases were detected. Some 2-(4-alkoxyphenyl)-7-alkylfluorenes were prepared as low birefringence analogues, but these were found to exhibit smectic phases at high temperatures. The analogous alkoxy compound 2-pentoxy-7-(4-cyanophenyl)fluorene was prepared but could not be satisfactorily purified. Preliminary investigations into partial reduction of the fluorene core were carried out, but these did not progress beyond an early stage.

Reported in this thesis are the studies of micellar aggregates of four triblock copolymers and the unimolecular micelles of a triblock copolymer. The micelles were prepared from BCF and ACF copolymers. Here A, B, C, and F denote poly(acrylic acid), poly(tert-butyl acrylate), poly(2-cinnamoyloxylethyl methacrylate), and the liquid crystalline poly(perfluorooctylethyl methacrylate) block, respectively. At room temperature (21 oC) in solvents that were selective for the A or B blocks, three of the four copolymers formed exclusively cylindrical micelles regardless of their block ratios. Cylindrical micelles were formed because their geometries best accommodated the mesogen-ordering requirement of the core-forming F block, as supported by the results from wide angle X-ray scattering and differential scanning calorimetric studies. Mesogen-driven cylinder formation was further supported by the observation of ridges formed by collapsed coronal chains on the surfaces of dried cylinders. We also observed a morphological transformation from other micellar morphologies to cylindrical micelles at 70 oC, which is near the isotropic-to-smectic A phase transition temperature for the F blocks. This inter-conversion between the vesicular and cylindrical micelles of an ACF sample could be reversed repeatly by temperature cycling. These results provided additional evidence for the mesogen-driven micellization hypothesis. Unimolecular micelles were prepared from CDC triblock copolymers, where D and C denote poly(dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) and poly(2-cinnamoyloxylethyl methacrylate), respectively. In selective solvents for the D block at high dilutions, the D chain formed a loop, and the terminal C blocks of the isolated unimer chain associated together as a globule, thus closing the loop and rendering a cyclic structure. Alternatively, the terminal C blocks formed individual globules, thus yielding a pompom-coil-pompom structure. To lock in these structures, the globules were photo-crosslinked. The D block chain was subsequently enlarged for AFM observation through a quaternization step, which increased the chain’s diameter and introduced cations to the chain. The semi-flexible thickened polymer chains and the globules were observed by AFM, confirming unambiguously the hypothesized architectures of the unimolecular micelles. The AFM images also allowed the quantification of the macrocyclic structures, and a correlation between the direct AFM results and determined from a traditional size exclusion chromatography technique. / Thesis (Ph.D, Chemistry) -- Queen's University, 2011-09-26 12:08:28.263

Universiẗat, Diss., 2003--Freiburg (Breisgau).

Stuttgart, Univ., Diss., 2008.

Zugl.: Stuttgart, Univ., Diss., 2008

Die vorliegende Dissertation befasst sich mit den Struktur-Eigenschafts-Beziehungen von sternförmigen Mesogenen mit kontrollierbaren Konformationen in den LC-Phasen. Zunächst sollte mithilfe verschiedener Moleküldesigns geklärt werden, wie eine Faltung der Arme verhindert werden kann, und somit, ob sternförmige Konformationen in den kolumnaren Packungen realisiert werden können. Hierzu wurde erfolgreich eine Bibliothek von dreiarmigen Amidsternen, semiflexiblen Oligoestersternen mit hexasubstituiertem Benzolkern und formtreuen hexasubstituierten Benzolen synthetisiert. Die besondere Herausforderung bei der Darstellung letzterer lag in der C3-Symmetrie der Verbindungen und konnte durch Optimierung der Synthesestrategie mittels aufeinander folgender Wittig-Horner- und Suzuki-Reaktionen in einem divergenten Ansatz gemeistert werden. Ein herausragendes Ergebnis ist die Flüssigkristallinität dieser formtreuen hexasubstituierten Strukturen, wenn sie mindestens neun bzw. zwölf periphere Ketten besitzen. Die detaillierte Auswertung der Kolumnendurchmesser mithilfe von äquatorialen Reflexen sowie der Dichte und der meridionalen Beugungsmuster zeigen, dass lediglich für die formtreuen hexasubstituierten Benzolderivate eine Faltung verhindert werden kann. Intrinsische Freiräume (Kävitäten) zwischen den Oligo(phenylenvinylen)-Armen werden durch außergewöhnliche Dimerenbildung und helikale Packung der Moleküle kompensiert. In die Kavitäten der Trispyridylverbindungen können Carbonsäure-funktionalisierte Gäste unter Ausbildung von Wasserstoffbrücken eingelagert werden. Mit zunehmender Gastkonzentration wird die helikale Dimerphase des Wirts kontinuierlich in eine neue kolumnare Phase von monomeren Supermesogenen ohne helikale Struktur umgewandelt. Da die Gäste in den Supermesogenen vollständig von den Oligo(phenylenvinylen)-Armen und den aliphatischen Ketten umschlossen sind, handelt es sich bei der Wirtverbindung erstmals um einen flüssigkristallinen Endorezeptor mit drei Bindungsstellen. Das Sternmesogen mit größeren intrinsischen Freiräumen ermöglicht die Einlagerung von funktionalen Bausteinen wie z.B. Anthracenchromophoren. Aus Untersuchungen mittels Festkörper-NMR- und Fluoreszenzspektroskopie geht hervor, dass sich die Mesophase mit drei Anthracengästen langsam in eine doppelt nanosegregierte Struktur umwandelt, in der intrakolumnar Oligo(phenylenvinylen)-Arme und Anthracene Seite an Seite segregiert stapeln und so segmentierte Kolumnen bilden. Diese Art von doppelter Nanosegregation offenbart das Potential des verwendeten Moleküldesigns im Bezug auf die Entwicklung mesomorpher Multikabelstrukturen. Im Vergleich zu den Supermesogenen weisen die analogen Sternverbindungen mit kovalent gebundenen Pseudogästen um über 100 °C höhere Klärpunkte auf, was unter Berücksichtigung der strukturellen Ähnlichkeit der kolumnaren Phasen und der ähnlichen Mischungsenthalpien in unterschiedlichen Werten der Mischungsentropie begründet liegen muss. Der Vergleich mit einer 1:3-Mischung ohne spezifische Wirt-Gast-Wechselwirkung bestätigt in diesem Zusammenhang den Einfluss der Bindungsart der Gäste auf die Mesophasenstabilität. Die Klärtemperaturen der Sternmesogene lassen sich folglich über die Art der Bindung der Gastmoleküle kontrollieren. Dies ist vor allem für die Orientierung kolumnarer Phasen in dünnen Filmen großer funktionaler Mesogene, die häufig erst bei sehr hohen Temperaturen unter Zersetzung in die isotrope Phase übergehen, interessant. / This dissertation examines the structure-property relationships of star-shaped mesogens with controllable conformations in the LC phases. First it should be clarified by means of different molecular designs, how a folding of the arms can be prevented, and thus, if reliable star-shaped conformations can be realized in the columnar stacks. For this reason, a library of three-armed amide stars, semi-flexible oligoester stars with a hexasubstituted benzene core and shape-persistent hexasubstituted benzenes was successfully synthesized. The particular challenge in the preparation of the latter was the C3-symmetry of the compounds and could be accomplished by optimizing the synthetic strategy using subsequently Wittig-Horner and Suzuki reactions in a divergent route. An outstanding result is the liquid crystallinity of these shape-persistent hexasubstituted structures, if they contain at least nine or twelve peripheral chains. The detailed evaluation of the column diameters, using equatorial reflections, as well as the density and the meridional scattering patterns shows that only the shape-persistent hexasubstituted benzene derivatives can be prevented from folding. Intrinsic free spaces (cavities) between the oligo(phenylenevinylene) arms are compensated by exceptional dimer formation and helical packing of the molecules. Carboxylic acid functionalized guests can be incorporated into the cavities of the trispyridyl compounds by forming hydrogen bonds. Upon increasing the guest concentration the helical dimer phase of the host is continuously converted into a new columnar phase of monomeric supermesogens without a helical structure. Since the guests of the supermesogens are entirely enclosed by the oligo(phenylenevinylene) arms and the aliphatic chains, the host compound is the first liquid crystalline endoreceptor with three binding sites. The star mesogen with larger intrinsic free spaces facilitates the incorporation of functional building blocks such as anthracene chromophores. Investigations by solid state NMR and fluorescence spectroscopy uncovered that the mesophase with three anthracene guests slowly converts into a double nanosegregated structure in which oligo(phenylenevinylene) arms und anthracenes stack side by side and thus form segmented columns. This type of double nanosegregation reveals the potential of the molecular design used with respect to the development of mesomorphic multi cable structures. In comparison to the supermesogens the analog star compounds with covalently bound pseudo guests exhibit more than 100 °C higher clearing points. Considering the structural similarity and the similar mixing enthalpy this must be due to different values of the mixing entropy. In this context, the comparison with a 1:3 mixture without any specific host-guest interaction confirms the influence of the binding mode of the guests on the mesophase stability. As a consequence, the clearing temperatures of the star mesogens can be controlled by the binding mode of the guest molecules. This is particularly interesting for the orientation of columnar phases in thin films of large functional mesogens which frequently transform into the isotropic phase at very high temperatures under decomposition.

In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird die Synthese und die Charakterisierung von linearen, sternförmig und dendritisch verzweigten Carbosilanen mit Me2SiH-Funktionen, vorgestellt. So konnten oligomere Carbosilane mit CH2CH2CH2SiMe2- als auch CH2CH2SiMe2-Wiederholungseinheiten dargestellt werden. Als Aufbaureaktionen dienten sowohl Alkylierungsreaktionen mit Allylmagnesiumchlorid als auch Hydrosilylierungsschritte mit Chlordimethyl- und Chlordimethylvinylsilan. Die Überführung der SiMe2Cl-Gruppen in SiMe2H-Funktionen gelang durch die Umsetzung mit Lithiumaluminiumhydrid. Besonderes Augenmerk lag auf dem Nachweis und der Abtrennung der bei diesen Reaktionen auftretenden Nebenprodukten. Einen Schwerpunkt dieser Arbeit bildete die NMR-spektroskopische Charakterisierung obiger Verbindungen, wobei insbesondere 2D-NMR-Methoden und die 29Si{1H}-NMR-Spektros-kopie zum Einsatz kamen. Für die Kohlenstoff-13-Signale dieser Verbindungen konnte aus den gewonnenen Daten der Einfluss der peripheren Substituenten in einem Inkrementensystem zusammengefasst und als Zuordnungshilfe herangezogen werden. Bisher fand ein Teil dieser Verbindungen als Bausteine in flüssigkristallinen Materialien (Arbeitskreis von Prof. Tschierske, Halle) Verwendung und erste Ergebnisse dazu werden diskutiert.

Azobenzene upon photochemical E/Z isomerization changes both its shape and size. The E-azobenzene moiety falls in the class of calamitic liquid crystalline mesogens, producing a wide variety of mesophases. Two series of linear bis(azobenzene) compounds, one with phenyl benzoate linkage and the other with benzyl benzoate linkage were synthesized. The termini of these molecules ranged from a dodecyloxy chain to hydrophobic amphiphilic dendrons up to first generation. We determined the effects of both the linkages and generation number on the mesogenic properties of these compounds. Our results show that the mesogenic behavior of these bis(azobenzene) compounds are highly dependent on the linkages between individual azobenzenes and that for the bis(azobenzene) compounds of the phenyl benzoate series, generation number had an effect on the liquid crystalline mesophase of the compounds