Liquid crystals from shape-persistent porphyrin stars with intrinsic free space
Liquid crystals from shape-persistent porphyrin stars with intrinsic free space
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DOI:
10.1039/c9tc07086a
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发表时间:
2020-04-28
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6.4
通讯作者:
Lehmann, Matthias
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作者:
Ghosh, Tapas;Gerbig, Lisa;Lehmann, Matthias
A small library of shape-persistent, conjugated star-shaped liquid crystals (LCs) with a zinc porphyrin core was successfully synthesized. Different conjugated arms are attached in themeso-positions. The self-assembly is at the limit between liquid crystals and soft crystal phases owing to the space-filling requirement. A model indicates the formation of dimers in double helices. A remarkable mesogen with thiophene linked directly to the porphyrin core generates J-aggregates in solution, which persist in the solid state. In the liquid crystal the J-aggregates disappear but can be reversibly reobtained by solvent treatment.