New 6,6'-disubstituted-binaphthol derivatives as chiral dopants: Synthesis and temperature dependence of molecular conformations
New 6,6'-disubstituted-binaphthol derivatives as chiral dopants: Synthesis and temperature dependence of molecular conformations
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DOI:
10.1080/02678299608032841
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发表时间:
1996-09-01
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影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Shibaev, VP
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作者:
Deussen, HJ;Shibaev, PV;Shibaev, VP
A number of new chiral binaphthol (BN) derivatives with different substituents R,R' in the 6,6'-positions in open (BN-diethylethers) and bridged forms (BN-acetals) have been synthesized. The syntheses of the chiral 6,6'-disubstituted-2,2'-diethoxy-1,1'-binaphthyls (R,R' = -CH = CHCHO, -CH = CH-(p-BrPh), -CH = CH-(p-CHOPh)) and the chiral 9,14-disubstituted-dinaphtho [2,1-d : 1',2'-f][1,3] dioxepins with R,R' = -CH = CH-(p-BrPh), -CH = CH-(p-CHOPh) are reported for the first time. The possible liquid crystalline properties and molar twisting powers (beta(M)) in three different nematic liquid crystals (LCs) of the BN derivatives were investigated Derivatives with spatially extended substituents in the 6,6'-positions (e.g. styryl or vinyl) show unusually high molar twisting power (up to 124.5 mu m(-1)). A direct correlation between the magnitude of beta(M) and the length of the substituents was found. Bridged forms, in which the dihedral angle theta between the naphthyl moieties is approximate to 54 degrees, show higher twisting power than the corresponding open forms, where theta is allowed to vary around 90 degrees resulting in an equilibrium between transoid and cisoid forms. From the different temperature dependencies of beta(M) of the open and bridged BNs, a molecular model was developed relating the molecular conformation and twisting power. Although no mesophase was found in any of the compounds synthesized, they can be considered as important precursors for the synthesis of potential chiral BN-containing LCs.