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AUTHOR
Hans Christof Holst
Star-Shaped Compounds Having 1,3,5-Triazine Cores
The 1,3,5-triazine derivatives 1−4 having styryl or higher oligo(phenylenevinylene) chains in the 2-, 4-, and 6-positions represent star-shaped push-pull compounds. Alkoxy or dimethylamino groups on the peripheral benzene rings, which act as electron donors, and the central 1,3,5-triazine ring, which acts as an electron acceptor, cause intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) to occur in the absorption S0⇄S1. Protonation of the 1,3,5-triazine core enhances the effect, as demonstrated by a bathochromic shift; a secondary protonation on the dimethylamino groups, however, leads to the breakdown of the ICT. Thus, the yellow compound 1d first becomes violet and then colorless upon the addition of tr…
Alkoxy-Substituted Hexastyrylbenzenes
Star-shaped compounds 2a–e with a central benzene ring and six p-substituted, (E)-configured styryl groups have been prepared by a sequence of three-fold Heck and three-fold Wittig–Horner reactions. Alkoxy chains (OC3H7, OC6H13, OC10H21, OC12H25) on all six arms guarantee a good solubility of 2a–d, whereas the alternating hexyloxy and cyano substitution in 2e leads to an almost insoluble push-pull system. Irradiation into the long-wavelength absorption of 2a–d (with λmax values of 341–342 nm) results in a statistical photocross-linking, which is characterized by the complete degradation of all stilbene chromophores.
Liquid crystals in the series of 2,4,6-tristyryl-1,3,5-triazines
Abstract Alkaline condensation reactions of 2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3,5-triazine ( 1 ) and substituted benzaldehydes ( 2a – n ) yield 2,4,6-tristyryl-1,3,5-triazines ( 3a – n ). A sufficient number and length of the alkoxy chains at the benzene rings provide liquid crystalline phases Col hd . A special structure was found for compound 3i with 9 hexyloxy chains; it exists in the solid state in a helical columnar arrangement, which is transformed by heating to a hexagonal columnar mesophase. Irradiation of the mesophases of 3i – 3m leads to partial cyclodimerization reactions, which cause different textures and lower the clearing points. The border line between the irradiated and the unirradiated z…
Star-Shaped Push-Pull Compounds Having 1,3,5-Triazine Cores
The 1,3,5-triazines 9–11 having OPV chains in the 2-, 4- and 6-position represent star-shaped compounds which exhibit strong push-pull effects. Their long-wavelength absorption S0 S1 is characterized by an intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) from the dialkylamino group as electron donor D via the conjugated chain to the 1,3,5-triazine core as electron acceptor A. Protonation of the dialkylamino group removes the donor capability, whereas protonation of the 1,3,5-triazine ring enhances the acceptor strength. Thus, the prevailing protonation site has a crucial influence on the push-pull effect and the ICT. The transition energies ΔE (S0 S1) pass through a minimum for the second generation 10…
Star-shaped conjugated compounds forming nematic discotic systems
Abstract Star-shaped compounds, having a benzene ( 9a,b ) or a 1,3,5-triazine ( 11a,b ) core and stilbenoid arms were prepared. Hexyloxy chains, attached in the middle of the arms, provide nematic discotic phases ND, which are unusual for such systems. The position of the sidechains prevents the micro-segregation, which is valid for star-shaped discs of columnar phases. The stilbenoid character of 9a,b and 11a,b guarantees a high light sensitivity. Apart from the statistical CC bond formation by irradiation in solution or in the LC phases, a topochemically controlled chemo-, regio- and stereoselective photocyclodimerization 11a → 12 was found in the crystalline state. The structure determin…