Tris[oligo(1,4-phenylenevinylene)]methylium Dyes

The tris[oligo(1,4-phenylenevinylene)]carbinols 2a–f (n =1–4) and the tris(4-styrylphenyl)methanes 7a,b have been prepared by Wittig–Horner (3 + 4a–f 2a–f) and Siegristreactions (5 + 6a,b 7a,b). The Wittig–Horner reactions in these examples are accompanied by an autoxidation, whereas a reduction occurs in the Siegrist reactions. Compound 2a, the lowest member (n = 1) of the series 2a–d with terminal dialkylamino groups, generates first, on treatment with acids, the methylium dye 2′a, which absorbs far into the NIR region (λmax = 1100 nm). The higher members 2b,c (n = 2,3) of the carbinol series yield by acidic treatment only N-protonated methylium dyes 2″′b,c. The different behavior is due …

4-Alkenyl-1,2,3-thiadiazole

Die Titelverbindungen 5 werden aus entsprechenden Alkylderivaten durch Bromierung/Dehydrobromierung (Weg A) oder durch Wittig-Reaktion (Weg B) dargestellt. Mit 4-Phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3,5-dion entstehen unter Erhaltung des Thiadiazolrings die Monoaddukte 12. 4-Alkenyl-1,2,3-thiadiazoles The title compounds 5 are prepared from the corresponding alkyl derivatives by bromination/dehydrobromination (route A) or by Wittig reaction (route B). 4-Phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3,5-dione yields the monoadducts 12 by maintenance of the thiadiazole ring.

ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Hexastyrylbenzenes.

Mesomorphic Donor-Acceptor-substituted 1,4-Distyrylbenzenes

Conjugated oligomers with terminal donor-acceptor substitution attract increasing attention in organic chemistry because of their outstanding and not seldom unexpected properties in materials science [1 – 4]. Although a variety of oligo(1,4-phenylene-vinylene)s with terminal donor-acceptor substitution (DAOPVs 1, Scheme 1) are known [5 – 22], the number of thermotropic liquid crystals among them is very low and is confined to monomers (n = 1), that means to certain push-pull substituted (E)-stilbenes [23 – 31]. The behavior of conjugatedmolecules, which are highly polar and form mesophases by self-organization, is very interesting for various applications of liquid crystals [3]. A big disad…