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Synthesis of Triphenylene-Based Discotic Liquid Crystal Monomer Containing Azobenzene Moieties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

Sidik Silong ,
Lutfor Rahman ,
WMZ Wan Yunus ,
M Zaki Rahman ,
Mansor Ahmad  and
Jelas Haron
Sidik Silong
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Lutfor Rahman
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
WMZ Wan Yunus
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
M Zaki Rahman
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Mansor Ahmad
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Jelas Haron
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Abstract

The synthesis of a novel discotic liquid crystal monomer was carried out based on vinyl monomer whose molecular architecture consists of a triphenylene as central core and the peripheral cores were linked to the central core through an alkyl chain spacer. Consequently, a disk-like poymerizable monomer 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11-hexakis-[11-(4-{4-(acryloxy)phenylazo}phenoxy)undecanoxy]triphenylene was prepared by using a ferric chloride oxidation method. Polarizing optical microscopy and DSC analysis shows that the monomer exhibited a wide columnar mesophase. UV-vis spectra of the azobenzene mesogens showed that a significant tailing, which would allow the use of laser in the visible range to photoinduce isomerization and reorientation of the azo groups.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 709: Symposium CC – Advances in Liquid Crystalline Materials and Technologies , 2001 , CC5.4.1
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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