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Supramolecular order of stilbenoid dendrons: importance of weakinteractions{
Matthias Lehmann,*a Christiane Kohn,a Herbert Meier,b Sabine Renkerb and Annette Oehlhofb
Received 28th July 2005, Accepted 17th October 2005
First published as an Advance Article on the web 8th November 2005DOI: 10.1039/b510713j
Stilbenoid dendrons with various donor and acceptor groups on the focal unit were synthesised by
a WittigHorner reaction, starting from an aldehyde functionalised dendron and various
substituted phosphonic acid esters. The target molecules are composed of meta-branched arms,
two of them with extended conjugation (distyrylbenzene) and three flexible dodecyloxy chains; the
focal group consists of a donor or acceptor substituted styryl unit. The cross-conjugation of
the arms prevents the strong electronic influence of substituents on the two extended
oligophenylenevinylene chromophores. However, intermolecular interactions mediated by the
focal unit allow control of the supramolecular stacking into liquid crystal phases. Simple weak
acceptors stabilise the formation of columnar phases, whereas the additional propensity to build
hydrogen bonds leads to a cubic mesophase. All acceptor substituted materials freeze at low
temperature into a glassy state. Soft crystals are then formed upon heating the glassy material.
Stilbenoid dendrons are photosensitive and degradation of the supramolecular order proceeds
even in the glassy liquid crystal state.
Introduction
Stilbenoid molecules attract increasing attention due to their
interesting photophysical, photochemical and electronic
properties.1 Their propensity for charge transport and
electroluminescence has led to applications in light emitting
diodes,2 field effect transistors and photovoltaic cells.3
Recently, the conjugated stilbenoid scaffold has been com-
bined with the concept of dendrimers.
4
These molecules arehighly symmetric, regularly branched and possess a well-
defined size. Their modular design allows the synthesis of
variable structures, i.e. the usage of different functional cores,
branching and peripheral units.5 These features together with
the good film-forming processability of dendrimers and the
optoelectronic properties of the conjugated scaffold make such
molecules eligible for application in electronic devices.5,6
The first two generations of stilbenoid dendrimers with long
peripheral alkoxy chains form liquid crystalline (LC) phases.4
Self-assembly in mesophases has been shown to be favourable
for electronic materials, because of a facile alignment of
functional units and the possibility of structural self-healing.7
The molecular mobility in LC phases of stilbenoid mesogens isalso correlated with photochemical and photophysical pro-
perties, e.g. molecular motion allows photoreactions to
proceed even when the molecules are photostable in crystalline
phases.8 The driving force of columnar mesophase formation
for stilbenoid dendrimers has been proposed to be micro-
segregation of the rigid conjugated scaffold and the flexible
aliphatic chains, due to the preorganisation of these molecular
units in the mesogen.5,9,10 If the number and the position of
aliphatic chains change, mesomorphic behaviour changes too
or is even lost. The mesophase is stabilised if a dipole11 or a
pushpull character12 is introduced by the core unit.
Dendrons are wedge-shaped building blocks from which
dendrimers can be obtained in a convergent synthesis. Theymay show LC behaviour, if the contrast between the flexible
chains and rigid scaffold allows micro-segregation.13,14
Different units can be easily attached to the focal position
and thus functional groups can be arranged in the centre of a
column by micro-segregation and hierarchical self-assembly.15
In the series of dendrons 1, made of stilbene building blocks,
enantiotropic LC phases are formed in the third generation
(Fig. 1).16 The larger distyrylbenzene scaffold already allows
self-organisation in columnar mesophases starting with the
second generation dendron 2. Thus, the size of the semi-rigid
scaffold seems to be important for self-aggregation. In contrast
to radially-symmetrical dendrimers, most dendrons can only
form columnar phases with more than one mesogen placed in acolumnar slice.13 Since the focal units will then meet in the
centre of the columns, substituents at this position should
strongly influence the mesogenic properties. Therefore,
dendrons 3 with different small substituents on the focal unit
have been designed based on precursor 2 (Fig. 2). The focal
aldehyde group of 2 allows the facile modification of the
molecular scaffold with donor or acceptor substituted phos-
phonic acid derivatives. Since 2 already possesses an enantio-
tropic mesophase, mesomorphic properties were also expected
for 3, which is enlarged by a styryl group. Leaving the number
of aliphatic chains constant, we studied the influence of weak
interactions, i.e. dipoledipole interactions and H-bonds, on
aNon-Classical Synthetic Methods, Institute of Chemistry, ChemnitzUniversity of Technology, Strasse der Nationen 62, 09111 Chemnitz,Germany. E-mail: [email protected];Fax: +49 371 531 1839; Tel: +49 371 531 1205bInstitute of Organic Chemistry, University of Mainz, Duesbergweg1014, 55099 Mainz, Germany{ Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Comparisonof 1H-NMR data, UV-Vis spectra, and the FT-IR spectrum of amide3f. See DOI: 10.1039/b510713j
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the supramolecular stacking of stilbenoid dendrons 3.
Synthesis, mesomorphic, photophysical and photochemical
properties of new stilbenoid materials 3 are presented.
Synthesis
The preparation of the target compounds 3, outlined in
Scheme 1, was performed starting from dendron 2.17 The
WittigHorner reaction of aldehyde 2 with the phosphonic
acid diethyl esters 4a,18 4b,19 4c20 and 4d21 in THF in the
presence of KOtBu furnishes the products 3ad in moderate
isolated yields. The aldehyde 3g was obtained from 4f22 by asubsequent acidic treatment to cleave the acetal protecting
group. The amide derivative 3f was prepared by the reaction
with the phosphonic ester bearing the cyano group 4e23 and
hydrolytic workup. In order to prevent the hydrolysis of
the cyano function and thus to obtain 3e, NaH was used
as the base for the WittigHorner coupling. All compounds
are characterised by NMR-, IR-, mass-spectroscopy and
elemental analysis. The different electronic influence of the
substituents is evident from the 1H NMR spectra. Electron
withdrawing groups (e.g. CHO, CN, CONH2) shift the
aromatic signals of the focal benzene to lower field, compared
to the signals of non-substituted (3c) or donor substituted
compounds (e.g. CH3 (3a), OCH3(3b)). Although bromine
introduces a dipole in 3d, its electronic effect is very weak,
since nearly no differences to the chemical shifts in 3c are
apparent. The influence of the different substituents is
strongest at the focal benzene ring; their effect decreases
strongly at the central benzene and is not present for signals
of the alkoxy substituted arms due to their cross-conjugation(meta-position).24 The vanishing electronic influence of the
focal group upon the more extended oligophenylenevinylene
arms can be also observed in the series of UV-Vis spectra.
As in other meta-branched stilbenoid molecules,5,25 the
absorption of 3 can be approximated as the sum of the
absorptions of single arms (i.e. one stilbene and two
distyrylbenzene units). Therefore the absorption maximum
at 473 nm (CH2Cl2) corresponding to the distyrylbenzene
unit remains unchanged within the series. Only a slight effect
is observed on the high energy side of the long-wavelength
band, which can be related to the differently substituted
focal stilbene unit.24
Fig. 1 Stilbenoid dendrons forming columnar mesophases.
Fig. 2 Structure of donor and acceptor substituted stilbenoid
dendrons 3.
Scheme 1 Synthesis of substituted stilbenoid dendrons 3.
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Thermotropic behaviour
The thermotropic properties of 2 and 3 were studied by means
of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), polarised optical
microscopy (POM) and X-ray diffraction and are summarised
in Table 1.
DSC and POM investigations
Aldehyde 2, the starting material for the preparation of the
target molecules 3, forms a liquid crystalline phase within a
small temperature range in the second heating trace. In the
cooling curve this interval increases since the LC phase can be
supercooled by almost 20 uC. However, when the sample is
annealed during the heating scan at 96 uC in the LC phase a
different crystal phase forms. Subsequent melting of the crystal
and clearing of the LC phase are very close and cannot be
separately evaluated. POM studies show mosaic and pseudo-
focal-conic textures typically found for columnar phases
(Fig. 3). The hexagonal growing germ at 104 uC points to a
hexagonal two-dimensional order of columns in the meso-phase. When the aldehyde group is exchanged with the styrene
building block to yield compounds 3, a decreased crystal-
lisation tendency can be observed. Molecules 3a and 3c, either
with or without an electron donor substituent, do not
crystallise upon cooling but form a monotropic mesophase
at low temperature instead. Obviously, 3b does not show a
supramolecular aggregation to a liquid crystal phase, which
presumable has its origin in the additional steric interaction of
the methyl group in ortho-position to the double bond.
In contrast, all compounds with electron withdrawing sub-
stituents assemble in, at first sight, enantiotropic mesophases.
Even the small, local dipole of the bromine substituent
stabilises mesophase formation. At low temperature the
columnar liquid crystals do not crystallise but freeze into a
glassy state. Decreasing further the temperature results in
another first order transition. It is assumed that this is related
to a partial crystallisation of side chains, which can still be
mobile above the transition.6 The interval of the LC phase can
be further increased by stronger acceptors or dipoles. The
largest mesophase range of 74 uC is observed for the aldehyde
substituted compound 3g. The pseudo-focal-conic textures
of 3d, 3e and 3g point to columnar stacking of mesogens
(Fig. 4).26 In the case of 3g, conoscopy on a homeotropic
aligned sample indicates an uniaxial phase with a negative
optical anisotropy, which is additional evidence for a columnar
Table 1 Thermotropic data obtained by DSC (heating rate 10u min21,phase transitions: onset [uC], enthalpies [kJ mol21]), POM and X-raydiffraction
CompoundPhase transitions (Onset [uC]) and transitionenthalpies [kJ mol21]a
2 1. cooling: I 102/23 Colhd 77/249 Cr2. heating: Cr 89 Cr1 96/43 Colhd 104/4 I
3a 1. cooling: I 19/21 Colhd 215/216 Cr2. heating: Cr 242/11 Colhd 23/1 I 31/24 Cr1 40/4
Cr2 44/219 Cr3 86/36 I3b 1. cooling: I 210/226 Cr
2. heating: Cr 219/9 I 12/254 Cr1 46/44 I3c 1. cooling: I 16/21 Colhd 212/222 Cr
2. heating: Cr 221/15 Colhd 29/1 I 43/261 Cr1 80/70 I3d 1. cooling: I 64/21 Colhd 19(Tg) g 213/224 X
2. heating: X 248/15 g 12 (Tg) Colhd 65/1 I3e 1. cooling: I 88/21.6 Colhd 25(Tg) g 220/229 X1
2. heating: X1 241/20 g 28(Tg) Colhd/X2 92/1.9 I3. heating after annealing at 50 uC: X2 92/1.9 I4. heating after cooling only to 80 uC: Colhd 92/1.7 I
3f 1. cooling: I 186/21 Cub 55(Tg) g 23/235 X2. heating: X 242/22 g 55(Tg) Cub 189/1 I
3g 1. cooling: I 96/21.6 Colhd 19(Tg) g 213/28 X12. heating: X1 235/11 g 24(Tg) Colhd/X2 98/1.7 I
3. heating after annealing at 50u
C: X2/Colhd 98/1.2X2/I 103/4.5 I
a Colhd columnar hexagonal disordered phase; Cub cubic phase; gglassy state; I isotropic liquid; Cr crystalline phase; X partiallycrystalline or plastic crystalline phases with unknown phasestructure.
Fig. 3 Texture of 2 at 88 uC between crossed polarisers. Three
different aligned domains are visible: (a) pseudo-focal-conic domains;
(b) domains with homogenous aligned material and (c) a homeotropic
aligned region. The inset shows a hexagonal growing germ at the I-LCphase transition.
Fig. 4 Pseudo-focal-conic texture of 3g at 89 uC between crossed
polarisers. The inset A shows a homeotropic aligned region. The
conoscopic picture B taken with a l-wave plate proofs the optically
negative, uniaxial nature of the mesophase.
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self-assembly of mesogens 3 from POM investigations.However, the thermotropic properties of the acceptor sub-
stituted mesogens are more complex when investigated at
different heating rates in POM and DSC. Upon slow heating
from room temperature (RT) above the glass transition, the
mesophase crystallises, as it is evidenced by a texture change
(Fig. 5). Note that this observation depends on the thermal
history of the sample and is only monitored when the sample
has been pre-frozen to the columnar glass. The smooth
pseudo-focal-conic texture typically obtained for the meso-
phases is stable upon cooling from the isotropic phase.
Annealing at 50 uC for 1 h does not lead to any transforma-
tion. Compound 3f behaves differently compared to the
column forming mesogens. The particularity of its neat phasesis the optical isotropy when observed under POM. However,
DSC clearly indicates a first order transition between two
optical isotropic phases. The phase below the transition is
viscous but fluid and becomes liquid-like above 198 uC. These
observations point to the presence of a cubic LC phase for 3f.
X-Ray diffraction
X-Ray diffraction was performed on cooling the samples
from the isotropic liquid to the mesophase. The results are
collected in Table 2. All compounds show diffraction patterns
typically observed for mesophases in the temperature range
of LC phases and frozen, glassy mesophases. The wide anglescattering powder diffraction patterns of 3a,c,d,e,g present
up to three reflections at small angles and only a halo
corresponding to the mean distance of liquid-like aliphatic
chains and stilbenoid cores. Fig. 6 shows the results, obtained
for compound 3e. The diffraction pattern A from an oriented
fibre of3e exhibits reflections of the small angle region only on
the equator. A detailed investigation of this angular region in
panel D presents signals in the ratio 1 : !3 : 2, thusdemonstrating the hexagonal symmetry of the two-dimen-
sional lattice. At the meridian of pattern A, a broad halo can
be observed. Comparison of the integration curves B (integra-
tion along the meridian) and C (integration along the equator)
illustrates that the halo consists of two diffuse signals at 4.50
and 4.05 A, which are partially superimposed. The halo
corresponding to the mean distance of liquid-like aliphatic
chains is distributed over the whole angular range. The
corresponding d-value is acquired from curve C and amounts
to 4.50 A. The second signal with a maximum at d = 4.05 A is
related to the mean distance of chromophores along the
column. Thus, the diffraction pattern of the extruded fibre
aligned with the meridian shows intercolumnar distances only
on the equator and intracolumnar distances exclusively on the
meridian. This is clear evidence for the columnar nature of thephase. The absence of reflections attributed to mixed indices
Fig. 5 Right: pseudo-focal-conic texture of 3e at 35 uC between
crossed polarisers. Left: phase transition upon heating with 5 uC min21
to 60 uC.
Table 2 X-Ray data obtained for stilbenoid dendrons 2 and 3
Compound T [uC] hkl d exp/A dcalc/A ahexa/A
2 99 100 40.1 46.3110 23.2 23.2200 20.5 20.1Halo 4.7
3a 1 100 42.8 49.4200 21.8 21.4Halo 4.5
3c 5 100 41.4 47.8Halo 20.6 20.7
4.53d 50 100 39.1 45.1
110 22.3 22.6200 19.9 19.6Halo 4.4
3e 15 100 48.8 56.3110 28.0 28.2200 24.6 24.4Halo 4.4
3g 23 100 47.3 54.6200 23.9 23.7Halo 4.4
a The parameter ahex is calculated with ahex = 2d100/!3 andcorresponds to the diameter of a column.
Fig. 6 X-Ray scattering of 3e in the columnar phase. A: Wide angle
X-ray scattering pattern of an extruded fibre of 3e at 23 uC. B
Integrated intensity (q over azimuthal angle). C Integration along the
equator of the pattern. D Small angle region from a sample quenched
from the isotropic liquid to 15 uC.
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hkl with l ? 0 demonstrates the two-dimensional correlation
of columns and thus the liquid crystalline character. From
the half width of the broad halo attributed to the mean
intracolumnar separation of chromophores 3e, a correlation
length of 23.5 A is determined.27 This low value indicates the
relative high disorder of mesogens along the columnar axis.
For compounds 2 and 3d similar results where obtained,
identifying the formation of Colh phases. The diffractionpatterns of 3a, 3c and 3g show, besides the fundamental 100
reflection, only a broad signal indexed as 200. Consequently,
their symmetry can not be directly defined since such patterns
may be observed for hexagonal, tetragonal columnar and
lamellar mesophases. However, the closely related molecular
structure and similar POM textures compared with those of 3e
or 3d suggest the formation of Colh phases.
A model for the columnar assembly of 3e based on nano-
segregated different molecular units (stilbenoid scaffold and
aliphatic chains) gives more insight in the self-organisation of
mesogens. Information on the number of molecules forming a
columnar unit can be obtained from the X-ray density, given
by eqn (1);
r~z|M
NA|A|h(1)
where r = density, z = number of molecules in the columnar
unit, M = molecular weight, NA = Avogadros constant, A =
columnar cross section and h = height of the columnar unit.
The height of a columnar slice and the density are in
principal not known. However, the height can be estimated by
the mean distance given by the halo attributed to intracolum-
nar stacking (4.05 A) and the density can be set to 1 g cm23, a
value typically found for organic material. The columnar
cross-section filled by molecules 3e at RT can be calculated by
A = a2
6 sin 60 = 2696 A2
, which is the area of the hexagonaltwo-dimensional unit cell. By simple transformation of eqn (1),
the number of molecules z can be calculated and amounts to
3.8 molecules per columnar slice. Thus, four molecules form a
columnar unit. If antiparallel orientation of local dipoles is
assumed, two pairs of molecules fill the space given by A 6 h
as shown in Fig. 7.28 Further details can be obtained
considering the uniaxial nature of the hexagonal lattice which
presumes a circular cross section of the columnar core,
occupied by stilbenoid chromophores. With this model the
volume fraction of the stilbenoid core Vcore can be calculated if
the volume fraction of the aliphatic chains VCH is known; then
Vcore = A 6 h 2 VCH (eqn (2)). The calculation of VCH was
carried out according to data from dilatometry investigations.29 At23 uC VCH amounts to 7801 A
3, which is the volume of the dodecyl
chains of four molecules, and thus Vcore = 3120 A3. In this
model Vcore is assumed to be of cylindrical shape. Consequently,
the radius of such a cylinder can be calculated by rcore = !Vcore/(h6 p) = 15.7 A (eqn (3)). The value compares excellently with the
extension of the stilbenoid scaffold from the central benzene ring
to the middle oxygen of a distyrylbenzene arm (see Fig. 7), which is
16.4 A.28
A close inspection of the hexagonal parameter ahex in Table 2
clearly shows a large difference in column diameters of donor
and acceptor substituted mesogens of up to 10 A. This is
surprising since all molecules are based on the same scaffold.
However, results from temperature-dependent powder X-ray
investigations, summarised in Table 3, may explain the
unexpected large variation of cell parameters. For the mole-
cules with the largest temperature interval of the hexagonal
phase (3e, 3g), columnar diameters decrease with increasing
temperature. In the same temperature range the position of
the halo remains almost constant between 4.4 and 4.5 A. This
would imply an increasing density of the material with
increasing temperature, which is not reasonable. Data
corresponding to the columnar extension along the axis could
not be obtained from the X-ray patterns. However, an increasein the height of the columnar slice can be expected to be the
reason for the decreasing spatial requirements perpendicular to
the columnar axis. The height hcol can be calculated by using
eqn (2) and (3) when the volume fraction of the aliphatic
chains is known and a constant core diameter of 16.4 A is
assumed.30 The acceptor substituted mesogens 3e and 3g
exhibit an increasing height hcol with increasing temperature
Fig. 7 Premilinary apparent model of the supramolecular stacking of
3e in a columnar slice.28 In the space filling representation alkyl chains
are omitted for clarity.
Table 3 X-Ray parameters of 3 in the columnar liquid crystal phase
Compound T [uC] ahexa/A VCH
b/A3 hcolc/A rd/g cm23
3a 1 49.4 7669 6.04 0.903c 5 47.8 7693 6.78 0.843d 30 45.7 7845 8.12 0.80
50 45.1 7976 8.67 0.773e 23 55.8 7801 4.22 1.00
50 53.6 7976 4.86 0.9570 51.3 8115 5.64 0.8990 49.8 8263 6.33 0.84
3g 23 54.6 7801 4.49 0.9945 53.0 7943 5.00 0.9490 49.5 8263 6.45 0.83
a Diameter of columns in the hexagonal columnar phase (Colh).b Volume fraction of alkyl chains of four molecules 3 at temperatureT, calculated as described in ref. 29a. c Calculated columnar heighthcol = Vch/(A 2 r
2core 6 p) with rcore = 16.4 A obtained from
a molecular model. d Density calculated according to eqn (1) withh = hcol.
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(Table 3, column 5), e.g. in the mesophase of 3e at 90 uC, four
mesogens occupy the space of a columnar unit with hcol =
7.3 A; at 23 uC this value decreases to 4.2 A. The latter
number is in good agreement with the intracolumnar distance
obtained from the diffraction pattern of an oriented fibre
(Fig. 6) and monitors the quality of the estimation. In contrast,
all donor substituted mesogens show a significantly higher
value for the height of the columnar unit even at temperaturesas low as 1 uC. This behaviour can be explained by interactions
of local dipoles at the focal unit of the dendrons. Dipole
moments are relatively large for the cyanobenzene
(4.18 D)31a,32 and benzaldehyde units (2.97 D)31
b,32 in 3e and
3g, respectively. Dipoledipole interactions are most attractive
in antiparallel arrangements. According to the model in Fig. 7,
it is reasonable to assume antiparallel orientation of adjacent
mesogens. In such a configuration, attractive dipoledipole
interactions should hold mesogens closely together, which
should lead to decreasing intracolumnar distances with
increasing dipole strength. This is in agreement with the
calculated values, where 3e and 3g show the smallest distances
hcol compared with donor substituted mesogens 3a and 3c.Note, that although the cyano derivative 3e possesses the
larger dipole moment, the clearing temperature for aldehyde
3g is higher by 6 uC. This cannot be rationalised only with
dipole moments, but may have its origin in additional weak
contributions, e.g. CHp interactions.33 The dipoles do not
only force the molecules in columnar units of smaller extension
along the columns compared to donor substituted mesogens,
but also facilitate the nano-segregation and, thus, the
formation of mesophases over a large temperature range.
This is evidence that the interaction introduced by the different
focal substituents play a key role on structural parameters
of the mesophases. The last column in Table 3 lists
calculated densities, based on the measured diameters andthe heights hcol, assuming four molecules in a columnar
unit. The range of the values and the decreasing densities
with increasing temperature are reasonable for organic
molecules, thus they support the proposed model for columnar
self-organisation.
A different situation is observed for 3f. Although the amide
should have a dipole moment similar to benzamide (3.77 D)31c,
a value between those of benzaldehyde and cyanobenzene, the
clearing temperature is much higher than clearing tempera-
tures for mesophases of3e and 3g. POM observations point to
a cubic arrangement of mesogens. X-Ray investigations at
small angles were performed in the isotropic phase at 220 uC
and after cooling to 150 uC in the mesophase (Fig. 8). In theisotropic phase only a halo at 47 A is detected, which can be
related to the molecular size. In the mesophase, many
reflections appear at small angles. The shoulder at 426 A is
attributed to the 100 reflection. The other signals can then be
indexed according to a cubic phase. The different thermotropic
behaviour cannot be explained by simple dipole interactions,
but is attributed to the formation of H-bonds between the
amide functions, which manifests in the position of the NH
vibrations at 3356 and 3196 cm21 in the FT-IR-spectrum of a
thin film at RT.34 Shoulders at 3480 and 3400 cm21, however,
indicate, that not all NH functions are involved in hydrogen
bonding.24
In contrast to the cubic phase of mesogen 3f, the columnar
phases are all monotropic, as emphasised earlier. Even the
acceptor stabilised mesophases transform to a different phase
when heated from RT above the glass transition. A sample of
3g extruded at 80 uC shows an X-ray pattern with many signals
at small angles for such a phase (Fig. 9). All these reflections
are found at the equator of the pattern, thus the molecules are
aligned along the fibre axis. Since the material in the new phase
remains soft and can be oriented by extrusion, a soft columnar
crystalline nature is proposed for this phase. However, the still
relatively diffuse reflections at the meridian of the X-ray
pattern point to a considerably large intracolumnar disorder.The two-dimensional order of the columns, i.e. the 2D space
group, will be studied in more detail by SAXS measurements
and will be published elsewhere. A similar structural change
in the vicinity of the glass transition was recently observed
for star-shaped oligobenzoates, where the columnar liquid
crystalline phase serves as a template for the formation of
columnar crystals.35
Photophysical and photochemical properties
As mentioned earlier, the meta substitution of stilbenoid
molecules 3 decouples the three chromophores electronically in
Fig. 8 Small angle X-ray scattering of a powder sample 3f in the
isotropic phase at 220 uC and the LC phase at 150 uC.
Fig. 9 Panel A: X-ray scattering from compound 3g at 23 uC
extruded from the soft crystal phase (85 uC). Panel B: Pattern
obtained when annealing the LC phase of 3g at 40 uC. Positions of
reflections at the equator correspond well with diffraction rings of the
annealed sample.
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the first approximation. Therefore, the small influence of
substituents on the stilbene chromophore at the focal position
of the dendron can be considered as small variations of the
high energy side of the long-wavelength absorption band.
Fig. 10 presents the absorption and emission spectra of3e in
hexane, CH2Cl2 and solid state. The absorption band of 3e in
hexane is normalised to the intensity of the absorption band
in CH2Cl2. The hexane spectrum is only slightly hypsochro-
mically shifted by about 3 nm. Considerably larger effects are
observed for the emission spectra. The fluorescence spectrum
of 3e in CH2Cl2 shows a maximum at 474 nm, which is
bathochromically shifted to 500 nm in the glassy liquid crystal
state at RT for a thin film of a neat sample. In contrast, the
spectrum of3e in hexane shows not only a much smaller band
width, but also a hypsochromically shifted emission maximum
at 419 nm with a shoulder at 440 nm. Similar observations
were made for stilbenoid dendrimers with C3-symmetry and
were attributed to the formation of weak aggregates.4 The
simple exciton theory proposed by Kasha36 predicts a
hypsochromic shift of the emission maximum if the transition
dipole moments are aligned in parallel. The formation of
aggregates is supported by investigating the photodegradation
upon irradiation. Fig. 11 depictes the fast photodegradation
of 3e in hexane. The long-waved band corresponding to the
distyrylbenzene chromophores at 366 nm disappears rapidly.
After 20 s a new maximum at 352 nm emerges, which may be
related with an initial cistrans isomerisation of the stilbene
unit. The prolonged irradiation leads to an irreversible
formation of CC bonds and, consequently, a new band with
a maximum at 324 nm corresponding to remaining stilbene
Fig. 10 Absorption and emission spectra of 3e in hexane and CH2Cl2. For comparison, the absorption spectrum of 3e in hexane is normalised to
the maximum of the spectrum in CH2Cl2. Absorption maxima: 363 nm (hexane), 366 nm (CH2Cl2); emission maxima: 419 nm (hexane), 474 nm
(CH2Cl2), 500 nm (liquid crystal at RT).
Fig. 11 Irradiation of 3e in hexane with l > 300 nm (light of a Xn lamp was filtered by a 1 M NiSO4 solution).
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units develops. All chromophores have been degraded after
additional irradiation for 26 min. This process is considerably
slower in a solution of 3e in CH2Cl2. Thus hexane, which is a
poor solvent for the more polar aromatic scaffold of 3e,
assists the formation of aggregates, which then undergo fast
photooligomerisation, as observed previously for different
stilbenoid denrimers.4,5,37 Photopolymerisation and crosslink-
ing of stilbenoid compounds in thin films could be nicely
pursued by AFM measurements.38
The photosensitivity hasalso been investigated in the neat condensed phases of
mesogen 3e by means of POM (Fig. 12). The liquid crystal
phase at a temperature close to the LCI transition already
transforms after a few minutes to an isotropic phase when the
material is not protected from the UV part of the microscope
light. Interestingly, 6 h of irradiation of 3e in the glassy LC
state only led to a slight texture change. However, when
heated, the sample melts at a temperature below the clearing
point of the LC phase and does not return to an LC state in the
irradiated areas. Thus, the frozen glassy state does not prevent
photoreactions of compounds 3, as opposed to the crystalline
state of a first generation stilbenoid dendrimer.8
Summary and conclusions
C2-Symmetric dendrons 3 have been synthesised starting from
aldehyde 2 by a WittigHorner reaction with appropriate
phosphonic acid diethyl esters. They are composed of a 1,3,5-
substituted benzene core, two linear stilbenylethenylene arms
bearing three peripheral dodecyloxy chains each and one styryl
group with various electron withdrawing or electron donating
substituents (OCH3, CH3, H, Br, CN, CONH2, CHO). The
different arms are cross-conjugated, thus in first approxima-
tion the UV-spectra are superpositions of absorptions from
individual chromophores. NMR and UV data give evidence
that focal substituents only play a minor role for the
chemical shifts and the absorption of the two extended
oligophenylenevinylene units. However, the weak interactions
mediated by the focal unit have a large impact on the
supramolecular assembly of the mesogens. Donor substituents
destabilise the mesophases compared to the initial aldehyde.
Acceptor groups initiate the formation of more stable liquid
crystal phases with an increased mesophase range. A possiblemodel of the hexagonal columnar mesophases proposes four
molecules with antiparallel dipoles in a columnar slice, which
can be regarded as the smallest columnar unit. The local
dipoles at the focal position of the stilbenoid scaffold affect the
intracolumnar distances. The amide, as hydrogen bond donor
and acceptor, allows the creation of hydrogen bonds and,
instead of a columnar assembly, the amide substituted
mesogens stack into a cubic phase. All acceptor substituted
mesogens freeze at low temperature into a glassy state. Despite
the stabilisation effect of large dipoles, all columnar meso-
phases are monotrope; annealing above the glass transitions
transforms the mesophases into crystalline materials, which
are reminiscent of phases formed by different star-shapedoligobenzoates. Investigations are in progress to study the
crystallisation process and the packing of stilbenoid mesogens
in these soft crystalline phases.
Experimental section
General methods
Middle pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC) was per-
formed using a Buchi apparatus with silica (J. T. Baker H2272,
5 6 40 cm). Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was
performed on a Perkin Elmer DSC 7 instrument. Polarised
optical microscopy (POM) observations were made with a
Zeiss Axioscop 40 equiped with a Linkam THMS600 hot
stage. PFT 1H and 13C NMR spectra were recorded in CDCl3with Bruker AM400, AC200 and ARX400 spectrometers.
Mass spectra were obtained on Finnigan MAT95 (FD MS).
UV/Vis spectra were recorded with a Zeiss MCS 320/340
spectrometer and fluorescence spectra were obtained with a
Perkin Elmer LS 50B instrument. The X-ray diffraction was
measured on a Siemens D500 diffractometer or a Kratky
Compact Camara with a Braun detector (Cu Ka radiation,
l = 0.154 nm). The WAXS measurements on aligned samples
obtained by extrusion were made by using a rotating anode
(Rigaku 18 kW) source with pinhole collimation equipped with
a graphite double monochromator (l = 0.154 nm) and a
Siemens area detector with 1024 6 1024 pixels.
(E,E,E,E,E)-1,3-Bis{2-[4-(2-{3,4,5-tridodecyloxyphenyl}-
ethenyl)phenyl]ethenyl}-5-[2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethenyl]benzene
(3a)
Potassium-tert-butylat (3.00 g, 26 mmol) was dissolved in
60 ml THF under argon and cooled with an ice bath to 0 uC.
A mixture of aldehyde 2 (1.50 g, 0.93 mmol) and diethyl
methoxybenzylphosphonate 4a18 (0.25 g, 0.97 mmol) in THF
was added dropwise. The solution was then stirred at room
temperature (RT) for 48 h, poured on 100 g crushed ice and
50 ml HCl (18%) were added. The crude solid product was
Fig. 12 Irradiation of 1e in the glassy LC state at RT. A before
irradiation; B after irradiation for 6 h 15 min; C irradiated area at
84 uC; D irradiated area after cooling from the isotropic liquid to the
glassy LC state at RT.
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collected, dissolved in CHCl3 and precipitated by addition of
ethanol. A further purification step by column chromatogra-
phy (petrol ether (4070 uC)acetone = 50 : 1) furnished 456 mg
(29%) of a light yellow solid, mp 79 uC; 1H NMR (400 MHz,
CDCl3): d = 0.87 (m, 18H; CH3), 1.261.85 (m, 120H; CH2),
3.97, 4.02 (2t, 12H; OCH2), 6.71 (s, 4H; aromat. H), 6.92
(AA9BB9, 2H; aromat. H), 6.96 (d, 3J = 16.2 Hz, 2H; olefin.
H), 7.01, 7.15 (2d, 2H,
3
J = 16.4 Hz; olefin. H), 7.03 (d,
3
J =16.1 Hz, 2H; olefin. H), 7.14 (d, 3J = 16.2 Hz, 2H; olefin. H),
7.19 (d, 3J = 16.1 Hz, 2H; olefin. H), 7.488 (AA9BB9, 2H;
aromat. H), 7.493, 7.53 (AA9BB9, 8H; aromat. H), 7.52 (s,
3H; 2H, 4H, 6H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): d = 14.1
(CH3), 22.731.9 (CH2), 55.3 (OCH3), 69.3, 73.6 (OCH2),
105.6, 114.3, 123.6, 123.8 (aromat. CH), 126.3, 128.9 (olefin.
CH), 126.7, 126.9 (aromat. CH), 127.3 (olefin. CH), 127.8
(aromat. CH), 128.3, 128.9, 129.0 (olefin. CH), 130.1, 132.6,
136.5, 137.0, 138.1, 138.5, 138.7 (Cq, CqO), 153.4 (CqO); FD
MS: m/z (%): 1723.7 (76, M+?), 1724.7 (100), 1725.7 (82),
1726.7 (41); elemental analysis: calcd for C119H182O7: C 82.87,
H 10.64; found C 83.09, H 10.70.
(E,E,E,E,E)-1,3-Bis{2-[4-(2-{3,4,5-tridodecyloxyphenyl}-
ethenyl)phenyl]ethenyl}-5-[2-(2-methylphenyl)ethenyl]benzene
(3b)
Preparation analogous to 3a using diethyl 2-methylbenzyl-
phosphonate 4b.19 The precipitated product was purified by
column chromatography (hexaneacetone = 30 : 1). Yield
436 mg (28%) of a yellow solid, mp 46 uC; 1H NMR (400 MHz,
CDCl3): d = 0.87 (t, 18H, CH3), 1.251.85 (m, 120H, CH2),
2.47 (s, 3H, ArCH3), 3.96, 4.02 (t, 12H, OCH2), 6.71 (s, 4H;
aromat. H), 6.96 (d, 3J = 16.1 Hz, 2H; olefin. H), 7.03 (d, 3J=
16.1 Hz, 2H; olefin. H), 7.16, 7.20 (2d, 3J= 16.1 Hz, 4H; olefin.
H), 7.177.25 (m, 3H; aromat. H), 7.03, 7.41 (2d, 3J= 16.2 Hz,
2H; olefin. H), 7.50, 7.53 (AA9BB9, 8H; aromat. H), 7.54 (s,
2H; 4H, 6H), 7.58 (s, 1H; 2H), 7.62 (m, 1H; aromat. H); 13C
NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): d = 14.1 (CH3), 20.0 (ArCH3),
22.731.9 (CH2), 69.4, 73.6 (OCH2), 105.6, 123.7, 124.1, 125.5,
126.2, 126.7, 126.9 (aromat. CH), 126.7, 129.8, 127.3 (olefin.
CH), 127.7 (aromat. CH), 128.2, 128.96, 129.02 (olefin. CH),
130.5 (aromat. CH), 132.5, 135.9, 136.37, 136.43, 137.1, 138.2,
138.5, 138.7 (Cq, CqO), 153.4 (CqO); FD MS: m/z (%): 1708.1
(56, M+?), 1709.1 (100), 1710.2 (79), 1711.1 (16); elemental
analysis: calcd for C119H182O6: C 83.65, H 10.74; found C
83.38, H 10.82.
(E,E,E,E,E)-1,3-Bis{2-[4-(2-{3,4,5-tridodecyloxyphenyl}-
ethenyl)phenyl]ethenyl}-5-(2-phenylethenyl)benzene (3c)
Preparation analogous to 3a using diethyl benzylphosphonate
4c.20 The precipitated product was purified by column
chromatography on basic alumina (petrol ether (4070 uC)
acetone = 95 : 1) and subsequent middle pressure liquid
chromatography (MPLC) on silica (petrol ether (4070 uC)
acetone = 50 : 1), which afforded 568 mg (36%) of a yellow
solid, mp 80 uC; 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): d = 0.88 (t,
18H; CH3), 1.261.86 (m, 120H; CH2), 3.97, 4.02 (2t, 12H;
OCH2), 6.71 (s, 4H; aromat. H), 6.97 (d,3J = 16.2 Hz, 2H;
olefin. H), 7.03 (d, 3J = 16.1 Hz, 2H; olefin. H), 7.14 (d, 3J =
16.4 Hz, 3H; olefin. H), 7.20 (d, 3J = 16.4 Hz, 2H; olefin. H),
7.21 (d, 3J= 16.4 Hz, 1H; olefin. H), 7.28 (m, 1H; aromat. H),
7.38 (m, 2H; aromat. H), 7.50, 7.53 (AA9BB9, 8H; aromat. H),
7.55 (s, 3H; 2H, 4H, 6H), 7.55 (m, 2H; aromat. H); 13C
NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): d = 14.0 (CH3), 22.731.9 (CH2),
69.3, 73.5 (OCH2), 105.5, 123.9, 126.6, 126.7, 126.9 (aromat.
CH), 127.2 (olefin. CH), 127.7 (aromat. CH), 128.1, 128.4,
129.2 (olefin. CH), 128.7 (aromat. CH), 128.8, 129.0 (olefin.
CH), 132.5, 136.4, 137.0, 137.3, 138.1, 138.6 (Cq, CqO), 153.3(CqO); FD MS: m/z (%): 1693.6 (72, M+N), 1694.5 (100), 1695.5
(56), 1696.7 (44); elemental analysis: calcd for C118H180O6: C
83.63, H 10.71; found C 83.63, H 10.73.
(E,E,E,E,E)-1,3-Bis{2-[4-(2-{3,4,5-tridodecyloxyphenyl}-
ethenyl)phenyl]ethenyl}-5-[2-(4-bromophenyl)ethenyl]benzene
(3d)
NaH (0.30 g, 12 mmol) was given to 60 ml THF under argon
and cooled with an ice bath to 0 uC. A mixture of aldehyde 2
(1.52 g, 0.93 mmol) and diethyl 4-bromobenzylphosphonate
4d21 (0.32 g, 1.05 mmol) in 40 ml THF were added dropwise.
The reaction mixture was then stirred at RT for 24 h, poured
on 100 g ice and 50 ml HCl (2 N) were added. The precipitate
was collected and recrystallised from CHCl3ethanol = 1 : 1.
1.01 g of the yellow solid (1.50 g) was then further purified by
column chromatography (silica, CH2Cl2hexane = 4 : 6) Yield
0.42 g (37%) of light yellow solid, Tcl = 65 uC;1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCl3): d = 0.87 (m, 18H; CH3), 1.251.85 (m,
120H; CH2), 3.96, 4.01 (2t, 12H; OCH2), 6.71 (s, 4H; aromat.
H), 6.96 (d, 3J= 16.1 Hz, 2H; olefin. H), 7.03 (d, 3J= 16.1 Hz,
2H; olefin. H), 7.12 (AB, 2H; olefin. H), 7.13 (d, 3J= 16.4 Hz,
2H; olefin. H), 7.19 (d, 3J = 16.4 Hz, 2H; olefin. H), 7.40
(AA9BB9, 2H; aromat. H), 7.50 (m, 12H; aromat. H), 7.56
(s, 1H; 2H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): d = 14.1 (CH3),
22.731.9 (CH2), 69.3, 73.6 (OCH2), 105.5 (aromat. CH),
121.5 (Cq), 124.0, 124.2, 126.8, 126.9 (aromat. CH), 127.2
(olefin. CH), 128.0, 129.2 (olefin. and aromat. CH partially
superimposed), 129.1 (olefin. CH), 131.8 (aromat. CH),
132.5, 136.2, 136.3, 137.1, 137.7, 138.2, 138.7 (Cq, CqO),
153.4 (CqO); FD MS: m/z (%): 1771.7 (76, M+?), 1772.9 (91),
1773.8 (100), 1774.9 (86), 1776.1 (69); elemental analysis:
calcd for C118H179BrO6: C 79.91, H 10.17; found C 79.72,
H 10.20.
(E,E,E,E,E)-1,3-Bis{2-[4-(2-{3,4,5-tridodecyloxyphenyl}-
ethenyl)phenyl]ethenyl}-5-[2-(4-cyanophenyl)ethenyl]benzene
(3e)
Preparation analogous to 3d using diethyl 4-cyanobenzyl-phosphonate 4e.23 The crude product was purified by column
chromatography on silica (toluene) and subsequent recrystal-
lisation from CHCl3ethanol = 1 : 1, which afforded 496 mg
(31%) of a yellow solid, Tcl = 92 uC;1H NMR (400 MHz,
CDCl3): d = 0.87 (m, 18H; CH3), 1.261.85 (m, 120H; CH2),
3.97, 4.02 (2t, 12H; OCH2), 6.71 (s, 4H; aromat. H), 6.96 (d,3J = 16.4 Hz, 2H; olefin. H), 7.03 (d, 3J= 16.2 Hz, 2H; olefin.
H), 7.13 (d, 3J = 16.4 Hz, 2H; olefin. H), 7.16, 7.24 (2d, 3J =
16.2 Hz, 2H; olefin. H), 7.19 (d, 3J = 16.4 Hz, 2H, olefin. H),
7.50, 7.53 (AA9BB9, 8H, aromat. H), 7.54 (s, 2H; 4H, 6H),
7.59 (s, 1H; 2H), 7.60, 7.65 (AA9BB9, 4H; aromat. H);13C
NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): d = 14.0 (CH3), 22.631.9 (CH2),
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69.3, 73.5 (OCH2), 105.5 (aromat. CH), 110.8, 118.9 (Cq),
124.2, 124.7, 126.7, 126.93, 129.90 (aromat. CH), 127.1, 127.3,
132.1, 127.8, 129.1, 129.2 (olefin. CH), 132.4 (aromat. CH and
Cq superimposed), 136.2, 137.1, 137.2, 138.3, 138.7, 141.7 (Cq,
CqO), 153.4 (CqO). FD MS: m/z (%): 1719.0 (86, M+?), 1720.0
(100), 1721.0 (70), 1722.0 (34), 1723.0 (12); elemental analysis:
calcd for C119H179NO6: C 83.11, H 10.49, N 0.81; found C
83.04, H 10.34, N 0.89.
(E,E,E,E,E)-4-{2-[3,5-Bis(2-{4-[2-(3,4,5-tridodecyloxyphenyl)-
ethenyl]phenyl}ethenyl)phenyl]ethenyl}benzoic acid amide (3f)
Preparation analogous to 3a using diethyl 4-cyanobenzyl-
phosphonate 4e.23 The precipitated product was purified by
column chromatography (MPLC) on silica (petrol ether (40
70 uC)acetone = 3 : 2), which yielded 430 mg (27%) of a waxy
yellow solid, Tcl = 189 uC;1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): d =
0.86 (m, 18H; CH3), 1.251.85 (m, 120H; CH2), 3.96, 4.01 (2t,
12H; OCH2), 6.71 (s, 4H; aromat. H), 6.96 (d,3J = 16.1 Hz,
2H; olefin. H), 7.03 (d, 3J = 16.4 Hz, 2H; olefin. H), 7.13 (d,3J= 16.2 Hz, 2H; olefin. H), 7.19 (d, 3J = 16.2 Hz, 2H; olefin.
H), 7.19, 7.24 (2d, 3J = 16.4 Hz, 2H; olefin. H), 7.49, 7.53
(AA9BB9, 8H; aromat. H), 7.55 (s, 2H; aromat. H), 7.57
(s, 1H; aromat. H), 7.60, 7.82 (AA9BB9, 4H; 2H, 3H, 5H,
6H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): d = 14.0 (CH3), 22.731.9
(CH2), 69.3, 73.6 (OCH2), 105.5, 124.1, 124.4, 126.6, 126.8,
127.0 (aromat. CH), 127.2 (olefin. CH), 127.9 (aromat. CH),
128.0, 128.1, 132.2, 129.1 (olefin. CH), 130.7, 132.5, 136.3,
137.1, 137.5, 138.2, 138.7, 140.9 (Cq, CqO), 153.4 (CqO), 168.8
(1Cq, amide); FD MS: m/z (%): 1737.2 (100, M+?), 1738.2 (77),
1739.2 (53), 1740.3 (29); elemental analysis: calcd for
C119H181NO7: C 82.25, H 10.50, N 0.81; found C 82.05, H
10.62, N 0.76.
(E,E,E,E,E)-4-{2-[3,5-Bis(2-{4-[2-(3,4,5-tridodecyloxyphenyl)-
ethenyl]phenyl}ethenyl)phenyl]ethenyl}benzaldehyde (3g)
Preparation analogous to 3d using diethyl 4-diethoxymethyl-
benzylphosphonate 4f.22 After 24 h, the reaction mixture was
poured on 100 g ice, 50 ml HCl (18%) and 100 ml CHCl3 were
added. The mixture was stirred until the cleavage of the acetal
was completed (approx. 3 h). The crude product was purified
by column chromatography on silica (petrol ether (4070 uC)
toluene = 1 : 4). Yield 501 mg (35%) of a yellow solid, mp =
100 uC; 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): d = 0.88 (m, 18H; CH3),
1.261.85 (m, 120H; CH2), 3.97, 4.02 (2t, 12H; OCH2), 6.71 (s,
4H; aromat. H), 6.96 (d, 3J = 16.4 Hz, 2H; olefin. H), 7.03 (d,
3J= 16.2 Hz, 2H; olefin. H), 7.13 (d, 3J = 16.2 Hz, 2H; olefin.H), 7.18 (d, 3J = 16.4 Hz, 2H; olefin. H), 7.20, 7.28 (2d, 3J =
16.4 Hz, 2H; olefin. H), 7.49, 7.53 (AA9BB9, 8H; aromat. H),
7.55 (s, 2H; 4H, 6H), 7.57 (s, 1H; 2H), 7.67, 7.88
(AA9BB9, 4H; aromat. H), 9.98 (s, 1H, CHO); 13C NMR
(100 MHz, CDCl3): d = 14.1 (CH3), 22.731.9 (CH2), 69.4,
73.6 (OCH2), 105.7, 124.2, 124.7, 126.8, 127.0, 127.0, 130.3
(aromat. CH), 127.2, 127.9, 128.0, 132.0, 129.2, 129.3 (olefin.
CH), 132.5, 135.6, 136.3, 137.2, 137.5, 138.4, 138.9, 143.4
(Cq, CqO), 153.4 (CqO), 191.4 (CHO); FD MS: m/z (%): 1721.6
(67, M+?), 1722.6 (100), 1723.5 (55), 1724.6 (10); elemental
analysis: calcd for C119H180O7: C 82.97, H 10.53; found C
82.67, H 10.37.
Acknowledgements
We are grateful to Prof. Jochen Gutmann and Michael Bach
for their strong support during the X-ray measurements, to
Dr Volker Abetz for measurements with the Kratky camera
and to the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Fonds
der Chemischen Industrie for financial support.
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