title: Liquid-crystalline and electron-deficient coronene oligocarboxylic esters and imides by twofold benzogenic Diels-Alder reactions on perylenes.
abstract: Alkyl esters, imides and imido-esters of coronene-tri-, -tetra- and -octacarboxylic acids are accessible by a twofold oxidative benzogenic Diels-Alder reaction. Alkyl acrylates add to perylene, and maleic alkyl imides react twice with perylene as well as with perylene-tetracarboxylic tetraesters. Coronenes substituted with a greatly variable number of electron-withdrawing substituents are thus accessible, and di- and tetraimide derivatives are shown to be very pronounced electron-acceptor materials. The tri- and tetraalkyl esters and imidoesters self-assemble into columnar liquid-crystalline phases.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, CNRS, 115, av. Schweitzer, 33600 Pessac, France.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alibert-Fouet
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Seguy
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bobo
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Destruel
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bock