title: Design, synthesis, and characterization of 1,3,5-tri(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)benzene-based fluorescent supramolecular columnar liquid crystals with a broad mesomorphic range.
abstract: A new kind of supramolecular columnar liquid crystal T-A with a broad mesomorphic range (up to 164.9 °C), good thermal stability, and strong fluorescence is designed and formed by the H-bonding between 1,3,5-tri(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)benzene (T) and serial gallic acid derivatives (A). Two components are easily available because of simple routes, common reactions, high yields, commercial starting materials, and inexpensive catalysts. The introduction of the 1,2,3-triazole structure into component A makes the textures different and is slightly disadvantageous for the T-A complexes.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Environment, South China Normal University , and Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jin-Feng
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Shi-He
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Jing-Pei
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Huo
authors.forename: Jin-Yan
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Shui-Xia
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zhao-Yang
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Wang