Abstract
Three series of 4,7-diphenyl-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole (DBTD) based polycatenars containing a central 4,7-diphenyl-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole moiety connected to 3,4,5-trialkoxyl benzene units at both ends through ether (-OCH2-), ester (-OOC-) or amide (-HNCO-) linkages were synthesized via Suzuki coupling reaction as key step. The polarities of the linkages had great effect on their self-assembly and photophycial properties. Both ether and amide compounds were mesogens, while the ester compounds were non-mesogens. The ether compounds displayed Colhex/p6mm phases, while the amide compound displayed two kinds of columnar phases i.e. columnar rectangular phase with p2mm and columnar hexagonal phase with p6mm lattices depending on temperature. The column phases could be aligned in electric field or under mechanical shearing. The ether and amide compounds showed the significant red-shifted maximum absorption and emission. In the solid and gel states, both ether and amide compounds were yellow luminescence, while ester compounds were green luminescence.
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