Comparative studies of polymer‐dispersed liquid crystal films via a thiol‐ene click reaction

Post-polymerization functionalization of poly(3,4-propylenedioxythiophene) (PProDOT) via thiolene click chemistry

The surface functionalization of conjugated polymers such as the poly(alkoxythiophenes) poly(3,4ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and poly(3,4-propylenedioxythiophene) (PProDOT) provides a potential means for systematically tailoring their physical properties. We previously reported the synthesis of an alkene-functionalized 3,4-propylenedioxy-thiophene (ProDOT) derivative that could be readily mo...

Superstructures of fluorescent cyclodextrin via click-reaction

Mono-(6-azido-6-deoxy)-β-cyclodextrin (CD) was covalently attached to an alkyne-modified 5-methyl-2-(pyridin-2-yl)thiazol-4-ol yielding a fluorophore containing CD in a click-type reaction. Intermolecular complexes were formed by poly(host-guest)-interactions. The supramolecular structures were characterized by (1)H NMR-ROESY spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, UV-vis spectroscopy, fluoresc...

Inkjet Printing onto Liquid Crystal Thin Films

A green synthesis of functionalized thiazol-2(3H)-imine via a three-component tandem reaction in ionic liquid media

In this research, an efficient synthesis toward 2-(2-((4-Methoxybenzoyl)imino)-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)thiazol-3(2H)-yl)-2-phenylacetic acid via a three-component tandem reaction using aroylisothiocyanate, phenyl glycine, and 4-methoxyphenacyl bromide in an ionic liquid (IL) has been described. 1-Methyl-3-pentylimidazolium bromide (IL) has been employed as a recyclable green solvent. The work-up pro...

Temperature Tunability of Dielectric/ Liquid Crystal / Dielectric Photonic Crystal Structures

Recently, photonic crystals doped with liquid crystal (LC) material havegained much research interest. In this article new ternary one-dimensional photoniccrystal introduced and studied. The liquid crystal layer of 5CB and 5PCH is sandwichedby two dielectric layers. For the first time, we use four structures SiO2/UCF35/CaF2,SiO2/5CB/CaF2, NFK51/UCF35/NPSK53 and NFK51/5CB/NPSK53. The effect ofte...