Effects of Molecular Structure and Aggregated Structure on Photoluminescence Properties of Liquid-crystalline Gold(I) Complexes with Various Aromatic Rings

Autor: Yuki Rokusha, Osamu Tsutsumi, Shigeyuki Yamada, Osama Younis, Kaori Fujisawa, Nana Sugimoto
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals. 617:21-31
ISSN: 1563-5287
1542-1406
DOI: 10.1080/15421406.2015.1075367
Popis: Rod-like gold(I) complexes with phenyl, biphenyl, or naphthyl rings in a mesogenic core were synthesized by complexation of ethynyl-substituted aromatic derivatives with (tetrahydrothiophene)AuCl, followed by ligand exchange with alkyl isocyanide, to investigate the effects of molecular and molecular-aggregated structures on their liquid-crystalline (LC) behavior and photoluminescence properties. The gold complexes exhibited enantiotropic liquid crystallinity. Introduction of multi-ring systems into the mesogenic core effectively expanded the LC temperature range. A comparison of the photoluminescence properties in the crystalline phase showed that the molecular-aggregated structure plays a crucial role in the luminescence of these gold complexes.
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