The Synthesis and Glass-Forming Properties of Phthalocyanine-Containing Poly(aryl ether) Dendrimers

The synthesis, structural characterisation and properties of a number of phthalocyanine‐containing dendrimers are described. Peripheral substitution of phthalocyanine (Pc) with four poly(aryl ether) dendritic wedges (1st, 2nd or 3rd generation) produces materials whose properties are dominated both...

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Published in:Chemistry : a European journal 2000-12, Vol.6 (24), p.4630-4636
Main Authors: Brewis, Matthew, Clarkson, Guy J., Helliwell, Madeleine, Holder, Andrea M., McKeown, Neil B.
Format: Article
Language:English
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dendrimers
liquid crystals
organic glass
phthalocyanines
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Summary:The synthesis, structural characterisation and properties of a number of phthalocyanine‐containing dendrimers are described. Peripheral substitution of phthalocyanine (Pc) with four poly(aryl ether) dendritic wedges (1st, 2nd or 3rd generation) produces materials whose properties are dominated both by the columnar self‐association of the Pc core and by the glass‐forming character of the dendritic substituents. Asymmetric Pcs containing a single poly(aryl ether) dendron display a columnar mesophase, the structure of which can be frozen into an anisotropic glass at room temperature. Placing the dendritic wedges at the axial sites of silicon phthalocyanine prohibits self‐association and gives materials from which can be fabricated robust, isotropic solid solutions of Pc with high glass transition temperatures. A single crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis of one of these compounds illustrates the ability of the axial dendrons to prevent cofacial aggregation in the solid state.
ISSN:0947-6539
1521-3765
DOI:10.1002/1521-3765(20001215)6:24<4630::AID-CHEM4630>3.0.CO;2-F