Molecular recognition-induced liquid crystals from complementary diaminopyridine and flavin dyads

Abstract

Complementary diaminopyridine–flavin dyads that provide liquid crystalline systems have been synthesised. The mesophases possess well-defined molecular architectures, thermal stability and wide ranges. Furthermore, chiral centres have been introduced to explore the role chirality plays on the end morphology. The introduction of stereo-centres into these systems offers effective control over mesophase morphology and generates well-defined columnar liquid crystals.

Keywords:

• molecular self-assembly
• liquid crystal
• supramolecule

Acknowledgements

V.M.R. acknowledges Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences under Award Number DE-SC0001087. Dr Y. Ofir and Dr T. Kajitani were deeply acknowledged for their helpful discussion. G.C. thanks EPSRC. B.J.J. acknowledges the NSF [DUE-044852] for an IGERT fellowship.