Discotic Liquid Crystals Based on Cu(I) Complexes with Benzoylthiourea Derivatives Containing a Perfluoroalkyl Chain

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Compound</td><td class="align_center">Transitions, T/°C (ΔH/kJ·mol−1)a</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">1</td><td class="align_center">Cr 110 (58.7) Iso 99 (−35.0) Cr1 87 (−7.1) Cr2 17 (−7.7) Cr3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">2a</td><td class="align_center">g 50b Colh 162 (13.7) Iso 162 (−13.0) Colh 50b g</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">2b</td><td class="align_center">g 52 Colh 173 (18.2) Iso 170 (−16.3) Colh 47 g</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>aCr1, Cr2, and Cr3 = crystalline phases; Iso = isotropic phase; Colh = hexagonal columnar phase; g = glassy state. bTransition detected by POM. </div></td></tr></table>

<div>Transition temperatures (in °C) and enthalpies (kJ·mol−1) for ligand 1 and its copper(I) complexes.</div>

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Table 1: Discotic Liquid Crystals Based on Cu(I) Complexes with Benzoylthiourea Derivatives Containing a Perfluoroalkyl Chain 