Triphenylene--Based and Tetra--Substituted Indigo Discotic Liquid Crystals
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Ruch, Brianna C.
Issue Date
2012
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Thesis
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en_US
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Boron substituted, triphenylene-based discotic liquid crystals (DLCs) were synthesized
and assessed for potential usage in organic photovoltaic cells (OPVC). One 3,5 disubstituted
discotic was found to have an ideal mesophase ranging from below 30 to almost 200 C. Despite
this promise, the triphenylene DLCs' narrow homo-lumo gap of 4.1eV limits OPVC potential. In
3, 3', 4, 4' and 3, 3', 5, 5' tetraalkyloxy-substituted indigos
was carried out: only the 3, 3', 5, 5' tetramethoxyindigo was successfully synthesized. The
synthetic method and characterization of these compounds are provided herein.
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