1B04 Synthesis and Characterization of Liquid-crystalline N-Heteroacene Derivatives

Abstract

Herein, we report N-Heteroacene derivatives showing columnar and smectic liquid-crystalline (LC) phases in the wide temperature range including room temperature. Cyclic voltammetry measurements indicate that LC N-Heteroacene derivatives work as electron acceptor and electron donor, respectively. For the electron-accepting LC N-Heteroacene derivatives, these molecules function as electron-transporting properties in the LC thin films.