Synthesis and Mesophases Study on 2-(8-bromooctanoic acid ester)-3,6,7,10,11-penta-pentyloxytriphenylene

A novel triphenylene-based discotic liquid crystal compound 2-(8-bromooctanoic acid ester)-3,6,7,10,11-penta-pentyloxytriphenylene was synthesized in this study.The chemical structure of the compound was characterized by 1HNMR spectra, FT-IR spectra and we confirmed its structure. The mesophases were investigated by using different scanning calorimetry DSC and polarizing optical microscopy POM, the results showed that the target product had Liquid crystal properties and the temperature range of 90-101 °C, and showed a clear columnar phase. The carrier transport mobility was measured using time-of-flight TOF method, μ=1.09*10-2cm2V-1s-1.