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Synthesis 2011(23): 3801-3806  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1289573
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Click Chemistry Applied in the Synthesis of Symmetrical Triphenylene-Based Discotic Liquid-Crystalline Dimers

Damien Thevenet, Reinhard Neier*
Department of Chemistry, University of Neuchâtel, Avenue de Bellevaux 51, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Received 25 July 2011
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21 October 2011 (online)

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Abstract

Symmetrical triphenylene dimers connected by a bis-triazole moiety have been synthesized and characterized. The bis-triazole part is formed as final step utilizing a straightforward double click reaction (CuAAC) allowing further structural variations of the linker. The 1,3-bis(triazol-1-yl)propyltriphenylene-based dimer display columnar mesophase over a wide range of temperatures starting at ambient temperature.

Key words

discotic - columnar mesophase - liquid-crystal dimer - triphenylene - click chemistry - azide-alkyne cycloaddition

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We thank the referee for suggesting this explanation.