SYNTHESIS OF RACEMIC AND OPTICALLY-ACTIVE GLYCIDIC ETHERS, PRECURSORSOF LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE POLYETHERS

Authors
TATON D LEBORGNE A CHEN J SHUM W
Citation
D. Taton et al., SYNTHESIS OF RACEMIC AND OPTICALLY-ACTIVE GLYCIDIC ETHERS, PRECURSORSOF LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE POLYETHERS, Chirality, 10(9), 1998, pp. 779-785
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Medicinal","Chemistry Analytical","Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear","Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Journal title
Chirality → ACNP
ISSN journal
08990042
Volume
10
Issue
9
Year of publication
1998
Pages
779 - 785
Database
ISI
SICI code
0899-0042(1998)10:9<779:SORAOG>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
A series of racemic and optically active oxiranes, bearing mesogenic g roups, precursors of liquid crystalline polyethers, has been synthesiz ed from epichlorohydrin or glycidol. The enantiomeric excess of the op tically active oxiranes has been determined by chiral stationary phase HPLC. Compounds bearing 4-cyanobiphenyl me sogenic group exhibit mono tropic liquid crystalline behavior. A transfer of chirality to the mes ophase has been observed for the optically active oxiranes, which pres ent a cholesteric phase. (C) 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.