Mesophase reactions

Solid State Reactions Mesophase Reactions Thin Layers... 

In contrast to the substituted PPO s, It Is theoretically possible to obtain the same substituted PECH s by homopolymerization of the corresponding mesogenic oxirane, or by its copolymerization with epichlorohydrin. We have attempted these polymerizations in order to better interpret the thermal behavior of the more complicated copolymers that we have obtained by polymer analogous reactions. Homopolymerization would be instructive because the incorporation of nonmesogenic units into liquid crystalline homopolymers doesn t as a rule change the type of mesophase obtained (5). 

High porosity carbons ranging from typically microporous solids of narrow pore size distribution to materials with over 30% of mesopore contribution were produced by the treatment of various polymeric-type (coal) and carbonaceous (mesophase, semi-cokes, commercial active carbon) precursors with an excess of KOH. The effects related to parent material nature, KOH/precursor ratio and reaction temperature and time on the porosity characteristics and surface chemistry is described. The results are discussed in terms of suitability of produced carbons as an electrode material in electric double-layer capacitors. 

Figures 1-3 demonstrate the effect of KOH/precursor ratio, reaction temperature and reaction time, respectively, on porous structure parameters of carbon produced by KOH activation. While the presented relationships concern mostly carbonaceous mesophase, basically they are typical of all coal and pitch-derived materials of the study.

The same reaction carried out with amines leads to diaminocarbenes (Figure 7.12) [11]. Only complexes prepared from primary amines show smectic A mesophases (melting points from 113 to 137 °C), although they gradually decompose before the clearing points. 

Complexes with the simplest alkoxyphenylisocyanide and several halides are prepared by metathetical reactions of [AuCl(CNR)] with KX salts (Figure 7.19) [17]. The chloro-derivatives (n > 4) andthebromo-complexes (n > 6) display SmA phases. However, the ligands and the iodo-complexes are not liquid crystals. The transition temperatures decrease in the order Cl > Br > I, according to the decrease in polarity of the Au—X bond. It is important to note that the coordination of a very simple non-mesomorphic isocyanide (only one alkoxy chain and one aromatic ring) to Au—Cl allows the formation of a quite ordered and stable smectic mesophase. 

Two procedures have been used to prepare phenyl-functionalized silicate mesophase under acidic conditions. The only difference between them, is the pre-hydrolysis step, which was added in preparation B to initiate the hydrolysis and condensation reactions of the two precursors, prior to reaction with the CTAB solution. This step may cause the formation of co-condensed species between PTES and TEOS, and thus prevent phase separation [25],... 

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