2-Aryl-1,3,4-trifluoro-6,7,10,11-tetrakis(alkoxy)triphenylene: a remarkable and highly inclusive mesomorphic platform

Abstract

Novel fluorine discotic liquid crystals, synthesized by arene–fluorine nucleophilic substitution reaction, form stable columnar hexagonal mesophases due to the establishment of long-range non-covalent perfluoroarene-arene intermolecular interactions.