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A Convenient Synthetic Route to Tetrahydropyran‐Based Liquid Crystals
Author(s) -
Kirsch Peer,
Maillard David
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.200600160
Subject(s) - tetrahydropyran , chemistry , moiety , ring (chemistry) , liquid crystal , lithium (medication) , combinatorial chemistry , lewis acids and bases , organic chemistry , catalysis , medicine , physics , optics , endocrinology
The tetrahydropyran moiety has been identified as a highly advantageous addition to the toolbox for the design of nematic liquid crystals for LCD applications. A new synthetic procedure based on the Lewis acid catalysed ring opening of oxetanes by lithium iminoenolates followed by reductive dehydroxylation of the resulting hemiketal provides a convenient preparative access to this class of materials.(© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2006)