Issue 10, 2017

Benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide n-alkyl ester and carboxylic acid derivatives: tuneable structural, morphological and thermal properties

Abstract

A family of five benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide (BTA) compounds with varied side arm functionality [alkyl: n = 3, 4 and 5 chains; and ester and carboyxic acids] is reported. Investigations into their self-assembly behaviour revealed the extent to which minor changes in the side arm functionality can affect the structures formed. The carboxylic acid derivatives have a tendency to form gels, while the ester derivatives instead form crystalline phases with associated thermotropic phase transitions. The influence of the side chain length and terminal functional group is rationalised by a combination of single crystal X-ray diffraction studies and examinations of the bulk material properties.

Graphical abstract: Benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide n-alkyl ester and carboxylic acid derivatives: tuneable structural, morphological and thermal properties

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Janv. 2017
Accepted
10 Febr. 2017
First published
10 Febr. 2017

CrystEngComm, 2017,19, 1427-1438

Benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide n-alkyl ester and carboxylic acid derivatives: tuneable structural, morphological and thermal properties

A. D. Lynes, C. S. Hawes, E. N. Ward, B. Haffner, M. E. Möbius, K. Byrne, W. Schmitt, R. Pal and T. Gunnlaugsson, CrystEngComm, 2017, 19, 1427 DOI: 10.1039/C7CE00206H

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