Synthesis and characterization of a new class of liquid-crystalline, highly luminescent molecules containing a 2,4,6-triphenyl-1,3,5-triazine unit

A new class of 2,4,6-triphenyl-1,3,5-triazine derivatives having long alkoxyl side chains have been synthesized by a Pd(0)/Cu(I)-catalyzed carbon-carbon coupling reaction. These compounds behave as liquid-crystalline materials and show quantum yields higher than 50% in photoluminescence. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.