Amphiphilic Carbohydrate-Based Mesogens, 2 [1] Aldose Di-n-alkyl Dithioacetals: Novel Double-Tailed Thermotropic Liquid Crystals

Abstract

Mercaptolyses of the pentoses [D-lyxose (1), D-xylose (2), L-arabinose (3)] and hexoses [D-mannose (4), D-glucose (5), D-galactose (6)] with n-alkyl thiols having chain lengths ≥ C6 gives mesogenic aldose di-n-alkyl dithioacetals 7-12.