Ahipa, T.N.Adhikari, A.V.2020-03-312020-03-312014Tetrahedron Letters, 2014, Vol.55, 2, pp.495-50010.1016/j.tetlet.2013.11.057https://idr.nitk.ac.in/handle/123456789/13636A new series of trihydrazone functionalized cyanopyridine derivatives (CPTH-Dm) carrying 3,4-dialkoxyphenyl groups was designed and synthesized successfully as discotic columnar liquid crystals. These new discoid mesogens display hexagonal columnar phase with a wide mesophase range from ambient temperature to 110 C and the observed columnar assembly is due to the presence of intermolecular hydrogen bonds and ?-? interactions in them. Their optical studies reveal that the compounds are good blue light emitters and hence they are potential candidates for OLED device fabrication. � 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Article