Preparation of acrylated liquid-crystalline compounds

Abstract

The invention relates to a one-step process for the preparation of acryloyl group-containing liquid-crystalline monomers of the general formula (1) (Z—Y1—A2—Y2—)mM(—O—A1-acrylate)n  (1) in which mesogenic alcohols of the general formula (2) (Z—Y1—A2—Y2—)mM(OH)n  (2) are reacted with esters of 3-chloropropionic acid of the general formula (3) ClPr—A1—X  (3) with elimination of HCl, where acrylate is an acrylate radical, ClPr is a 3-chloropropionate radical, A1 are identical or different alkyl chain spacers having 2-20 carbon atoms, in which the carbon chain may be interrupted by non-adjacent ether, thioether, or imino groups, A2 are radicals A1 or single chemical bonds, M is a mesogenic group, X is a leaving group, Z are alkyl radicals or crosslinkable groups, Y1 and Y2, independently of one another, are a single chemical bond, —O—, —S—, —O—CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—O, —CO—NR1—, —NR1—CO—, —O—CO—NR1—, —NR1—CO—O— or —NR1—CO—NR1—, R1 is hydrogen or a C1-C4-alkyl radical, n is 1, 2, 3 or 4, and m is 0, 1, 2 or 3.

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