Synthesis and Physicochemical Properties of Functional Biphenyl Derivatives Designed for Anisotropic Nanomaterials

Abstract

The synthesis and physicochemical properties of anisotropic functional biphenyl derivatives have been investigated. The biphenyl derivatives were obtained from commercially available 4',4-diphenyldicarboxylic acid, 4'-hydroxy-4-biphenylcarboxylic acid, 4'-hydroxy-4-cyanobiphenyl, 4'-pentyl-3'-chloro-4-hydroxybiphenyl using S-(–)-octan-2-ol, L-(–)-2-hydroxypropanoic (lactic) and 6-bromohexanoic acids. It was found that the synthesized compounds are able to interact specifically with nanoparticles and can be successfully used as effective components of anisotropic nanosized composite materials.