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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Synthesis and Properties of Maleic Acid Cholesteryl Monoester–Citric Acid Triester

Cailing Xie A , Lisi Ba A , Yuru Wei A , Zeyi Shi A and Li’e Jin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0242-8807 A B
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A College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China.

B Corresponding author. Email: lejin2003@163.com

Australian Journal of Chemistry 73(7) 635-639 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH19539
Submitted: 21 October 2019  Accepted: 6 January 2020   Published: 21 February 2020

Abstract

A new maleic acid cholesteryl monoester–citric acid trimester (MACM-CAT) containing three cholesterol units has been synthesised successfully. The structure was characterised by a series of spectroscopic methods and thermal analysis including polarising optical microscopy. The results showed that MACM-CAT displayed a triangular-like ordered layered structure and exhibited a good liquid crystalline behaviour. The introduction of sodium citrate onto cholesterol units is favourable for the formation of hydrogen bonds of MACM-CAT and improvement of the stability. More importantly, the study provides a novel route for the synthesis of liquid crystalline materials.


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