Amphiphilic and mesogenic carbohydrates XIII. Perfluoroalkylated amphiphilic liquid crystals with inositol and carbohydrate head groups,

New perfluoroalkylated amphiphiles based on carbohydrates ( d -xylose, d -ribose, d -glucose) and on myo -inositol were synthesized and their thermotropic liquid crystalline behaviour was investigated. The introduction of perfluoroalkyl groups was carried out by radical addition of 1-iodoperfluoroalkanes to O - and C -allyl-substituted sugar and inositol derivatives.