Synthesis of LC Intermediate Containing Trimethyl Silyl Acetylene Group

In order to obtain the important liquid crystal intermediate with trifluoromethyl substitutent, Sonogashira coupling reaction was used to synthesize the compound. In this paper, the intermediate was synthesized by 4'-Iodo-4-pentyl-biphenyl and trimethyl silyl acetylene (TMSA) as raw materials. During the synthesis, the optimum reaction conditions were obtained, that the mol ratio of 4'-Iodo-4-pentyl-biphenyl and trimethyl silyl acetylene is 1:2, the reaction temperature is 30 oC, and the reaction time is 10 h.