We developed and characterized four polyfluorinated bistolane derivatives. These compounds, which possess either two alkoxy substituents or an alkoxy group and a bromine atom in their two molecular terminals, were synthesized from readily available 4-alkoxy-1-ethynylbenzene with a facile three-step procedure. Their thermodynamic and photophysical properties were evaluated in detail, and they were found to display both liquid-crystalline (LC) and photoluminescence properties. Remarkably, the photoluminescence behaviors dramatically changed during the thermal phase transition between the crystal and LC phases. Thus, these polyfluorinated bistolanes may be promising candidates for thermoresponsive luminous molecules.
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