SYNTHESIS AND SOME PROPERTIES OF 3,4-DIFLUOROPHENYL TRANS-4 prime -SUBSTITUTED CYCLOHEXANE-1 prime -CARBOXYLATES.
A new series of 3,4-difluorophenyl trans-4 prime -substituted cyclohexane-1 prime -carboxylates was synthesized in order to achieve a nematic compound of positive dielectric anisotropy and low viscosity. The effect of fluoro substituents on mesomorphic and physical properties was established by comparing these compounds with other fluorinated nematic compounds.