Liquid crystallinity of non-symmetrical dimeric compounds (I) synthesis of 4-(4′-benzyloxy)biphenyl cholesteryl alkanedioates and their phase transition behavior

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/10587250108025277

A new series of non-symmetrical dimeric compounds containing two distinct mesogenic groups, 4-(4'-benzyloxy)biphenyl cholesteryl alkanedioates, was prepared in our laboratory. In addition, two symmetrical dimers, dichoresteryl decanedioate and di[4-(4'-be