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An Unusual Sequence of Smectic Phases Formed by Members of the Homologous Series of 3-Fluoro-4-octyloxyphenyl 4-(5-Alkyl-2-thienyl)benzoates
Butcher, J. L.,Byron, D. J.,Shirazi, S. N. R.,Tajbakhsh, A. R.,Wilson, R. C.,Bunning, J. D.
, p. 327 - 343 (2007/10/02)
Nine 4-(5-n-alkyl-2-thienyl)benzoic acids have been converted into esters by reaction with 3-fluoro-4-n-octyloxyphenol.The liquid crystal properties of these esters have been investigated by thermal optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, a