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Novel azoester compounds with a lateral methyl substituent
Dixit, Sandhya,Vora
, p. 133 - 140 (2014)
Twelve novel homologues with an azo linkage of the series 4-carbethoxy-[3′methyl-4′ (4″-n-alkoxy benzoyloxy)] azobenzenes have been synthesized. The methyl to n-hexyl homologues exhibit only nematic mesophases, while the n-heptyl to n-tetradecyl homologues exhibit both smectic and nematic mesophases. The n-hexadecyl homologue exhibits only a smectic mesophase. The plot of transition temperatures versus number of carbon atoms in alkoxy chain exhibits an odd-even effect for the nematic-isotropic transitions. The mesogenic behavior of present series is explained by comparing each homolog of the related mesogenic series. The synthesized compounds were characterized by a combination of elemental analysis and standard spectroscopic methods. For the exhibition of mesomorphic property the role of ester and azo linkages has been discussed. The impact of the lateral methyl group on mesomorphism is also discussed. Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Development of Polar Order by Liquid-Crystal Self-Assembly of Weakly Bent Molecules
Alaasar, Mohamed,Prehm, Marko,Poppe, Silvio,Tschierske, Carsten
, p. 5541 - 5556 (2017)
Organic ferroelectrics are of growing importance for multifunctional materials. Here we provide an understanding of the distinct stages of the development of sterically induced polar order in liquid-crystalline (LC) soft matter. Three series of weakly bent molecules derived from 4-cyanoresorcinol as the bent core unit with laterally fluorinated azobenzene wings have been synthesized, and the effects of the position of fluorine substitution, alkyl-chain length, and temperature on the LC self-assembly and polar order were studied. In the LC phases a paraelectric–ferroelectric transition took place as the size of the polar domains gradually increased, thereby crossing a permittivity maximum, similar to inorganic solid-state ferroelectrics. An increase in polar coherence length simultaneously led to a transition from synpolar to antipolar domain correlation in the high-permittivity paraelectric range. Associated with the emergence of polar order was the development of a tilted organization of the molecules and a growing coherence of tilt. This led to a transition from non-tilted via tilt-randomized uniaxial to long-range-tilted biaxial smectic phases, and to surface-stabilized symmetry breaking with the formation of chiral conglomerates and field-induced tilt. Moreover, there is a remarkably strong effect of the position of fluorination; polar order is favored by peripheral core substitution and is suppressed by inside-directed fluorination.
