294895-69-5Relevant academic research and scientific papers
High birefringence nematic liquid crystals for display and telecom applications
Catanescu, Carmen Otilia,Chien,Wu, Shin-Tson
, p. 93/[1135]-102/[1144] (2004)
Several compounds with high birefringence and, having tolane structure were synthesized. For a high polarizability, isothiocyanato (NCS) terminal group was introduced. Another goal of this study was reduction of melting point and smectic phases by introduction of fluorine as lateral substituent. The transition temperatures for all the synthesized compounds and the refractive and dielectric indices for one of the compounds have been determined. Electro-optic (EO) measurements were also performed.
Synthesis, transition temperatures, and optical properties of compounds with simple phenyl units linked by double bond, triple bond, ester or propiolate linkages
Cross, Gregory J.,Seed, Alexander J.,Toyne, Kenneth J.,Goodby, John W.,Hird, Michael,Artal, M. Carmen
, p. 1555 - 1563 (2007/10/03)
A series of compounds has been prepared with 4-butylsulfanylphenyl and 4-cyano- or 4-isothiocyanato-phenyl units connected by -CH=CH-, -COO-, -C≡C- , or -C≡C-COO- linking groups. The synthesis of the novel compounds is presented and the transition temperatures and optical parameters of the compounds are discussed and compared with those for related biphenyl reference systems. The ester linking group reduces optical and polarisability anisotropy, but the other linking groups give increased optical anisotropy (up to Δn = 0.50) and polarisability anisotropy [up to Δα = 45.2 A3 (10-30 m3)].
