65731-06-8Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Effects of Branching of the Ester Alkyl Chain on the Mesomorphic Properties of Alkyl 4-benzoates
Matsuzaki, Hiroyuki,Matsunaga, Yoshio
, p. 2300 - 2305 (2007/10/02)
The mesomorphic properties of five homologous series of alkyl 4-benzoates, where X=CN, NO2, CH3, Cl, and CH3COO, have been studied.The ester alkyl groups employed were the following eleven types: ethyl and p
Liquid-Crystalline Heterocycloalkanes. III. Synthesis and Liquid-Crystalline Properties of Substituted 1,3-Dioxadecalines
Tschierske, C.,Zaschke, H.
, p. 1 - 14 (2007/10/02)
Liquid-crystalline 2-substituted and 2,6-disubstituted 1,3-dioxadecalines (4-6) were synthesized by acid-catalyzed acetalization of trans-2-hydroxymethylcyclohexanol (1) or trans-4-alkyl-trans-2-hydroxymethylcyclohexanoles (2) with aldehydes 3 whereby the desired trans-isomers were formed only.The syntheses of the various aldehydes are also described.Special attention is drawn on the evolution of mesogenic properties of the title compounds 4-6 in comparison with known decalines and 1,3-dioxanes.It was found that the clearing temperatures of the synthesized 1,3-dioxadecalines are always lower than those of the corresponding decaline derivatives, due to the deformation of the decaline-ringsystem by the introduction of two oxygen-atoms.The comparison of 1,3-dioxanes and 1,3-dioxadecalines shows that the dioxadecaline ringsystem tends to suppress smectic mesophases in favour of nematics.A first example of a liquid crystalline cis-fused 1,3-dioxadecaline (8) is described, too.
Quasi-Liquid Crystals of Thermochromic Spiropyrans. A Material Intermediate between Supercooled Liquids and Mesophases
Shvartsman, Felix P.,Krongauz, Valeri A.
, p. 6448 - 6453 (2007/10/02)
Crystals of thermochromic spiropyrans containing mesogenic groups give iosotropic melts.However, these materials from metastable films with mesogenic properties below the crystal melting points.A strong birefringence of the films appears concommitantly wi
