4′-Alkylseleno-4-cyanobiphenyls, <i>n</i>SeCB: synthesis and substituent effects on the phase-transition and liquid crystalline behaviors
Yuki Arakawa, Takuma Shiba, Kazunobu Igawa, Shunsuke Sasaki, Hideto Tsuji
Abstract
A homologous series of 4′-alkylseleno-4-cyanobiphenyls ( n SeCB) was synthesized and their phase-transition behaviors were investigated and compared with those of the alkyl, alkoxy, and alkylthio homologs.
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SubstituentPhase transitionChemistryPhase (matter)Transition (genetics)StereochemistryCrystallographyOrganic chemistryThermodynamicsPhysicsBiochemistryGeneOrganoselenium and organotellurium chemistryChemical Thermodynamics and Molecular StructureOrganic Chemistry Cycloaddition Reactions