Engineering mesophase stability and structure <i>via</i> incorporation of cyclic terminal groups
Richard J. Mandle, Laurence C. Abbott, Luma Fritsch, Rachel R. Parker, Sam Hart, Adrian C. Whitwood, Stephen J. Cowling, John N. Moore, John W. Goodby
Abstract
The installation of an aliphatic ring at the end of the alkyl chain for a family of 4-alkoxy-4′-cyanobiphenyl liquid crystals is shown to enhance clearing points and promotes the formation of smectic phases, relative to the linear parent materials.
Topics & Concepts
MesophaseAlkoxy groupMaterials scienceTerminal (telecommunication)AlkylRing (chemistry)Chain (unit)CrystallographyLiquid crystalOrganic chemistryChemistryAstronomyTelecommunicationsOptoelectronicsPhysicsComputer scienceLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsMolecular spectroscopy and chiralitySurfactants and Colloidal Systems