New patterns of twist-bend liquid crystal phase behaviour: the synthesis and characterisation of the 1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yl)-10-(4-alkylaniline-benzylidene-4′-oxy)decanes (CB10O·<i>m</i>)
Ahlam F. Alshammari, Damian Pociecha, Rebecca Walker, John M. D. Storey, Ewa Górecka, Corrie T. Imrie
Abstract
The synthesis and characterisation of the 1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yl)-10-(4-alkylaniline-benzylidene-4′-oxy)decanes (CB10O· m ) are reported.
Topics & Concepts
TwistLiquid crystalPhase (matter)Liquid phaseCrystallographyStereochemistryMaterials scienceChemistryPhysicsOrganic chemistryGeometryMathematicsThermodynamicsOptoelectronicsLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsSynthesis and Properties of Aromatic CompoundsPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry