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Title: Banana-shaped mesogens: effect of lateral substituents on seven-ring esters containing a biphenyl moiety
Authors: Shreenivasa Murthy, H.N.
Sadashiva, B.K.
Issue Date: Sep-2002
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Citation: Liquid Crystals, 2002, Vol.29, p1223 - 1234
Abstract: The synthesis and characterization of five homologous series of symmetrical compounds composed of banana-shaped molecules containing a biphenyl moiety are reported. All these compounds are non-Schiff's bases and are esters. The effects of lateral substituents such as fluoro, methyl and ethyl in the side arms of these molecules are examined. These substituents have a strong influence in reducing the clearing temperatures. Banana phases such as B 1 , B 2 and B 6 were observed in the above series of compounds. The mesophases were characterized by a combination of polarizing optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction and electro-optic studies.
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2289/2896
ISSN: 0267-8292
1366-5855 (online)
Alternative Location: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02678290210160114
Copyright: 2002 Taylor & Francis
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