Phase transitions in novel disulphide‐bridged alkoxycyanobiphenyl dimers
- 28 February 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Liquid Crystals
- Vol. 34 (2), 135-141
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02678290601061280
Abstract
The synthesis, characterization and mesomorphic properties of the first examples of novel disulphide‐bridged alkoxycyanobiphenyl dimers are reported. The thermal behaviour of these mesogens was investigated by polarizing optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and X‐ray diffractometry. The dimers with a shorter spacer exhibit only the nematic phase while dimers with a longer spacer display nematic as well as smectic phases. X‐ray diffraction experiments reveal the intercalated structure of the SmA phase of these dimers and the presence of short range SmA‐like order in the N phase (cybotactic nematic) of all the compounds, except the one with the shortest spacer.Keywords
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