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Engineering mesophase stability and structure via incorporation of cyclic terminal groups

Published:2022 Issue:15 Volume:10 Page:5934-5943
ISSN:2050-7526
Container-title:Journal of Materials Chemistry C
language:en
Short-container-title:J. Mater. Chem. C

Author:

Mandle Richard J.¹²^ORCID,Abbott Laurence C.¹^ORCID,Fritsch Luma¹³^ORCID,Parker Rachel R.¹^ORCID,Hart Sam¹,Whitwood Adrian C.¹^ORCID,Cowling Stephen J.¹^ORCID,Moore John N.¹^ORCID,Goodby John W.¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK

2. School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK

3. Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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.

Funder

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

University of York

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Materials Chemistry,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2022/TC/D1TC05954H

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