Abstract We report how the placement of nucleobase units, thymine, or N 6-(4- methoxybenzoyl) adenine, onto the ends of a mesogenic core, bis-4-alkoxy-substituted bis (phenylethynyl) benzene, affects the properties of these materials. We show that addition of these bulky polar groups significantly reduces the range of liquid-crystalline behavior of these compounds. However, mixing two complementary nucleobase-containing AA-and ...
