Phase characterization and study of molecular order of a three-ring mesogen by 13C NMR in smectic C and nematic phases

S Kalaivani, T Narasimhaswamy, BB Das…

Index: Kalaivani; Narasimhaswamy; Das, Bibhuti B.; Lobo, Nitin P.; Ramanathan Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2011 , vol. 115, # 40 p. 11554 - 11565

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Abstract

Molecules exhibiting a thermotropic liquid-crystalline property have acquired significant importance due to their sensitivity to external stimuli such as temperature, mechanical forces, and electric and magnetic fields. As a result, several novel mesogens have been synthesized by the introduction of various functional groups in the vicinity of the aromatic core as well as in the side chains and their properties have been studied. In the present ...