Synthesis, characterization, and dilatometric studies on N-(pn-alkoxybenzylidene)-pn-pentyloxyanilines compounds

N Ajeetha, V Pisipati, MR Nanchara Rao…

Index: Ajeetha; Pisipati; Nanchara Rao, M. Ramakrishna; Prasad, P.V. Datta Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 2006 , vol. 457, # 1 p. 3 - 25

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Abstract

Synthesis, textural characterization, differential scanning calorimetry, and dilatometry studies are carried out on a new homologous series of N-(pn-alkoxy benzylidene)-pn-pentyloxy anilines (nO. O5) where n= 1–18. The lower homologues of this series (n= 1–5) and a higher homologue (n= 16) exhibit monotropic Liquid Crystal (LC) phase. The other members of the series show enantiotropic LC phases, while 18O. O5 is a nonliquid crystal. The ...