4′-(2-(2-Ethoxyethoxy) ethoxy) biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid—a polar smectogen for amphipathic liquid crystals

RS Montani, CM Hegguilustoy, PG Del Rosso…

Index: Montani, Rosana S.; Hegguilustoy, Claudia M.; Del Rosso, Pablo G.; Donnio, Bertrand; Guillon, Daniel; Garay, Raul O. Tetrahedron Letters, 2009 , vol. 50, # 37 p. 5231 - 5234

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Abstract

We describe a new calamitic smectogen and some of its esters with a three-block molecular architecture (polar oxyethylene chain, rigid biphenyl and non-polar aliphatic chain) which were characterised by a combination of optical, thermical, X-ray and computational techniques. The title compound is a valuable smectogenic building block for amphipathic functional organic materials.