New Mesogenic Compounds with a Large Dielectric Anisotropy

Abstract

Abstract Mesomorphic 2-nitrophenyl benzoates and cinnamates as well as 4-cyanophenyl 4'-perfluoroalkyl-, 4'-perfluoroalkoxy- and 4'-monohydropherfluoroalkoxy benzoates have been synthesised. The mesomorphic properties of the fluorinated derivatives are compared with those of the corresponding hhidrogenous derivatives.