Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1992 · 50 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCondensed Matter PhysicsCrystal StructurePhysical ChemistryCrystal ChemistryCrystal SystemsCrystallization ProcessesLiquid Crystal MaterialsLiquid CrystalsLiquid Crystal Phase BehaviorLiquid Crystalline OrderLiquid CrystallizationSmectic Liquid CrystalsSmectic PhasesThermal Properties
Some derivatives of 2-(n-perfluoroalkyl)ethyl 3- and/or 4-substituted-benzoates show smectic phases having an orthogonal nature; the substituent at position 3 is indispensable for them to display liquid crystalline properties.