Molecular Self‐Organization of Amphotropic Cyanobiphenyl Mesogens

Abstract

Do hydrogen bonds influence the behavior of the phases of amphiphilic “cyanobiphenyls”? Diol 1 forms, for example, a nematic mesophase. By the addition of H2O or the incorporation of further OH groups, the parallel movement of the molecules is hindered, and a smectic layer structure is induced.