Molecular crystals and liquid crystals · 1976 · 31 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCrystal StructurePhysical ChemistrySolid-state ChemistryCrystal ChemistryCrystal SymmetryCrystalline MaterialsCrystallographyLiquid Crystal MaterialsLiquid CrystalsMesophase StructureSmectic Liquid CrystalsSmectic PhasesThermal Behavior Development
Two series of novel methylene-bridged liquid crystals have been prepared. These molecules are quite wide and as a result only higher homologues exhibit mesomorphism. The enantiotropic mesophases are of the smectic C type. Trends in thermal behavior of these two series indicate that even higher homologues should possess extended smectic ranges.
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