Synthesis and Characterization of Naphthalene-Based Banana- Shaped Liquid Crystals for Photoswitching Properties

• Main Authors: Hegde, Gurumurthy, Lutfor, M. R., M. M., Yusoff, Muhammad Nor Fazli, Abd Malek, Nurlin, Abu Samah, Srinivasa, H. T., Kumar, Sandeep
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2014
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; QC Physics
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5470/1/journal_of_chinese_chemical_society.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5470/4/Synthesis%20and%20Characterization%20of%20Naphthalene-Based%20Banana-Shaped%20Liquid%20Crystals%20for%20Photoswitching%20Properties.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5470/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jccs.201300191

A series of banana-shaped monomers containing naphthalene as central units, azobenzene in side arms with terminal alkenes were synthesized and characterized. Polarizing optical microscopy, DSC and X-ray diffraction measurements reveal that one compound processes a nematic phase while other four comp...