Synthesis of Banana-Shaped Liquid Crystals for Photoswitching Properties

• Main Authors: Lutfor, M. R., M. M., Yusoff, Hegde, Gurumurthy, Muhammad Nor Fazli, Abd Malek, Nurlin, Abu Samah, H. T., Srinivasa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2013
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7480/1/Synthesis_of_Banana-Shaped_Liquid_Crystals_for_Photoswitching_Properties.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7480/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15421406.2013.807204

Three banana-shaped monomers containing naphthalene as central units and azobenzene in side arms with terminal alkenes were synthesized and characterized. DSC, polarizing optical microscopy, and X-ray diffraction measurements prove that all compounds exhibit B6 phase. The trans-azobenzene showed hig...