Calamatic azobenzine liquid crystal series: synthesis and mesomorphic properties of 1-methoxyalkyloxy-4'-(4-phenylazo)acetophenone
New series of calamitic liquid crystal materials with rod-shape azobenzene moieties as a core has been synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic methods. The mesomorphic properties were investigated by differential scanning colorimetry, polarizing optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The r...
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| Language: | English |
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Asian Network for Scientific Information
2009
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13472/1/13472.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13472/ http://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ajmskr.2009.22.28 |
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| Summary: | New series of calamitic liquid crystal materials with rod-shape azobenzene moieties as a core has been synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic methods. The mesomorphic properties were investigated by differential scanning colorimetry, polarizing optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The rod-shaped molecule 1-methoxyalkyloxy-4`-(4-phenylazo)acetophenone was prepared by diazotization of 4-Aminoacetophenone, coupling with phenol and subsequent etherification of 1-bromoalkyloxy-4`-(4-phenylazo)acetophenone in methanol. The presence of smectic A mesophases was confirmed by the textures and X-ray diffraction studies. Compounds 4a-4d (C3-C6) exhibits enantiotropic smectic A phase while, compound 4d (C8) show monotropic smectic A phase. |
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