MESOPHASES IN LONG-CHAIN ALKOXY ALCOHOL ORTHOPHOSPHORIC ACID SYSTEMS

Authors
KRISHNAMURTHY KS BALAKRISHNAN R
Citation
Ks. Krishnamurthy et R. Balakrishnan, MESOPHASES IN LONG-CHAIN ALKOXY ALCOHOL ORTHOPHOSPHORIC ACID SYSTEMS, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals, 301, 1997, pp. 403-409
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Crystallography
Journal title
Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals → ACNP
ISSN journal
1058725X
Volume
301
Year of publication
1997
Pages
403 - 409
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-725X(1997)301:<403:MILAAO>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Optical, DSC and X-ray studies show that C-n H2n+1 O C-m H-2m OH (n = 16; m = 4; n = 18 and 20, m = 2 and 3; n = 22, m = 3) /aqueous H3PO4 s ystems exhibit mesophases in the order middle - viscous isotropic - la mellar - gel. The low temperature gel displays characteristically the chevron pattern due to an undulation instability of bilayers; it is po ssibly caused by hydrocarbon chain elongation and stiffening.