MESOGENIC HOMOLOGOUS SERIES WITH A NAPHTHALENE MOIETY

Interest in the naphthalene unit is increasing considerably. Recently, low and high molecular mass mesogens of naphthalene derivatives exhib iting attractive properties have been reported in the literature. In t he present study, three mesogenic homologous series containing a napht halene moiety have been synthesized. All the homologous series were ch aracterized by elemental analysis and spectroscopic techniques. The be haviour of all three series and their mesophase thermal stabilities ar e compared with each other and with other structurally related series.