Smectic A and smectic C materials: partially deuteriated chiral liquid crystals (S)-(-)-2-methylbutyl 4-(4-(d(13))-hexyloxyphenyl)benzoate and (S)-(-)-2-methylbutyl 4-(4-(d(17))-octyloxyphenyl)benzoate

Authors
Yeap, GY Nakata, M Takanishi, Y Ishikawa, K Takezoe, H
Citation
Gy. Yeap et al., Smectic A and smectic C materials: partially deuteriated chiral liquid crystals (S)-(-)-2-methylbutyl 4-(4-(d(13))-hexyloxyphenyl)benzoate and (S)-(-)-2-methylbutyl 4-(4-(d(17))-octyloxyphenyl)benzoate, LIQ CRYST, 27(11), 2000, pp. 1437-1443
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics
Journal title
LIQUID CRYSTALS
ISSN journal
02678292 → ACNP
Volume
27
Issue
11
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1437 - 1443
Database
ISI
SICI code
0267-8292(200011)27:11<1437:SAASCM>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
In order to study the difference in microscopic orientation of ferro- and a ntiferroelectric liquid crystalline molecules, we synthesized the partially deuteriated chiral compounds, (S)-(-)-2-methylbutyl 4-(4-(d(13))-hexyloxy- and (S)-(-)-2-methylbutyl 4-(4-(d(17))-octyloxy-phenyl)benzoates. Fundamen tal physical properties such as phase transition temperatures, spontaneous polarization and tilt angle were determined. Polarized FTIR measurements we re also made to provide information on molecular structure and orientation.