DOI: 10.1039/A704536K
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Reference Section for: J. Mater. Chem., 1998, 8, 595-597
Preparation of troponoid liquid crystals with a flexible oxymethylene linking unit
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Akira Mori, Hisashi Taya, Hitoshi Takeshita and Seiji Ujiie
Abstract
2-Benzyloxytropones, which have a saturated oxymethylene (–CH2O–) linking unit, show a monotropic smectic A phase while the corresponding alkoxybenzyl alkoxyphenyl ethers have poor mesogenic properties. The tropone carbonyl group acting as a dipolar lateral substituent enhances the smectic thermal stability.
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