Molecular structural flexibility dependence of mesomorphism through ortho-substituted bromo group

A novel series of liquid crystal (LC) materials of Schiff's bases viz. RO-C₆H₄?CH?CH?COO?C₆H₄?N?CH?C₆H₄?Br (ortho) is synthesized and studied with a views to understanding and establishing the effect of molecular structure on liquid crystal properties and to provide novel thermotropic LC material to the scientific and technological community of research interest. The novel series consists of thirteen members (C₁ to C₈, C₁₀, C₁₂, C₁₄, C₁₆ &; C₁₈). All the members of a series are enantiotropic liquid crystals. Smectic (C₁₀?C₁₈) and nematic (C₁?C₁₈) property commence from C₁₀ and C₁ homologue respectively. Transition temperatures and the textures of homologues were determined using a polarizing optical microscope (POM) equipped with a heating stage. Transition curves Cr-M, Sm-N and N-I of a phase diagram behaved in normal manner. Odd–even effect is absent for Sm-N transition curve, but it is present for N-I curve. Sm-N transition curve is extrapolated to C₈ and C₆ nonsmectogenic homologues to determine and predict their latent ability for exhibition of smectic property. Analytical and spectral data confirms the molecular structures of homologues. Thermal stabilities of smectic and nematic are 85.4°C and 130.1°C °C whose upper and lower total mesophase length vary from 58.0°C to 06.0°C at the C₁₀ and C₁ = C₅ = C₆ homologue, respectively. Textures of nematic phase are threaded or Schlieren and smectic phase are of type A or C. LC properties of present novel series are compared with structurally series known series. Thus, present novel series is predominantly nematogenic and partly smectogenic with middle ordered melting type and considerable total mesophase length range.     

Study of the molecular structure on liquid crystal properties with reference to thermotropic azoester derivatives

An azoester homologues series: RO?C₆H₄?COO?C₁₀H₆?N?N?C₆H₄?OC₅H₁₁ (para) as novel liquid crystalline (LC) materials has been synthesized and studied with a view to understanding and establishing the effects of molecular structure on LC properties with reference to laterally substituted phenyl ring and terminally substituted ?OR and ?OC₅H₁₁ (n) groups; including ?COO? and ?N?N? central bridges. Novel homologous series of thermotropic LC variety consists of thirteen homologues (C₁ to C₁₈). C₁ to C₃ derivatives are nonliquid crystal (NLC); C₄ is only nematogenic and C₅ to C₁₈ are smectogenic plus nematogenic. All the mesogenic homologues (C₄ to C₁₈) are enantiotropically nematogenic or/and smectogenic as confirmed by a polarizing optical microscopy (POM) equipped with a heating stage. Transition curves Cr-I/M, Sm?N, and N?I behaved in normal manner in a phase diagram. Odd-even effect is exhibited by Sm?N and N?I transition curves. Analytical, spectral and thermal data confirms the molecular structure of novel homologues. Novel azoester series is predominantly nematogenic and partly smectogenic whose mesogenic temperatures ranges minimum to maximum from 79.0°C to 162.0°C. Thermal stability for smectic and nematic are 128.2°C and 147.7 °C, respectively. Thus, it is a middle ordered melting type of novel series whose total mesophaselength ranges from 20.0°C to 56.0°C. Textures of nematic are threaded or schlieren and that of smectic are smectic A or C.     

Molecular flexibility dependence mesomorphism

A novel series of chalconyl homologue derivatives with RO.C₆H₄.COO.C₆H₄.CO.CH:CH-C₆H₄.N.(CH₃)₂ (Para) have been synthesized and thermotropically studied with a view to understanding and establishing the effect of molecular structure on mesomorphic behavior of the novel homologues. The series consists of thirteen homologues (C₁ to C₁₈). C₇ to C₁₈ homologues are smectogenic, C₄ to C₁₈ nematogenic and C₁ to C₃ nonmesomorphic. Thus, novel chalconyl series is predominantly nematogenic and partly smectogenic. Transition temperatures and textures of mesophases were determined using an polarizing optical microscope (POM) equipped with a heating stage. Analytical and spectral data confirmed molecular structures of homologues. Phase transition curves showing phase behavior in a phase diagram behaved in normal manner. Thermal stability for smectic and nematic are relatively low at 59.6 °C and 76.6 °C respectively whose, smectogenic and nematogenic phase length vary from 12 to 16 °C and 06 to 20 °C, respectively. Mesomorphic behaviors of the present series are compared with a structurally similar known homologous series.     

Mesomorphism dependence on molecular rigidity and substitution of same functional group on lateral or terminal position of tailed phenyl ring

Novel liquid crystal materials (LCs) of low temperature range (53°C to 75°C) have been synthesized through a series of chalconyl derivatives consisting of two phenyl rings bonded through a –CH?CH?CO? central bridge to study the effect of molecular structure on LC properties in general and with a focus on molecular rigidity. The novel homologues series (C₁ to C₁₈) consists of thirteen homologues with general formula RO?C₆H₄?CH?CH?CO?C₆H₄?OC₁₀H₂₁(n) (meta). The C₁, C₂, C₃ homologues are nonliquid crystals (NLC) and the rest of the homologues (C₄ to C₁₈) are either monotropic or enantiotropic liquid crystals. C₄ to C₆ homologues are enantiotropicnematic and the rest of the mesomorphic homologues are (C₇ to C₁₈) monotropicsmectic in addition to monotropicnematic character. Transition and melting temperatures including textures of homologues were determined by an optical polarizing (POM) microscopy equipped with a heating stage. Textures of a nematic phase are threaded or Schlieren, and that of the smectic phase are of the type Smectic A or C as judged directly from the heating top of the microscope. Thermal stability for smectic is very poor and of the nematic is (N-I) 69.3°C whose, total mesophase length ranges between 07.0 to 14.0°C at C₈ and C₄ homologues respectively.     

Study of mesomorphism dependence on molecular flexibility of an azoester series containing a napthyl unit

A novel azoester homologous series of liquid crystalline (LC) compounds: RO?C₆H₄-COO?C₁₀H₆-N:N-C₆H₄?OC₄H₉(n) without lateral substitution has been synthesized and studied with a view to understanding and establishing the effects of molecular structure on thermotropic LC substances with reference to tailed-end group. The novel homologous series consists of 13 homologs (C₁ to C₁₈) whose nematogenic and smectogenic mesomorphism commences enantiotropically from C₆ and C₁₂ members of the series, respectively. The C₁₂–C₁₈ homologs are smectogenic and C₆–C₁₈ are nematogenic, of which C₁₂–C₁₈ homologs are smectogenic plus nematogenic. The C₁–C₅ homologs are nonmesogenic. Transition temperatures and the textures of the homologs were determined and identified by an optical polarizing microscope (POM) equipped with a heating stage. Textures of a nematic phase are threaded or Schlieren and that of the smectic phase are of the type A or C. Transition curves Cr-M/I, Sm-N and N-I of a phase diagram behaved in normal manner except N-I transition temperature of C₁₀ homolog which deviated by 9°C–10°C from normal behavior. N-I transition curve exhibited odd-even effect. Analytical, spectral, and thermal data confirms the molecular structures of homologs. Thermal stability for smectic and nematic are 115.5°C and 138.5°C, respectively whose corresponding mesophaselengths are varied from 10.0°C to 16.0°C and 13.0°C to 24.0°C, respectively. Group efficiency order for smectic and nematic are derived from comparative study of structurally similar analogous series; as smectic: ?OC₄H₉ (n) > ?CH₃ > ?H; Nematic: ?H > ?OC₄H₉ (n) > ?CH₃     

Dependence of mesomorphism on geometrical shapes of isomeric and nonisomeric series of chalconyl esters

A meta substituted chalconyl ester homologous series: RO?C₆H₄?COO?C₆H₄(meta)?CO?CH?CH?C₆H₄?OC₁₂H_25(n)(para) is synthesized and studied with a view to understanding the effect of molecular substitution at meta position in a molecular structure on thermotropic liquid crystal properties. The novel homologous series consists of thirteen homologues (C₁ to C₁₈). All the homologues except the nonliquid crystal homologues C₁, C₂, C₃ are enantiotropic nematic with the absence of smectic properties. The transition and melting temperatures were determined by an optical polarizing microscopy (POM) equipped with a heating stage. Textures of a nematic phase are threaded or Schlieren. Transition curves (Cr-N/I and N-I) behave in normal manner except homologues between C₁₀ and C₁₄ of N-I curve, which show negligible deviation from normal and a smooth descending tendency. The N-I transition curve exhibits an odd-even effect up to C₁₀ homologue and then the odd-even effect disappears for higher homologues. Analytical and the spectral data support the molecular structures. Thermal stability for nematic is 107.3°C and the mesophase lengths range between 13.0°C and 35.0°C at the C₁₈ and C₁₂ homologues respectively. Group efficiency order for nematic is derived on the basis of thermal stability as ?OC₁₂H_25(n) (linear) > ?OC₁₂H_25(n) (nonlinear) > ?OC₁₆H₃₃ (nonlinear).     

Mesomorphism dependence on molecular rigidity with reference to ‒CH˭CH‒ unit of central bridge

A novel ester homologous series of rich mesomorphism and low temperatures with unexpected phase behaviors of eleven homologues was synthesized and studied with a view to understanding and establishing the relation between mesomorphic behaviour and the molecular structure of a series 4-(4′-n-alkoxybenzoyloxy)-4″-chlorobenzyl cinnamates. All the members of the novel series are enantiotropically smectogenic and the octyloxy (C₈) to hexadecyloxy (C₁₆) homologues are enantiotropically nematogenic, in addition to smectogenic. Odd–even effect is observed for Sm?I/Sm?N transition curve but it is absent for N?I transition curve. Textures of nematic phase are threaded or Schlieren and that of the smectic phase are fan shaped or batonates of smectic-A type phase or Smectic-C type for C₁₆ homologues as judged directly from a heating stage of an optical polarizing microscopy. Analytical and spectral data confirmed the molecular structures of novel homologues. Mesomorphic properties of present series are compared with the structurally similar other known series. The average smectic and nematic thermal stabilities are 92.78°C and 100.8°C, respectively. Mesophase length minimum to maximum for smectic and nematic are 21.0°C to 31.1°C and 8.4°C to 42.6°C respectively. Thus, the present novel series is partly nematogenic and fully smectogenic with considerable degree of mesomorphism and low melting type.     

Mesomorphism dependence of a terminal or lateral alkoxy group

A novel homologous series of thermotropic mesomorphs has been synthesized and studied with a view to understanding and establishing the effect of molecular structure on mesomorphic properties with reference to rigidity and flexibility of the homologues series: RO-C₆H₄-CH?CH-CO-C₆H₄-OC₁₈H₃₇(n). The novel homologous series comprises 13 novel homologues (C₁ to C₁₈), from which 11 homologues are enantiotropically mesogenic (C₃ to C₁₈). Smectogenic mesophase commences from C₇ homologue, and nematogenic mesophase is exhibited by C₃ to C₁₈ homologues in enantiotropic manner. Thus, C₇ to C₁₈ homologues are enantiotropically smectogenic plus nematogenic. Textures of smectic phase are of the type A or C, and that of nematic phase are threaded or Schlieren as confirmed through an optical polarizing microscope equipped with a heating stage. Transition curve of a phase diagram behaved in a normal manner except N-I transition curve, which shows minor deviating trend (C₁₂ to C₁₈) from expected normal behavior. An odd-even effect is exhibited by N-I and Sm-N transition curves. Analytical, spectral, and thermal data confirm the molecular structures of novel homologues. Thermal stabilities for smectic and nematic are 52.7°C and 66.6°C, respectively, whose total mesophase lengths range from 12.0°C to 28.0°C. Thus, novel series of chalcones is a low melting series whose mesogenic transition temperatures vary between 38.0 and 86.0°C.     

Mesomorphism dependence on halogenated chalconyl esters in terms of molecular flexibility/rigidity

Vinyl carboxy central group containing a novel chalconyl ester homologous series: RO.C₆H₄.CH ? CH.COO.C₆H₄.CH ? CH.CO.C₆H₄.I (para) have been synthesized and studied with a view to understand and establish the relation between thermotropic liquid crystalline (LC) behaviors and the molecular structure. Novel chalconyl ester homologous series consists of thirteen homologs (C₁–C₁₈). C₁–C₃ homologs are nonmesogenic, C₄ homolog is enantiotropic nematogenic and the rest of the homologs (C₅–C₁₈) are enantiotropically smectogenic plus nematogenic. Phase transition temperatures and textures of LC phase were determined by an optical polarizing microscopy (POM) equipped with a heating stage. Cr-M/I, Sm-N, N-I transition curves in a phase diagram behaved in normal manner. Sm-N and N-I transition curves exhibited odd-even effect from C₄–C₁₀ or nearby C₁₀ homolog. Textures of nematic phase are threaded or Schlieren and that of the smectic phase are of the type smectic A or C. Analytical and spectral data confirms the molecular structure of homologs. Thermal stabilities for smectic and nematic mesophases are 155.0 and 180.7, respectively, and their corresponding mesophaselengths are varied from minimum to maximum at 17.0°C–39.0°C as well as 15.0°C–30.0°C. Thus, it is middle ordered melting type series. The group efficiency orders derived on the basis of smectic and nematic thermal stabilities are as under: Sm: -C₆H₄.I > -C₆H₄.Cl > -C₄H₃S and N:- C₆H₄.I > -C₆H₄.Cl > -C₄H₃S from comparative study of structurally similar analogous series     

Mesomorphism Dependence on Molecular Structure

A novel homologous series of liquid crystal (LC) derivatives of general structure: RO·C₆H₄·COO·C₆H₃·OCH₃(ortho)CH = CH·COO·(n)C₅H₁₁ was synthesized and studied with a view to understanding the effect of molecular structure on liquid crystal behavior with reference to lateral –OCH₃ and terminal end group. Homologous series consists of 12 derivatives (C₁–C₁₆), the first five (C₁–C₅), and the last (C₁₆) members are not liquid crystals and the rest of the homologs (C₆–C₁₄) are enantiotropically smectogenic without exhibition of the nematic phase. The textures of the smectic phases are focal conic fan shaped or batonets of smectic-A or smectic-C. Average thermal stability for smectic is 81.8°C and mesophase length ranges from 9°C to 31°C. Transition curves of a phase diagram (Sm-I and Cr-Sm/I) behave in a normal manner. The Sm-I transition curve exhibits an odd-even effect. Analytical and spectral data support the molecular structures. The series is smectogenic of a middle ordered melting type. LC properties of the present series are compared with structurally similar known homologous series. Transition temperatures were determined by an optical polarizing microscope equipped with a heating stage.     

Dependence of Mesomorphism on Molecular Rigidity with Reference to Lateral Substitution and Central Bridge

A novel mesogenic ester homologous series is synthesized and studied with a view to understanding and establishing the effect of laterally substituted -OCH₃ on mesomorphic behavior. The series consists of twelve members. C₁ to C₄ members are nonmesogenic, C₆ to C₁₂ are smectogenic in addition to nematogenic, and C₁₄ to C₁₆ are only smectogenic. The textures of smectic and nematic phases are A or C type and threaded or Schlieren, respectively. The transition curves in a phase diagram exhibit an odd–even effect and behave in normal manner except for the C₁₄ and C₁₆ derivatives in Sm-I transitions. Thermometric data were determined by an optical polarizing microscope equipped with a heating stage. Average thermal stability for smectic and nematic are 107.7°C and 121.0°C, respectively. Smectogenic and nematogenic mesophase length ranges from 11.0 to 44.0°C and 12.0°C to 39.0°C, respectively. The mesomorphic properties of present series are compared with structurally similar other known series. Thus, present series is predominantly smectogenic and partly nematogenic of middle ordered melting type.     

Mesomorphism dependence on lateral substitution and central bridge

A novel ester homologous series was synthesized and studied with a view to understanding and establishing the effects of molecular structure on liquid crystal properties with a common laterally substituted –OCH3 group and changing terminal groups. The novel series consists of twelve members. The C₁ to C₃ members are not liquid crystals and the rest of the members C₄ to C₁₆ are smectogenic without exhibition of nematic character. Textures of smectic phase are focal conic fan shaped of the type A or C. The transition temperatures and textures of smectic mesophases were observed through hot stage polarizing microscopy (POM). The transition curves (Cr-I or Cr-M and Sm-I) behaved in normal manner. Analytical and spectral data support the molecular structures. Average thermal stability for smectic is 77.25°C and smectogenic mesophase ranges from 15°C to 33°C. Liquid crystal properties of the present series are compared with structurally similar homologous series. Thus, the series is smectogenic only with three homologs nonmesogenic.     

Synthesis of novel ester series and study of its mesomorphism dependence on terminal end group with lateral –OCH3 group

Novel liquid crystal (LC) materials of ester derivatives were synthesized and studied with a view to understanding and establishing the effects of molecular structure on LC properties. The novel molecules consist of two phenyl rings bonded through –COO– central group and a laterally substituted methoxy group with –OC_nH_2n+1 as well as –COOCH₃ terminal end groups, and yielded 12 homologous members of an ester series. The C₁ to C₃ members are nonmesomorphic, the C₄ to C₁₂ members are enantiotropic nematic only, and the C₁₄ to C₁₆ members are enantiotropically smectogenic in addition to nematogenic. Transition temperatures and the textures of LC state were observed through an optical polarizing microscope (POM) equipped with a heating stage. The textures of nematic phase are threaded or Schlieren, and that of smectic phase are focal conic of the type A or C. Transition curves of a phase diagram behave in normal manner with the exhibition of an odd-even effect (only N-I). Analytical and spectral data support the molecular structures of the novel ester derivatives. The LC properties of the present series are compared with structurally similar other known series. The average thermal stability of the series is 93°C for smectic and 120.88°C for nematic and the mesogenic phase length ranges between 2°C and 46°C.     

Study of deviation from normal liquid crystal behavior of mesomorphic-isotropic transition curve in a chalconyl ester series with equipolar terminal end groups

A novel chalconyl ester homologous series RO.C₆H₄.COO.C₆H₄.CO-CH:CH-C₆H₄.OC₈H₁₇(p) synthesized and studied with a view to understanding and establishing the relation between molecular structure and Liquid Crystal (LC) properties of thermotropic mesomorphs. The novel series consists of eleven homologous (C₁ to C₁₆). Enantiotropicnematic type of mesophase formation commences from C₃ homologue and continued up to the last C₁₆ homologue of a novel series. Smectogenic character is totally absent for the novel series. Transition temperatures and the textures of nematic phase were determined through an optical polarizing microscopy (POM) equipped with a heating stage. Textures of nematic phase are threaded or Schlieren. Transition curve Cr-N/I and N-I behaved in normal manner except C₈ homologue which showed negligible deviation from normal behavior. N-I transition curve exhibited odd–even effect. Analytical and structural data supported the molecular structures of homologues. Average thermal stability for nematic is 98.88°C whose degree of mesomorphismvary from 12.0°C to 37.0°C. Evaluated thermometric data of present novel series are compared with structurally similar series. Group efficiency order for nematic on the basis of thermal stability, early commencement of mesophase and the degree of mesomorphism. Thus, present series is predominantly nematogenic and lower middle ordered melting type the low degree of mesomorphism.     

Dependence of mesomorphism on tail group in combination with a lateral methoxy group

A novel homologous series of esters with a lateral methoxy group and terminal n-heptyl cinnamate group was synthesized and studied to investigate mesomorphic behavior in relation to structure. The twelve membered series consists of methoxy to pentyloxy derivatives that are nonmesomorphic and the rest of the homologs as smectegenically mesomorphic, including C₆ and C₇ monotropic smectic and C₈ to C₁₆ enantiotropic smectic without exhibition of any nematic property. The textures of smectogenic mesophases are focal conic fan shaped or batonates of the type smectic-A or Schlieren-C. An odd-even effect is exhibited by the Sm–I transition curve in the phase diagram. The Cr–Sm and Sm-I transition curves behave in a normal manner. Transition temperatures and textures were determined on an optical polarizing microscope, equipped with a heating stage. Some representative members were characterized by IR, H¹NMR, mass spectra, and elemental analysis. Analytical data support the molecular structures of the homologs. Mesomorphic properties of the present novel series are compared with the structurally similar known series. The present series is smectogenic only, whose thermal average stability is 89.8^°C and of a middle-ordered melting type.     

Mesomorphic dependence on molecular rigidity by central bridge and homo–hetero ring systems

A novel homologous series of thermotropic derivatives containing a heterocyclic ring was synthesized and studied with a view to understanding and establishing a relation between liquid crystal (LC) properties and the molecular structure of chalconyl derivative in general. The series comprises 12 homologues, of which smectogenic LC property commences from the decyloxy (C₁₀) homologue and continues for C₁₂, C₁₄, and C₁₆ homologues. Homologues C₁ to C₈ are non-liquid crystals. Exhibition of nematogenic mesophase is totally absent. Transition and melting temperatures were determined by an optical polarizing microscope equipped with a heating stage. Spectral and analytical data confirmed the molecular structures of homologues. The textures of smectic mesophase are A or C, and are determined by a miscibility method. The average thermal stability of the smectic phase is 113.57°C. The mesogenic phase length ranges between 4.1°C and 11.1°C. Thus, it is a middle-ordered melting-type series of shorter range of liquid crystallinity with absence of nematogenic character. Some LC properties of the present series are compared with a structurally similar known homologous series.     

Synthesis,characterization, and mesomorphic investigation of vinyl ester-substituted chalcones and effect of lateral ‒NO2 and ‒OCH3 group

A novel homologous series of α-4-(4′-n-alkoxy cinnamoyloxy) phenyl β-2″-nitro, 3″–4″ di methoxy benzoyl ethylenes, H_2n+1CnO?C₆H₄?CH?CH?COO?C₆H₄?CO?CH?CH?C₆H₂(NO₂) (OCH₃)₂ (n = 1–8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18) has been synthesized. All these compounds have been characterized by suitable spectroscopic techniques. C₁ homologue is nonmesogenic, while C₂ homologue shows enantiotropic nematogenic property and the rest of the homologous (C₃?C₁₈) displayed enantiotropically smectogenic plus nematogenic phase. Phase transition temperatures and textures of the LC phase were determined by an optical polarizing microscopy (POM) equipped with a heating stage. The mesomorphic properties of these compounds were confirmed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis.     

Dependence of thermotropic mesomorphism on lateral nitro group

A novel homologous series RO-C₆H₄-COO-C₆H₃-(NO₂)-CO-CH?CH-C₆H₄OC₁₈H₃₇(n) para of chalconyl ester derivatives have been synthesized and studied with view to understanding the effect of an ortho substituted nitro group on thermotropic liquid crystal (LC) behavior. The novel homologous series consists of thirteen homologues (C₁ to C₁₈). The C₁ to C₄ homologues are nonliquid crystal (NLC) and the rest of the homologues (C₅ to C₁₈) homologues are enantiotropically nematogenic without exhibition of a smectic phase even in the monotropic condition. Transition temperatures were determined by an optical polarizing microscope (POM) equipped with a heating stage. Texture of nematic phase are threaded or Schlieren. Analytical, thermal and spectral data supported molecular structure of homologues. Thermal stability for nematic is 147.1°C whose mesophase lengths vary between 16.0 and 32.0°C the C₇ and C₁₈ homologues, respectively, and their mesogenic exhibition range between 96.0 and 166.0°C. Thus, the present novel series is middle ordered melting type, Group efficiency order is derived from comparative study of structurally similar series. The transition curves of a phase diagram behaved in normal manner except C₁₀ and C₁₆ homologues. Odd-even effect is observed for N-I transition curve. Group efficiency order derived is: -OC₁₂H₂₅ (n) > -OC₁₈H₃₇ (n) > -OC₁₈H₃₇ (n).     

Synthesis and Evaluation of Liquid Crystal Behavior of a Novel Homologous Series: 4-(4′-n-Alkoxy benzoyloxy) Phenylazo-2″, 6″-dimethylbenzenes

A novel homologous series entitled 4-(4′-n-alkoxy benzoyloxy) phenyl azo 2^″, 6^″-dimethyl benzenes consisting of 12 members is reported. Liquid crystal behavior as a nematogenic mesophase commences from the pentyloxy homologue monotropically and then continues enantiotropically until the last hexadecyloxy homologue without exhibition of any smectogenic behavior. An odd-even effect is observed for nematic-isotropic transition curve of the phase diagram. The textures of the nematic mesophase are of the threaded or Schlieren type. Analytical and spectral data support the molecular structure of the homologues. Transition temperatures of the novel homologues were determined by an optical polarizing microscopy. Liquid crystal properties of a novel homologous series are compared with other known homologous series. The average thermal stability for the nematic phase is 77.1°C.