Mesomorphism in chloro substituted isomeric series including chalconyl central bridge

A novel homologous series of thermotropic liquid crystals α-4-(4′-n-alkoxy benzoyloxy phenyl) β-2″-chloro benzoyl ethylenes have been synthesized and studied with a view to understand and establish the effect of molecular structure on liquid crystal (LC) properties with reference to molecular flexibility in isomeric series with differing positional status of same functional group. Novel homologues series consist of 12 homologues C₁ to C_16. C₁, C₂, and C₃ homologues are nonliquid crystals (NLC) and rest of the homologues are liquid crystals. C₁₀ to C₁₆ homologues are enantiotropically smectogenic plus nematogenic and C₄ to C₈ homologues are enantiotropic nematic. The texture of nematogenic derivatives is threaded or schlieren and that of the smectic mesophase are focal conic of the type smectic A or C. Analytical, thermal and spectral data supported molecular structures of novel homologues. Transition temperatures as determine by a hot stage polarizing optical microscopy (POM) were plotted against number of carbon atom present in n-alkyl chain ‘R’ of left n-alkoxy (-OR) group and the phase transition curves Cr–I/M, Sm–N, N–I were obtained on linking like or related points. The odd–even effect is observed for the N–I transition curve and thus transition curves behaved in normal manner. The even-membered nematic transition curve occupied higher position than the odd-membered transition curve. Present series is predominantly nematogenic and partly smectogenic with middle-ordered melting type.     

Mesomorphism dependence on molecular rigidity

A novel ester homologous series of thermotropic liquid crystal (LC) has been studied with a view to understanding and establishing the relation between LC property and the molecular structure. The series consists of 11 members, the C₁–C₅ and C₁₆ members of the series are nonliquid crystals. LC properties commence from the C₆ homolog and continue up to the C₁₄ homolog as enantiotropic nematic and smectic in addition to nematic. Transition temperatures of the homologs were determined by an optical polarizing microscope equipped with a heating stage. Textures of nematic phase are threaded or Schlieren and that of smectic is focal conic of the type-A. Analytical and spectral data confirm the structures of homologs. Thermal stability for nematic is 93 °C and 136 °C, respectively. The N–I and Sm–N transition curves of phase diagram do not exhibit odd-even effect. The N–I transition curve partly behaves in an abnormal manner. The Cr–I and Sm–N transition curves behave in normal manner. The LC behavior of the present series is compared with structurally similar known homologous series.     

Mesomorphism dependence on molecular rigidity and flexibility

A novel homologous series of liquid crystalline properties is synthesized and studied with a view to understand the effect of molecular structure on its thermotropic properties. Novel homologous series consisted of thirteen homologs. All the homologs are enantiotropically smectogenic with absence of nematic property even in the monotropic condition. Textures of the homologs as observed through an optical hot stage polarizing microscopy. The mesophase temperature range vary minimum from 6.0°C to a maximum 37.0°C at the methyloxy and propyloxy derivatives of a series respectively with its thermal stability (Sm–I) 127.0°C. Transition curves of a phase diagram behaved in normal manner. Odd–even effect is observed for Sm–I transition curve.     

Mesomorphism dependence on terminal end groups

A novel homologous series of liquid crystals (LC) 4-(4′-n-alkoxy cinnamoyloxy)-4′′-bromobenzylbenzoate was synthesized and studied with a view to understanding and establishing the relation between LC properties and the molecular structure. The novel series comprises 11 members, and all the members exhibit mesomorphism as enantiotropic smectic. None of the homologues are nematogenic, even in the monotropic condition. Transition temperatures were determined by an optical polarizing microscope equipped with a heating stage. The textures of smectic phase are of the type A or C. The transition curves Sm-I and Cr-Sm behave in a normal manner in the phase diagram. An odd-even effect is exhibited by the Sm-I transition curve. Thermal stability for smectic is 102.6°C. Mesomorphism commences from the very first member of the series. The series is entirely smectogenic and of middle-order melting type whose mesomorphic phase length ranges from 7.4°C to 60.9°. Analytical and spectral data confirmed the molecular structures of homologues. The mesomorphic properties of the present series are compared with structurally similar homologous series.     

Mesomorphism dependence on central bridge and tail ended polar group

Abstract

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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     

Molecular flexibility dependence on mesogenic behaviors of isomeric and nonisomeric series

A novel homologous series containing vinyl ester and azomethane central bridges and n-alkoxy as well as 3″,4″-dimethyl groups as flexible terminal/lateral groups viz. RO?C₆H₄?CH = CH?COO?C₆H₄?N?CH?C₆H₃-(CH₃)₂ have been synthesized and studied with a view to establishing the relation between molecular structure and thermotropic liquid crystal (LC) properties with reference to molecular flexibility within the series. The series consists of twelve homologues (C₁ to C₁₆). C₆ and C₇ homologues are smectogenic plus nematogenic and C₈ to C₁₆ homologues are only smectogenic, and the rest of the homologues (C₁ to C₅) are nonmesomorphic. Transition temperatures and the textures of the homologues were determined using an optical polarizing microscope equipped with a heating stage (POM). The textures of a nematic phase are threaded or Schlieren and that of a smectic phase are of the A or C type. Analytical, thermal and spectral data support the molecular structures. Smectic and nematic thermal stabilities are 116.85°C and 147.5°C, respectively. Whose Sm?N/I and N-I mesophase lengths are varied between 15°C to 21°C and 25°C to 62°C, respectively. The novel compounds are compared with structurally-similar series.     

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 the Position of Substitution of a Pair of Esters

A novel homologous series of ethylene derivatives of thermotropic liquid crystals has been synthesized. The methoxy to octyloxy derivatives are nematogenic, the decyloxy to tetradecyloxy derivatives are smectogenic, in addition to nematogenic, and the hexadecyloxy homologue is smectogenic only. All the members of the series are enantiotropically mesogenic. Thermotropic behavior was determined by an optical polarizing microscope equipped with a heating stage and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) study. Analytical and spectral data confirm the molecular structures of homologues (infrared, nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectra, X-ray, and DSC data). Textures of the nematic phase are threaded or Schlieren and that of smectic phase are focal conic fan-shaped of smectic A or C. Transition curves of the phase diagram behave in a normal manner except one or two deviations from the normal trend. The mesophase range (Sm+N) varies from 3°C to 44°C. The average thermal stability for smectic is 93°C and that for nematic 117.4°C. The LC behavior of the novel series is compared with a structurally similar known series.     

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.     

Mesomorphism Dependence of Molecular Flexibility with Reference to Bromo Tail Group

Halogenated chalconyl derivatives of novel homologues of esters are synthesized and studied with a view to evaluate their liquid crystal (LC) properties and their dependence on molecular structure with reference to molecular rigidity and flexibility. Novel homologous series of chalconyl esters comprises 12 homologues. All the members of a series are enantiotropically smectogenic. Nematogenic mesophase is missing throughout the series. Textures of smectic phase are of type A or C, as judged either by observing directly the sample homologue through polarizing microscopy or some selected members of the series by miscibility method. Transition temperatures were observed through an optical polarizing microscope equipped with a heating stage. The Cr-Sm transition curve adopts zigzag path and behaves in a normal manner. Sm-I transition curve exhibits an odd-even effect and behaves in a usual established manner. The average thermal stability for smectic is 154.79°C, and the mesogenic phase length range is from 5.1 to 24.4°C. The LC properties of the novel series are compared with structurally similar other known series. Thus, present novel series is fully smectogenic with middle ordered melting type and short range of liquid crystallinity.     

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.     

Role of n-alkoxy terminal end groups on mesomorphism

A homologous series RO-C₆H₄-CH:CH-COO-C₆H₄-CO-CH:CH-C₆H₄-OC₆H₁₃ (n) of novel liquid crystals (LC) has been synthesized and studied with a view to understanding and establishing the relation between molecular structure of a substance and the LC properties or behavior of thermotropic LC materials. Novel series consist of 11 homologues. C₁ and C₂ homologue derivatives are non-LCs and the rest of homologues (C₃ to C₁₆) are nematogenic without exhibition of smectic property. Transition temperatures were determined by an optical polarizing microscopy equipped with a heating stage. Transition curve Cr-N/I of a phase diagram behaved in normal manner. N/I transition curve partly deviated at C₆ and C₁₀ homologues from normal descending behavior, and exhibited very narrow and sharp odd-even effects. Textures of nematic phase are threaded or Schlieren. Thermal, analytical, and spectral data confirmed the molecular structures of novel chalconyl ester derivatives. Thermal stability for nematic is 95.77°C and the upper and lower mesophase lengths vary from 35 to 16°C at C₅ and C₈ homologues respectively. Group efficiency order derived for nematic on the basis thermal stability is -OC₁₀H₂₁ (n) > -OC₈H₁₇(n) > -OC₆H₁₃(n).     

Study of relation between liquid crystal properties and molecular structure of halogenated benzyl alcohol ester derivative

Comparison among the structurally similar analogous or isomeric novel homologous series of presently investigation is discussed with a view to understand the effect and relation between molecular structure in respect of molecular size, geometrical shape, molecular polarity and polarizability etc as emerged from changing molecular rigidity and flexibility which is played by terminal or central bridge to inducing liquid crystal property and the specific degree of mesomorphism of a substance. Novel series of study consists of three phenyl rings, two central bridges ?COO?, ?CH?CH?COO?, ?COO?CH₂?, ?CH?CH?COO?CH₂? with common left n-alkoxy (?O?C_nH_{2n + 1}) left terminal group which vary from homologue to homologue in the same series and varying tail end group –Cl and –Br. Novel members of series were selectively characterized and confirmed by elemental analysis, IR spectra, H¹NMR spectra, mass spectra, POM, textures of smectic or/and nematic phase by miscibility method etc. Totally 66 novel compounds were synthesized and 55 compounds were to be found liquid crystal (LC) in nature with different degree of mesomorphism depending upon changing molecular structure in respect of their tailed flexible end groups or central bridges.     

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 molecular rigidity and flexibility

A novel homologous series of mesogens was synthesized and studied with a view to understanding and establishing the relations between molecular structure and liquid crystal properties. Eleven members of the series were synthesized. Mesogenic behavior commences from the C₆ member and continues up to the C₁₄ member. The rest of the members, C₁ to C₅ and C₁₆, are non-mesogenic. Mesogenic homologues (C₆ to C₁₄) are enantiotropically nematogenic. Textures of nematic phase are threaded or Schlieren. Transition temperatures were determined by an optical polarizing microscope equipped with a heating stage. Analytical and structural data confirm the molecular structures of homologues. Thermal stability for nematic phase is 198.0°C. Mesomorphic phase length ranges from 11.0°C to 50.0°C. Cr-I/N and N-I transition curves of a phase diagram behave in normal manner from C₁ to C₁₂ members, and higher members C₁₄ and C₁₆ deviated from normal behavior. Mesogenic properties of present novel ester series are compared with the structurally similar series. Odd-even effect is missing for the N-I transition curve. Thus, the present series is partly nematogenic without exhibition of smectic property whose transition temperatures vary between 153°C and 210°C.     

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.     

Synthesis and Liquid Crystal Behavior of a Novel Ester Homologous Series

A novel ester homologous series of 4-[4’-n-alkoxy cinnamoyloxy] benzyl benzoates has been synthesized. The series consists of 12 homologues. Liquid crystal properties commence from the sixth member to the last member of the series with the exhibition of an enantiotropic nematic phase without the exhibition of any smectogenic mesophase. The remaining homologues do not exhibit liquid crystal behavior. The texture of the nematic phase is of the threaded or Schlieren type. The solid-nematic or isotropic transition curve adopts a zigzag path and the nematic-isotropic transition curve steeply rises and then falls in the phase diagram and behaves in normal manner. An odd–even effect is absent in the nematic-isotropic transition curve with an alteration of transition temperatures. The average thermal stability for the nematic mesophase is 153.1°C, and the nematogenic temperature ranges vary from 12°C to 50°C. Analytical data confirm the molecular structures of the homologues. The Liquid Crystal properties and transition temperatures were observed through an optical polarizing microscope, equipped with a heating stage. The mesomorphic characteristics of the novel ester series are compared with other, known and structurally similar series. The novel series is predominantly nematogenic with the absence of any smectogenic character, with relatively short mesophase temperature ranges and of the middle ordered melting type.     

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.