Synthesis and Mesomorphic Properties of New T- Shaped Dimesogens |
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| Authors: | V. Surendranath |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Physics , Kent State University , Kent , OH , 44242 |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Several new T- shaped liquid crystalline dimesogenic compounds were synthesized and their LC properties were characterized. These T-shaped dimesogens consist of substituted fluorene and substituted biphenyl units connected by flexible spacer units of varying lengths. The compounds were characterized for their liquid crystallinity by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and polarizing microscopy. All the compounds were found to exhibit enantiotropic nematic phase. |
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| Keywords: | dimesogens synthesis nematic phase |
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