Abstract: | A new set of trimesogens consisting of a cholesteryl ester, a biphenyl and an azobenzene mesogenic segment joined together through either odd-even, even-even or odd-odd central alkylene spacers has been synthesized and the liquid crystalline properties investigated. The trimesogens having even-even and odd-odd central alkylene spacers exhibit the undulated twist grain boundary phase (UTGBC*) mesophase over a temperature range of ~40-50°C. |