Title

High Figure-Of-Merit Laterally Fluorinated Biphenyltolane-Isothiocyanates

Keywords

Eutectic mixtures; High birefringence; Isothiocyanato bistolanes; Liquid crystals

Abstract

We have designed, synthesized, and evaluated the physical properties of some high birefringence (n) isothiocyanato biphenyl-tolane liquid crystals. These compounds exhibit n0.48-0.52 at room temperature and wavelength =633nm. Laterally substituted short alkyl chains and fluorine atom eliminate smectic phase and lower the melting temperature. The moderate melting temperature and very high clearing temperature make those compounds attractive for eutectic mixture formulation. A eutectic mixture based on those compounds was formulated and its physical properties evaluated.

Publication Date

1-1-2007

Publication Title

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volume

479

Issue

1

Number of Pages

169/[1207]-179/[1217]

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/15421400701735632

Socpus ID

37749026264 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/37749026264

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