• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.143-148
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• 1983

Two series of thermotropic compounds were prepared and their thermal and liquid crystal properties were examined by differential scanning calorimetry and on the hot-stage of a cross-polarizing microscope. The first series of the compounds has two terminal mesogenic units based on unsubstituted and substituted p-(phenoxycarbonyl) phenyl ethers bracketing a central decamethylene spacer, and the second has 4-(p-phenylphenoxycarbonyl) phenyl ether moiety as the two terminal mesogenic units and central polymethylene spacers of varying lengths. A thermodynamic analysis of the phase transitions was made and explained in relation to structures and thermotropic behavior of the compounds.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.7 no.5
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• pp.353-357
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• 1986

Mutual miscibility between thermotropic, nematic compounds with two terminal mesogenic units and a central spacer was studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and on a polarizing microscope. It was found that the isomorphous, nematic dimesogenic compounds with wide variety of structures are miscible in mesophases with each other over the whole range of composition and that Schroder-van Laar equation almost correctly predicts the melting temperature and composition of eutectic mixtures. There was a pair of compounds which were exceptional and did not form a eutectic mixture and, instead, revealed a monotonous change in melting (T$_{m}$) and isotropic transition temperatures (T$_{i}$) as the composition of the mixture was varied. The compounds were of almost same structure in shape and seemed to undergo formation of solid solution.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.40-45
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• 1985

The thermal and optical properties of two new series of thermotropic, liquid crystalline compounds were studied by differential scanning calorimetry and on the hot-stage of a polarizing microscope. The first series contained two identical mesogenic units, 4-(p-phenylbenzoyloxy) benzoate moieties, at both ends of the polymethylene spacer of varying lengths and the second series, mesogenic units with different substituents and the hexamethylene group as the central spacer. A thermodynamic analysis of the phase transitions of the compounds was made and the results were discussed in relation to their chemical structures.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.50 no.3
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• pp.263-268
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• 2006

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.54 no.1
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• pp.169-173
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• 2010

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.45 no.1
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• pp.67-75
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• 2001

A new homologous series with the general formula in which n is the longitudinal alkyloxy group, n=1-10, was synthesized. The thermotropic and liquid crystalline properties were studied by differential scanning calorimetry and on the hot-stage of a polarizing microscope. All of the new compounds were monotropic and texture observations proved that all investigated homologues with n=1-10 exhibited nematic phases. Also, the compounds showed pronounced alternation effects in the homologous series with constant lateral bridging group, oxydecamethyleneoxy, but increasing longitudinal chains, n.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.176-180
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• 1983

A series of new liquid crystalline compounds having two identical mesogenic terminal units, the 4-(p-nitrobenzoyloxy)phenoxy group, attached to both ends of a central polymethylene spacer of various lengths was prepared. The mesomorphic properties of the compounds were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and by polarizing microscopy. Almost all of the compounds formed monotropic nematic mesophases. The trimethylene spacer compound was found to be non-liquid crystalline, while the one with the hexamethylene central spacer was enantiotropic. A thermodynamic analysis was performed for the phase transitions of the compounds and the results are discussed in relation to their liquid crystal properties.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.52 no.5
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• pp.583-587
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• 2008

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.42 no.3
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• pp.315-322
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• 1998

A series of new dimesogenic compounds were prepared and their thermotropic and liquid crystalline properties were studied by differential scanning calorimetry and on a hot-stage of a polarizing microscope. These compounds, 1,10-bis[2,5-bis(4-substitutedphenoxycarbonyl)phenoxy]decanes, consist of two bis(ρ-substitutedphenoxy)terephthalate units interconnected through a oxydecamethyleneoxy spacer on the central terephthaloyl units resulting in the structure of "H-shaped" dimeric twin compounds. The terminal substitutent groups were changed; X=-F, -H, -I, -Cl, -Br, $-NO_2,\;-CF_3,\;-OC_4H_9,\;-CN\;and\;-C_6H_5.$ The compounds with X=$-OC_4H_9,\;-CN\;and\;-C_6H_5$ were monotropically nematic. In contrast, the compounds with $X=-F, -H, -I, -Cl, -Br, $-NO_2\;and\;-CF_3$ were non-liquid crystals. The nematic group efficiency of these compounds was in the order of -C_6H_5>-CN>-OC_4H_9.$

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.155-159
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• 2007

A series of new dimesogenic compounds having two identical, terminal Schiff base type mesogens and a central tetramethylene spacer were synthesized. Their thermotropic and mesomorphic properties of the compounds were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry and polarizing microscopy. The compounds with X= -F, -Cl, -Br, -CN and $-OCH_3$ were enantiotropically nematic liquid crystal. In contrast, the compounds with X= -I and $-CF_3$ were non-liquid crystal. The nematic forming efficiency of the groups was in the order of -CN > $-OCH_3$ > -Br > -Cl > -F.