Abstract
Abstract We present evidence that the relative electron densities at the ester carbon of the symmetrical n-alkyl diesters of biphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid may determine the relative melting points of homologs in this series. A similar relationship may determine the relative smectic to namatic transition temperatures of the corresponding monoesters. We present a model to rationalize our observations.
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