Abstract
The thermal properties of hydrogen-bonded liquid crystal (6BA)2-(BPy)x (6BA: 4-n-hexylbenzoicacid, BPy: 4,4’-bipyridine) were investigated by DSC. Two liquid crystal phases (LCI, LCII) were found for (6BA)2-(BPy)0.5. In LCII, the distribution of the orientation of molecules was larger than in LCI. The order parameter S of molecular orientation in the liquid crystal phase was estimated from a 2H NMR spectrum. S decreased rapidly around the LCI-LCII phase transition. The increase in orientational fluctuation of the 6BA dimer with an open dimer structure is predicted to cause the rapid decrease of S.
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