Abstract
ABSTRACT A series of star-shaped liquid crystal (LC), respectively, based on phloroglucinol, pentaerythritol and glucose as cores, rod-shaped molecules (MeOSBAA, MeSBAA and ClSBAA) containing a schiff base as mesogenic mesogen were synthesised. The molecular structures were confirmed by FT-IR and 1H-NMR techniques. The LC textures and thermal phase behaviours were investigated by polarising optical microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. The results showed that MeOSBAA and ClSBAA were thermally enantiotropic liquid crystals. Three-arm star LC macromolecules X-SBA3E and four-arm star LC macromolecules X-SBA4E were found to display enantiotropic nematic liquid crystals behaviour. While the five-arm star-shaped chiral LC molecules X-SBA5E exhibited enantiotropic chiral nematic phase.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.