Abstract
A novel series of hydrogen-bonded liquid crystals are synthesised. The hydrogen bond is formed between non-mesogenic salicylic acid and the mesogenic p-n-alkoxy benzoic acids with n = 4–8, 10–12 and 16. The formation of hydrogen bond is confirmed from infrared studies. The transition temperatures and the phase identification are made with the use of polarising microscope (POM) attached with a hot stage. Further, the heats of transition and enthalpies are obtained by employing the differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). Along with POM and DSC, textural image analysis is done by image-processing techniques using MATLAB software and transition temperatures are identified. The results reveal that the compounds with the chain number n = 7, 8, 10–12 show the manifestation of smectic-B phase by quenching smectic-C phase.
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