Study of mesomorphism, thermotropic properties and pitch in new chiral smectogenic imine compounds

We report the thermotropic, thermo-morphologic and structural properties of four homologs of (S)-5-alkyloxy-2-[{4-(2-methylbutoxy)phenylimino}methyl]phenol liquid crystalline salicylaldimine compounds, which are firstly synthesized by our group. These compounds are monomorphic mesogens and exhibit t...

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Published in:Journal of molecular liquids 2015-09, Vol.209, p.25-32
Main Authors: Nesrullajev, Arif, Bilgin Eran, Belkıs
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chiral structure
Liquid crystals
Phase transitions
Pitch of chiral structure
Salicylaldimine compounds
Smectic C
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Summary:We report the thermotropic, thermo-morphologic and structural properties of four homologs of (S)-5-alkyloxy-2-[{4-(2-methylbutoxy)phenylimino}methyl]phenol liquid crystalline salicylaldimine compounds, which are firstly synthesized by our group. These compounds are monomorphic mesogens and exhibit the enantiotropic chiral smectic C* mesophase (SmC*). Typical textures of the SmC* mesophase and crystalline state of these new salicylaldimine compounds in large temperature intervals and in heterophase regions of the direct and reverse phase transitions have been investigated in detail. Temperature dependences of the pitch of chiral structure of the SmC* mesophase and the space period of chiral structure for both heating and cooling processes have been determined. •Synthesis, characterization, investigation•Four homologs of new of(S)-5-alkyloxy-2-[{4-(2-methylbutoxy)phenylimino}methyl]phenol compounds•Thermotropic, thermo-morphologic and structural properties•Temperature dependences of the pitch and the space period of smectic C*
ISSN:0167-7322
1873-3166
DOI:10.1016/j.molliq.2015.05.010