Research Article

Synthesis and Mesomorphic Properties of New Fluorinated Schiff Base Liquid Crystals

Table 1

Mesomorphic data of structurally related compounds.

CompoundStructurePhase transition (°C)

F-AB [26]904657.tab.001aCr (55.1)* SmB 62.2 SmA 65.2 I

Cl-AB [19]904657.tab.001bCr 61.0 SmB 87.7 SmA 98.5 I

Br-AB [19]904657.tab.001cCr 89.0 SmB 104.0 SmA 113.0 I

F-ABOH [27]904657.tab.001dCr 64 SmA 76 I

Cl-ABOH [27]904657.tab.001eCr 67 SmA 123 I

Br-ABOH [27]904657.tab.001fCr 73 SmA 132 I

I-ABOH [27]904657.tab.001gCr 109 SmA 133 I

8FBAA904657.tab.001hCr 76 I

8ABFA904657.tab.001iCr (42.4)* SmA 66 I

8BACl [28]904657.tab.001jCr (80.2)* SmB 84.0 SmA 104.8 I

8BABr [29]904657.tab.001kCr 89.6 SmB 94.4 SmA 110.6 I

8BAI [30]904657.tab.001lCr 86.6 SmB 110.7 SmA 115.2 I

indicates monotropic phase.