Induced Smectic A Phase through Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonding: Part XVIII: Influence of p-n-Alkyl Benzoic Acids on Thermal and Phase Behaviori οf Hydrogen-Bonded Liquid Crystals |
| K. Vijayalakshmi and S. Sreehari Sastry
Department of Physics, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjuna Nagar-522510, India |
| Received: June 9, 2008; |
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| A novel series of intermolecular hydrogen bonded liquid crystals was synthesized with the mesogens of p-n-alkyl benzoic acids (nBA where n =5 to 10) and p-(p'-octyloxy benzylidene)-cyano aniline (OBCA) moieties. The thermal and phase behaviors of these mesogens (nBA:OBCA) are studied by thermal polarizing optical microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry techniques. Induced smectic A phase with focal conic fan texture is observed in all the synthesized compounds. Moreover, the nematic phase present in all the pure p-n-alkyl benzoic acids (nBA where n =6 to 10) is quenched in all the hydrogen bonded compounds (nBA:OBCA) and smectic A phase is induced. But, in the compound 5BA:OBCA the nematic phase is also present along with the induced smectic A phase. The structural elucidation pertaining to the formation and stabilization of intermolecular hydrogen bonding is carried out by a detailed IR spectral investigation. |
| DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.115.690 PACS numbers: 61.30.-v, 61.30.Cz |