Abstract
In this work, we report a first detailed study of the mesophasic behaviour of the calamitic liquid crystal, a (4,4′-bis(4″-carboxybelzyloxy)biphenyl derivate, labelled 9/2 RS/RS, showing an isotropic-isotropic-(columnar)-cubic phase behaviour on cooling. 1H NMR diffusometry allowed to distinguish between the two isotropic phases in terms of diffusion characterized by different Arrhenius activation energy, while 13C NMR static measurements and 2H NMR investigations were of help in understanding the orientational ordering properties of the metastable columnar phase and confirmed the isotropic state of the sample in the cubic phase.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 20-30 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals |
| Volume | 649 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 24 May 2017 |
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Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
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Cifelli, M., Domenici, V., Gorecka, E., Wojcik, M., & Dvinskikh, S. V. (2017). NMR investigation of a thermotropic liquid crystal showing isotropic-isotropic'-(columnar)-cubic phase transitions. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 649(1), 20-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/15421406.2017.1303595