With 3-amino-2-methylbenzoic acid as starting material
five asymmetric bent-core liquid crystals containing Schiff-base unit were synthesized. Their chemical structures were confirmed by
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H NMR and HRMS spectra
their liquid crystalline properties and phase transition temperatures were studied by DSC and polarizing microscopy with heating stage.It was found that the clearing points of the synthesized molecules were decreased with the decreasing of the number of benzene rings of the compounds
companying with the decreasing of the liquid crystal stability.The molecules with 5 benzene rings exhibit several semetic phases and nematic phase
whereas the molecules with 4 benzene rings exhibit one semetic phase and nematic phase
and the molecule with 3 benzene rings exhibit only monotropic semectic phase.
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