Calamatic azobenzine liquid crystal series: synthesis and mesomorphic properties of 1-methoxyalkyloxy-4'-(4-phenylazo)acetophenone

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Salisu, Abdulsalam Abubakar and Ab. Rahman, Mohamad Zaki and Silong, Sidik and Rahman, Lutfor and Ahmad @ Ayob, Mansor (2009) Calamatic azobenzine liquid crystal series: synthesis and mesomorphic properties of 1-methoxyalkyloxy-4'-(4-phenylazo)acetophenone. Asian Journal of Materials Science, 1 (1). pp. 22-28. ISSN 1996-3394

Abstract

New series of calamitic liquid crystal materials with rod-shape azobenzene moieties as a core has been synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic methods. The mesomorphic properties were investigated by differential scanning colorimetry, polarizing optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The rod-shaped molecule 1-methoxyalkyloxy-4`-(4-phenylazo)acetophenone was prepared by diazotization of 4-Aminoacetophenone, coupling with phenol and subsequent etherification of 1-bromoalkyloxy-4`-(4-phenylazo)acetophenone in methanol. The presence of smectic A mesophases was confirmed by the textures and X-ray diffraction studies. Compounds 4a-4d (C3-C6) exhibits enantiotropic smectic A phase while, compound 4d (C8) show monotropic smectic A phase.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Science
DOI Number:	https://doi.org/10.3923/ajmskr.2009.22.28
Publisher:	Asian Network for Scientific Information
Keywords:	Liquid crystal; Azobenzene; Calamatic; Smectic phase
Depositing User:	Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited:	08 Jun 2015 07:03
Last Modified:	11 Oct 2018 06:50
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URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13472
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