Volume 14, Issue 1 pp. 54-59
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Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of n-alkyl 4-[4-(4-n-octyloxybenzyloxy-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenyl)ethynyl]benzoates

Xu Yue-Lian

Xu Yue-Lian

Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 854 Fenglin Lu, Shanghai 200032, China

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Wang Wei-Li

Wang Wei-Li

Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 854 Fenglin Lu, Shanghai 200032, China

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Chen Qi

Chen Qi

Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 854 Fenglin Lu, Shanghai 200032, China

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Wen Jian-Xun

Wen Jian-Xun

Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 854 Fenglin Lu, Shanghai 200032, China

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First published: January 1996

Abstract

A new series of n-alkyl 4-[4-(4-n-octyloxybenzyloxy-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenyl)ethynyl)benzoates have been prepared. Polarizing microscopic textural observation shows that they are liquid crystals with nematic phase.

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