Synthesis and characterization of two series of non-symmetric liquid crystal dimer containing bisazobenzene moiety

Two series of calamitic non-symmetric liquid crystalline dimer compound containing bisazobenzene moiety and a rather short alkoxybiphenyl linked by flexible spacers 4-propyloxy-[4-biphenyloxyalkyl]-4`-(4-phenylazo)azobenzene has been synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic methods. The transi...

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Main Authors: Salisu, Abdulsalam Abubakar, Ab. Rahman, Mohamad Zaki, Silong, Sidik, Lutfor, Md Rahman, Ahmad, Mansor
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Language:English
Published: Knowledgia Review, Malaysia 2009
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16936/
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author Salisu, Abdulsalam Abubakar
Ab. Rahman, Mohamad Zaki
Silong, Sidik
Lutfor, Md Rahman
Ahmad, Mansor
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Ab. Rahman, Mohamad Zaki
Silong, Sidik
Lutfor, Md Rahman
Ahmad, Mansor
author_sort Salisu, Abdulsalam Abubakar
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description Two series of calamitic non-symmetric liquid crystalline dimer compound containing bisazobenzene moiety and a rather short alkoxybiphenyl linked by flexible spacers 4-propyloxy-[4-biphenyloxyalkyl]-4`-(4-phenylazo)azobenzene has been synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic methods. The transition temperatures and phase behaviours were studied by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Polarizing Optical Microscopy (POM) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) study. The synthesized compounds exhibited enantiotropic liquid crystal phase with dimer (D1) containing pentyl flexible alkyl spacer showing smectic A and smectic C phases and dimer (D2) with hexyl spacer exhibitig SmA and nemetic phases respectively and the stability of the smectic layer depends on the spacer length for the compounds studied.
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spelling upm-169362012-08-27T09:31:57Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16936/ Synthesis and characterization of two series of non-symmetric liquid crystal dimer containing bisazobenzene moiety Salisu, Abdulsalam Abubakar Ab. Rahman, Mohamad Zaki Silong, Sidik Lutfor, Md Rahman Ahmad, Mansor Two series of calamitic non-symmetric liquid crystalline dimer compound containing bisazobenzene moiety and a rather short alkoxybiphenyl linked by flexible spacers 4-propyloxy-[4-biphenyloxyalkyl]-4`-(4-phenylazo)azobenzene has been synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic methods. The transition temperatures and phase behaviours were studied by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Polarizing Optical Microscopy (POM) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) study. The synthesized compounds exhibited enantiotropic liquid crystal phase with dimer (D1) containing pentyl flexible alkyl spacer showing smectic A and smectic C phases and dimer (D2) with hexyl spacer exhibitig SmA and nemetic phases respectively and the stability of the smectic layer depends on the spacer length for the compounds studied. Knowledgia Review, Malaysia 2009 Article PeerReviewed Salisu, Abdulsalam Abubakar and Ab. Rahman, Mohamad Zaki and Silong, Sidik and Lutfor, Md Rahman and Ahmad, Mansor (2009) Synthesis and characterization of two series of non-symmetric liquid crystal dimer containing bisazobenzene moiety. Current Research in Chemistry, 1 (1). pp. 15-21. ISSN 1996-5052 Liquid crystals - Analysis Dimers - Analysis Dimers - Properties 10.3923/crc.2010.57.63 English
spellingShingle Liquid crystals - Analysis
Dimers - Analysis
Dimers - Properties
Salisu, Abdulsalam Abubakar
Ab. Rahman, Mohamad Zaki
Silong, Sidik
Lutfor, Md Rahman
Ahmad, Mansor
Synthesis and characterization of two series of non-symmetric liquid crystal dimer containing bisazobenzene moiety
title Synthesis and characterization of two series of non-symmetric liquid crystal dimer containing bisazobenzene moiety
title_full Synthesis and characterization of two series of non-symmetric liquid crystal dimer containing bisazobenzene moiety
title_fullStr Synthesis and characterization of two series of non-symmetric liquid crystal dimer containing bisazobenzene moiety
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis and characterization of two series of non-symmetric liquid crystal dimer containing bisazobenzene moiety
title_short Synthesis and characterization of two series of non-symmetric liquid crystal dimer containing bisazobenzene moiety
title_sort synthesis and characterization of two series of non-symmetric liquid crystal dimer containing bisazobenzene moiety
topic Liquid crystals - Analysis
Dimers - Analysis
Dimers - Properties
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