Synthesis and characterization of liquid crystalline molecules containing the quinoline unit

Long L.I. Lai; Chin Hang Wang; Wei Pin Hsieh; Hong-Cheu Lin

doi:10.1080/10587259608038754

Synthesis and characterization of liquid crystalline molecules containing the quinoline unit

Long L.I. Lai^*, Chin Hang Wang, Wei Pin Hsieh, Hong-Cheu Lin

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Department of Materials Science and Engineering

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Abstract

A homologous series of heterocyclic liquid crystals containing the quinoline unit have been synthesized and characterized. These compounds show a smectic phase at low temperatures. The quinoline unit containing lone pair electrons introduces a significant dipole moment resulting in attractive forces to form a smectic phase. The heterocyclic structure may also break the centrosymmetry of the core of the molecule, which may be favored in the application of displays and nonlinear optics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	177-181
Number of pages	5
Journal	Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
Volume	287
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10587259608038754
State	Published - 1 Jan 1996

Keywords

Heterocyclic liquid crystals
Nonlinear optics (NLO)
Quinoline
Second harmonic generation (SHG)

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In: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol. 287, 01.01.1996, p. 177-181.

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