Four series of liquid crystal dimers have been prepared containing either ether‐linked or
methylene‐linked spacers. Changing the spacer from being ether‐linked, ie O (CH2) n O, to …

The synthesis and characterization of two homologous series of tetramers in which four
mesogenic units are linked via three alkyl spacers are reported. Both series contain a …

A series of dimeric twin liquid crystals derived from symmetric heterocyclic benzoxazoles 1a–
1f exhibiting single smectic C phase are reported. All benzoxazoles were prepared by …

Three kinds of amylose derivatives such as: cholesteryloxycarbonated amyloses (CAMs)
with degree of esterification (DE) ranging from 1.8 to 3,(6-cholesteryloxycarbonyl) …

Abstract Fully cholesteryloxycarbonated and (8-cholesteryloxycarbonyl) heptanoated
disaccharide derivatives were synthesized by reacting cellobiose, maltose, and lactose with …

The thermal and optical properties of glucose penta (cholesteryloxycarbonyl) alkanoates
(CAGLn, n= 2~ 8, 10, the number of methylene units in the spacer) were investigated. All the …

Five types of non‐symmetric calamitic dimers were synthesized to investigate the effect of
the core structure and length of the spacer on mesomorphic properties. Two non‐symmetric …

Four novel nonsymmetric dimers containing azobenzene mesogenic groups were
synthesized. The nonsymmetric dimers compounds namely, ethyl 4-[(4-{4-(4-((4-nitrophenyl) …

The synthesis, characterization, and mesomorphic properties of a series of symmetric
dimeric twins derived from mesogenic salicylaldimines 1a–e are reported. In order to …

Liquid crystalline polymers are an important class of materials in which the existence of
mesophases may control dramatically the physical properties. The phase behavior of liquid …