J. Yamamoto, Takao Kimura, Yutaka Takabayashi
Mar 11, 2005
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Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
Abstract
The liquid crystallinity values of 2-fluorenyl 4-alkyl (pentadecyl, n-, or s-butyl)-benzoates were compared with those of biphenyl homologues. Cyano group or hydrogen was used as the end group at the 7-position of 2-fluorenol moiety. Methoxy and hydroxy groups in addition to hydrogen were examined as a lateral substituent at the 2-position of 4-alkylbenzoic acid unit. 7-Cyano-2-fluorenyl 2-hydroxy-4-pentadecylbenzoate shows very similar properties to those of 4'-cyanobiphenyl-4-yl 2-hydroxy-4-pentadecylbenzoate.