Nematic and Smectic Mesophase from Calamitic Bisazobenzene Liquid Crystal: Synthesis and Characterization of 1- Methoxyhexyloxy-4'-(4-Phenylazo) Azobenzene Hybrid Molecule
Abstract
A new hybrid calamitic liquid crystal material with rod-shape bisazobenzene moieties as a core has been synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic methods. The mesomorphic properties were investigated by differential scanning colorimetry, polarizing optical microscopy and X-Ray diffraction. The rod-shaped molecule 1- methoxyhexyloxy-4`-(4-phenylazo)azobenzene was prepared by diazotization of 4-phenylazoaniline, coupling with phenol and subsequent etherification of 1-Bromohexyloxy-4`-(4-phenylazo)azobenzene in methanol. The presence of enantiotropic nematic and smectic A mesophases were confirmed by the textures and X-Ray diffraction.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2009.561.564
Copyright: © 2009 Sidik Silong, Abdulsalam Abubakar Salisu, Muhamad Zaki Ab Rahman, Lutfor Rahman and Mansor Ahmad. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the
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Keywords
- liquid crystal
- bisazobenzene
- calamitic
- nematic phase
- smectic phase