Three chiral compounds (R)-octan-2-ol, (S)-citronellol and (S)-citronellyl bromide were used for the synthesis of novel ester imides with biphenyl moieties as mesogenic units. Observations by means of polarising microscopy as well as DSC measurements revealed the presence of SmC* and/or SmA phases for all the compounds examined. It was found that the biphenyl units with long chiral alkoxy substituents induce smectic C phases.
三种手性化合物(R)-辛醇,(S)-香茅醇和(S)-香茅溴化物被用于合成具有联苯基团作为介向单元的新型酯亚胺。通过偏光显微镜观察和DSC测量发现,所有检测的化合物均存在SmC*和/或SmA相。发现长手性烷氧基取代物的联苯基团诱导出蜡状C相。