Synthesis and Mesomorphic Investigations of Liquid Crystalline Compounds Having a Benzothiazole Ring

• Published in: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Vol. 575; no. 1; pp. 64 - 76
• Main Authors: Thaker, B. T., Chothani, N. J., Patel, B. S., Dhimmar, Y. T., Solanki, D. B., Patel, Neeraj, Patel, K. B., Makawana, U.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Taylor & Francis Group 01-06-2013; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: 6-Fluorobenzothiazole; azomesogens; Chemical compounds; Chemical synthesis; cinnamate; Crystal structure; Differential scanning calorimetry; enantiotropic; Esters; Liquid crystal polymers; Liquid crystals; Mass spectrometry; Molecular structure; nematic; Optical microscopy; Phase transitions; Polarization; Rings (mathematics); SmA; Thermal properties
• ISSN: 1542-1406; 1563-5287; 1527-1943
• DOI: 10.1080/15421406.2013.766947

Two homologous series of calamitic liquid crystals containing a benzothiazole ring and two different linkages have been prepared, and their liquid crystalline properties are studied and compared with each other and those of similar structure. The mesogens with only the cinnamate linking group showed better thermal properties than those with an ester. Nematic and smectic phases were observed. All the compounds of both the series were characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, mass spectrometry,
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H-NMR, and
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C-NMR. Phase transition temperatures and the thermal parameters were obtained from differential scanning calorimetery (DSC). The textural observations were performed using hot-stage Polarizing Optical Microscopy (POM).