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Abstract
To avoid the cistrans isomerism of disubsti-tuted cyclohexanes the 4-cyclohexyl phenyl esters were synthesized. However, their clearing points are much lower than those of the corresponding 4-trans-n-alkylcyclohexyl phenyl derivatives. This is attributed to conformational factors which affect the packing of the molecules and consequently the thermodynamic stability of the mesophase.