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A deuterium N.M.R. study of chain ordering in the liquid crystals 4,4′-di-n-heptyloxyazoxybenzene and 4-n-octyl-4′-cyanobiphenyl

N. Boden Department of Chemistry, The University, Leeds, LS2 9JT, England
,
L.D. Clark Department of Chemistry, The University, Leeds, LS2 9JT, England
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R.J. Bushby Department of Chemistry, The University, Leeds, LS2 9JT, England
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J.W. Emsley Department of Chemistry, The University, Southampton, SO9 5NH, England
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G.R. Luckhurst Department of Chemistry, The University, Southampton, SO9 5NH, England
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C.P. Stockley Department of Chemistry, The University, Southampton, SO9 5NH, England
Pages 565-594 | Received 25 Aug 1980, Accepted 20 Oct 1980, Published online: 23 Aug 2006

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