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Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Volume 333, 1999 - Issue 1
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Low-Dimensional Solids and Molecular Crystals

Banana-Shaped or Rod-Like Mesogens? Molecular Structure, Crystal Structure and Mesophase Behaviour of 4,6-Dichloro-1,3-Phenylene Bis[4-(4-n-Subst.-Phenyliminomethyl) Benzoates]

W. Weissflog Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Mühlpforte 1, D-06108, Halle
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Ch. Lischka Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Mühlpforte 1, D-06108, Halle
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S. Diele Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Mühlpforte 1, D-06108, Halle
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G. Pelzl Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Mühlpforte 1, D-06108, Halle
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I. Wirth Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Mühlpforte 1, D-06108, Halle
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S. Grande Universität Leipzig, Fakultät für Physik und Geowissenschaften, Linnéstraβe 5, D-04103, Leipzig, Germany
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H. Kresse Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Mühlpforte 1, D-06108, Halle
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H. Schmalfuss Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Mühlpforte 1, D-06108, Halle
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H. Hartung Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Mühlpforte 1, D-06108, Halle
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A. Stettler Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Mühlpforte 1, D-06108, Halle
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Pages 203-235 | Received 27 Aug 1998, Published online: 24 Sep 2006

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