Abstract
Four analogous compounds, cyclohexylmethyl 4-(4′-octoxybiphenyl-4-carbonyloxy)benzoate (2), cyclopentylmethyl 4-(4′-octoxybiphenyl-4-carbonyloxy)benzoate (3), cyclobutylmethyl 4-(4′-octoxylbiphenyl-4-carbonyloxy)benzoate (4) and cyclopropylmethyl 4-(4′-octoxylbiphenyl-4-carbonyloxy)benzoate (5) were prepared. They all exhibit SmA, SmC and SmX phases.