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Liquid Crystals Volume 35, 2008 - Issue 9
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Synthesis and liquid crystal properties of some 2,6‐disubstituted anthracenes

Andrew N. Cammidge School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Victoria H. M. Goddard School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
Pages 1145-1150 | Received 30 Jun 2008, Accepted 12 Aug 2008, Published online: 27 Oct 2008
 
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Abstract

The synthesis and liquid crystalline properties of some new 2,6‐disubstituted anthracenes are described. Symmetrical alkylphenyl derivatives exhibit smectic mesophases, whereas simpler structures are non‐mesogenic. One unsymmetrically substituted anthracene exhibits a narrow nematic phase. The potential for these molecules to act as phototriggers has been investigated but efficient photodimerisation cannot be achieved.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank EPSRC for financial support and the EPSRC National Mass Spectrometry Service Centre (Swansea).

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