Orientational and conformational characteristics of oxyethylene-type spacers involved in dimer liquid crystals

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics

Volumn 42 B, Issue 3-4 SPEC., 2003, Pages 431-439

  Hiejima, Toshihiro ^a   Seki, Kiyoshi ^a   Kobayashi, Yoshinori ^a   Abe, Akihiro ^a  

^a TOKYO POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance (2H NMR); Dimer liquid crystals; Nematic conformation; Orientational order parameter; Oxyethylene

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIMERS; ETHYLENE; MELTING; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SOLUTIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

DIMER LIQUID CRYSTAL; NEMATIC CONFORMATION; ORIENTATIONAL ORDER PARAMETER; OXYETHYLENE;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0041429229     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/mb-120021572     Document Type: Article

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