Influence of oxygen in lower homologues of Schiff-base compounds: A comparative study

Phase Transitions

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 369-375

  Ajeetha, N ^a   Potukuchi, D M ^b   Pisipati, V G K M ^a  

^a ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Mesogenic compound; Schiff base

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXYGEN; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

INTERMOLECULAR REPULSION; MESOGENIC COMPOUND; MOLECULAR FORMULAE; SCHIFF BASE;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 22444450815     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411590500114716     Document Type: Article

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