Conformational diversity of symmetric dimer mesogens, α,ω- bis(4,4′-cyanobiphenyl)octane, -nonane, α,ω-bis(4- cyanobiphenyl-4′-yloxycarbonyl)propane, and -hexane in crystal structures

Journal of Molecular Structure

Volumn 699, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 23-29

  Hori, Kayako ^a   Iimuro, Mizue ^a   Nakao, Akiko ^a   Toriumi, Hirokazu ^b  

^a OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crystal structures; Dimer mesogens; Molecular conformations; Semi empirical MO calculation

Indexed keywords

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; ALPHA,OMEGA BIS(4 CYANOBIPHENYL 4' YLOXYCARBONYL)HEXANE; ALPHA,OMEGA BIS(4 CYANOBIPHENYL 4' YLOXYCARBONYL)PROPANE; ALPHA,OMEGA BIS(4,4' CYANOBIPHENYL)NONANE; ALPHA,OMEGA BIS(4,4' CYANOBIPHENYL)OCTANE; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; DIMER; HEXANE; PROPANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONFORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENERGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 3042521427     PISSN: 00222860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2004.05.003     Document Type: Article

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