The conformation and orientational order of a 1,2-disubstituted ethane nematogenic molecule (I22) in liquid crystalline and isotropic phases studied by NMR spectroscopy

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2895-2914

  Emsley, James W ^a   Lesot, Philippe ^b   Lesage, Anne ^c   De Luca, Giuseppina ^d   Merlet, Denis ^b   Pileio, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

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EID: 77949394599     PISSN: 14639076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b915587b     Document Type: Article

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