Molecular dynamics simulations of the liquid-crystal phases of 2-(4-butyloxyphenyl)-5-octyloxypyrimidine and 5-(4-butyloxyphenyl)-2- octyloxypyrimidine

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Pecheanu, R ^a   Cann, N M ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

AB INITIO; AROMATIC CORES; CRYSTAL PHASIS; IN-BETWEEN; INTERMOLECULAR STRUCTURES; MESOGENS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR MODELS; QUADRUPOLES; RING INTERACTIONS; SMECTIC C; SMECTIC-A;

LIQUIDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODELING; SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77951703697     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.81.041704     Document Type: Article

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