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A Novel Type of Liquid Crystals Based on Axially Fluorinated Cyclohexane Units
1Merck KGaA, Business Unit Liquid Crystals, D-64271 Darmstadt (Germany), Fax: (+49) 6151-72-2593.
Abstract:
Decidedly higher clearing temperatures and often also broader mesophases are exhibited by axially fluorinated cyclohexane derivatives 1 and 2 relative to their nonfluorinated analogues. A convenient method for the multigram synthesis of 1 and 2, which represent a promising new type of liquid crystals with positive or negative dielectric anisotropy, is presented.
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