Mesophase Behavior of Molecules Containing Three Benzene Rings Connected via Imines and Ester Linkages.

Ten new compounds based on the methineazo-azomethine (CH=N-N=CH) and ester linking groups were prepared and investigated for their mesophase behavior and optical stability, and liquid crystals of 4-substituted phenyl methineazo-azomethine phenyl 4-alkoxybenzoates, , were investigated. An alkoxy group with a length between 8 and 12 carbons is attached to the phenyl eater wing, while the other terminal ring is substituted in its 4-position with one of the polar NO, F, Cl, CHO, and N(CH) groups. The molecular structures of the newly prepared compounds were verified by using H NMR, C NMR, and elemental analysis.