Abstract
Liquid crystalline compound (S)-5-(2-methylbutoxy)-2-[[[4-hexylphenyl]imino]methyl]-phenol (MBHPIMP) has been prepared
and characterized. Phase transition temperatures of MBHPIMP were determined by polarizing microscopy, differential
scanning calorimetry and inverse gas chromatography. Trace amount of solvents such as methyl acetate, ethyl acetate,
pentane, hexane, cyclopentane, cyclohexane were passed through the gas chromatography column loaded with MBHPIMP
coated on Chromosorb W. MBHPIMP exhibits liquid crystal properties with calamitic molecular shape which has a chiral
moiety and alkyl chain at the terminus. The retention diagrams of the solvents on the liquid crystal were plotted by means
of specific retention volumes, 0 Vg at the temperatures in o
C between 40 and 95 by inverse gas chromatography. The weight
fraction activity coefficient, ∞ Ω1 , Flory-Huggins liquid crystal-solvent interaction parameter, ∞
12 χ , equation of state liquid
crystal-solvent interaction parameter, ∗
12 χ and effective exchange energy parameter, Xeff related to the MBHPIMP-solvent
systems were obtained. In addition, the partial molar heats of sorption, ΔH1,sorp and mixing, ∞ ΔH1 were determined.
Keywords
Liquid crystals, Salicylaldimine, Inverse gas chromatography, Phase transition temperature, Interaction parameter.
Citation
H. OCAK, O. YAZICI, B. BILGIN ERAN, O. CANKURTARAN, F. KARAMAN, Synthesis and characterization of (S)-5-(2- Methylbutoxy)-2-[[[4-Hexylphenyl]Imino]Methyl]Phenol liquid crystal by inverse gas chromatography, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 2, 5, May 2008, pp.303-308 (2008).
Submitted at: March 25, 2008
Accepted at: May 8, 2008