Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.540, 102-110, 2011
(S)-4-(2-Methylbutyl)-4'-Cyanobiphenyl (5*CB) Glass Former: Are the Crystalline Polymorphs Ordered?
The studies performed for right-handed (S)-4-(2-methylbutyl)-4'-cyanobiphenyl glass former using calorimetry (down to 0.35 K) and spectroscopy methods are reviewed. The substance reveals isotropic and cholesteric liquid phases, glass of cholesteric phase and two crystalline polymorphs, one of which transforms to glass. Two anomalies in heat capacity below 5K and their relation to ordering of the molecules in three solid phases are discussed.