Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.257, 19-25, 1994
Stabilization and Destabilization of Liquid-Crystalline Phases by Hydrogen Bondings
Stabilization and destabilization of liquid crystalline phases in mixtures of derivatives of phenol and cyclohexanole with pyrrolidines and pyridines were investigated by phase diagrams. Whereas in mixtures with pyrrolidines a strong destabilization of the liquid crystalline state was found, mixtures with pyridines stabilize LC phases. The results are interpreted by 1:1 associates formed by hydrogen bridges and the molecular shape of these complexes.