Liquid crystal behaviour of three novel glycosides
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|Jun 2012Abstract
Novel glycosides synthesized by linking D-glucose to three different non-polar aglycones, cinnamyl alcohol, chloroxylenol and 3-pentadecylphenol showed both thermotropic and lyotropic liquid crystal phases. The effect of inclusion of a rigid spacer in between hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts on the stability of liquid crystal phases is investigated. Both acetylated and deacetylated compounds exhibited thermotropic and lyotropic liquid crystal behaviour. The liquid crystal phases were confirmed as smectic A, smectic B and hexagonal columnar by X-ray studies.
Keywords: Glycolipids, liquid crystal, lyotropic, thermotropic.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/jnsfsr.v40i2.4439
J.Natn.Sci.Foundation Sri Lanka 2012 40 (2):115-121
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/jnsfsr.v40i2.4439 | Journal eISSN: 2362-0161
Language: English
Page range: 115 - 121
Published on: Jun 29, 2012
Published by: National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2012 A.R.N.M. Abeyrathne, A.D.L. Chandani Perera, D.N. Karunaratne, published by National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka
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