HIGH-RESOLUTION 13C NMR STUDY OF AN ANTIFERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL : VERIFICATION OF THE BENT CHAIN STRUCTURE
HIGH-RESOLUTION 13C NMR STUDY OF AN ANTIFERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL : VERIFICATION OF THE BENT CHAIN STRUCTURE
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反铁电液晶的高分辨率 13C NMR 研究:弯曲链结构的验证
DOI:
10.1021/jp9829952
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发表时间:
1999
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
A. Fukuda
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作者:
T. Nakai;S. Miyajima;Y. Takanishi;Shohei Yoshida;A. Fukuda
A high-resolution13C NMR study is reported on the antiferroelectric liquid crystal MHPOBC, 4-[(1-methylheptyloxy)carbonyl]phenyl 4-[4-(octyloxy)biphenyl]carboxylate. The structures of the two alkyl chains, the chiral and achiral chains, are analyzed using isotropic shielding constants, cross polarization efficiency, and the field alignment-induced shifts. A comprehensive theoretical treatment for the alignment-induced shift is given. It is shown that the average direction of the chiral chain deviates from the molecular long axis by as much as 43° (bent chain structure), while that of the achiral chain extends along the molecular long axis. The relationships of this particular shape of the molecule with the emergence of the molecular biaxiality and with the onset of antiferroelectricity are discussed.