The effect of lactate unit number in compounds with azo group in the molecular core

A liquid crystalline compound with the azo group in the molecular core and three lactic acid units in the chiral chain (n = 3) was synthesised and its mesomorphic properties established. Spontaneous polarisation and tilt angle were determined in the ferroelectric and antiferroelectric smectic C phases. Dielectric spectroscopy in the frequency range of 1 Hz–10 MHz was performed within the temperature range of smectic phases showing the characteristic modes in each phase. Small-angle X-ray diffraction was performed and temperature dependences of layer spacing value calculated. Comparison with previously studied compounds with one (n = 1) and two lactate units (n = 2) is presented to establish the effect of lactate unit number on the liquid crystalline properties.

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