%0 Journal Article %A Wang, Kunlun %A Salamończyk, Mirosław %A Jákli, Antal %A Sprunt, Samuel %A Twieg, Robert J. %D 2019 %T The synthesis of 1-biphenyl-4-alkyl-[1,2,3]-triazoles and their mesomorphic behaviour %U https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_synthesis_of_1-biphenyl-4-alkyl-_1_2_3_-triazoles_and_their_mesomorphic_behaviour/7849769 %R 10.6084/m9.figshare.7849769.v1 %2 https://tandf.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/14615900 %K Triazole %K small angle X-ray scattering %K smectic A %K structural variations %X

A series of 1-biphenyl-4-alkyl-[1,2,3]-triazole-based liquid crystal compounds were synthesised via a fast and efficient microwave mediated ‘Click Reaction’ and their phase behaviour is presented. Most of the 1-(3-fluorobiphenyl)-4-alkyl-[1,2,3]-triazole compounds exhibited a smectic A phase with relatively low transition temperatures compared to previously examined aryl-triazole-based mesogens. Small angle X-ray scattering measurement indicated the existence of deep smectic phase for some cases. Structural variations gave rise to different phase behaviour in these triazole-based compounds.

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