Molecules 2010, 15(8), 5620-5628; doi:10.3390/molecules15085620
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Synthesis and Characterization of Azo Compounds and Study of the Effect of Substituents on Their Liquid Crystalline Behavior

Uhood J. Al-Hamdani* email, Tarik E. Gassim and Howraa H. Radhy
Department of Chemistry, College of Education, Basrah University, Basrah, Iraq
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 1 July 2010; in revised form: 4 August 2010 / Accepted: 12 August 2010 / Published: 13 August 2010
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Abstract: In this paper we present six select mesomorphic azo compounds distinguished by the presence of diverse substituents on a central benzene nucleus. All the synthesized compounds exhibit enantiotropic mesophases. The mesomorphic properties of the substituted compounds were compared with those of the unsubstituted parent compound to evaluate the effect of the nature and position of the substituents on mesomorphism.
Keywords: azo; lateral group; liquid crystal

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Al-Hamdani, U.J.; Gassim, T.E.; Radhy, H.H. Synthesis and Characterization of Azo Compounds and Study of the Effect of Substituents on Their Liquid Crystalline Behavior. Molecules 2010, 15, 5620-5628.

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Al-Hamdani UJ, Gassim TE, Radhy HH. Synthesis and Characterization of Azo Compounds and Study of the Effect of Substituents on Their Liquid Crystalline Behavior. Molecules. 2010; 15(8):5620-5628.

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Al-Hamdani, Uhood J.; Gassim, Tarik E.; Radhy, Howraa H. 2010. "Synthesis and Characterization of Azo Compounds and Study of the Effect of Substituents on Their Liquid Crystalline Behavior." Molecules 15, no. 8: 5620-5628.

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