| Title | AN ORIENTATIONAL STUDY OF SMALL SOLUTES IN ZERO ELECTRIC-FIELD GRADIENT NEMATIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL MIXTURES |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1995 |
| Authors | Chandrakumar, T, Smith, L, Burnell, EE |
| Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry |
| Volume | 99 |
| Pagination | 7054-7059 |
| Date Published | May |
| Type of Article | Article |
| ISBN Number | 0022-3654 |
| Keywords | ALKYL CHAINS, BEHAVIOR, DIPOLE INTERACTIONS, MEAN TORQUE, MOLECULES, PHASE, POTENTIALS, SHAPE, SIZE, SOLVENTS |
| Abstract | The solutes m-dichlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene. p-dichlorobenzene, o-dicyanzene, furan, tetrathiofulvalene, and fluorobenzene are studied in the zero electric field gradient mixtures 56.5 wt % 1132/EBBA and 70 wt % 5CB/EBBA using proton NMR. The two second-rank-order parameters obtained for each solute from analysis of the NMR spectra indicate that the solutes experience a similar anisotropic potential in both mixtures. The results are interpreted in terms of two models for the short-range anisotropic potential experienced by the solutes. |
| URL | <Go to ISI>://A1995QW70500043 |
