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Table 2. Low- and Wide-Angle Peak Positions, Spacings d (d₁ and d₂) Corresponding to the Low-Angle Reflections, and d₁/L Ratio Derived from the XRD Profiles of the N* and TGBC* Phases Exhibited by LC Dimer MBC-253^a.

mesogen (molecular length L [Å])	LC phase	temperature (°C)	low-angle peak position (Å) (spacings d: d₁, d₂)	wide-angle peak position (Å)	d₁/L	tilt angle Φ
MBC-253 (58)	N*	260	16.1	4.8
	TGBC*	160	43.0 (d₁), 21.8 (d₂)	4.8	0.74	42
		150	41.9 (d₁), 21.1 (d₂)		0.72	43.7
		140	40.8 (d₁), 20.6 (d₂)		0.71	45

L is the all-trans molecular length (Å) of the LC dimer. Φ = cos^–1d₁/L.

Table 2. Low- and Wide-Angle Peak Positions, Spacings d (d1 and d2) Corresponding to the Low-Angle Reflections, and d1/L Ratio Derived from the XRD Profiles of the N* and TGBC* Phases Exhibited by LC Dimer MBC-253a.