Table 1.
Compounds | T Cr-SmA | T Cr-N | T SmA-N | T SmA-I | T N-I | ∆TSmA-N | ∆TSmA | ∆TN |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T6 | 110.5 (40.56) | - | - | 164.4 (1.46) | - | - | 53.9 | |
T8 | 77.8 (34.43) | - | 101.6 (1.55) | - | 153.1 (1.23) | 23.8 | - | 51.5 |
T10 | 79.3 (37.03) | - | 118.9 (1.43) | - | 149.7 (1.31) | 39.6 | - | 30.8 |
T12 | 80.4 (55.4) | - | 131.2 (1.91) | - | 153.1 (1.44) | 50.8 | - | 21.9 |
T14 | 88.9 (53.22) | - | 137.2 (2.18) | - | 142.9 (1.74) | 48.3 | - | 5.7 |
T16 | 92.9 (57.51) | - | - | 139.5 (2.07) | - | - | 46.6 | - |
Cr-SmA = crystal to the SmA mesophase; Cr-N = crystal to the N mesophase; SmA-N = SmA to the N mesophase; SmA-I = SmA to the isotropic mesophase; N-I = nematic to the isotropic mesophase.