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Title: Synthesis of a nematic liquid crystal
Post by: RP1700 on January 23, 2006, 04:05:23 PM
Hi, first i'm French so forgive me for my poor English  ;D

I am working on liquid crystals and i'd like to synthesize a nematic liquid crystal so that I can study its properties (optic properties mainly), but i didn't find any protocol that described the way to synthesize one. I've heard of MBBA and 5CB, which could be interesting because they are stable and nematic at ambient temperature, but i can't find more information.

If someone has a clue, it would be great !