Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.449, 79-86, 2006
Comparison of helical pitch of four homologous series of antiferroelectric compounds
The changes of the helical pitch in antiferroelectric phase versus temperature were calculated based on measurements of selective reflection of the light in four homologous series CnF2n+1COO(CH2)(6)O-A-COOC* H(CH3)C6H13 (A-the rigid corePhCOOPhPh, PhPhCOOPh, PhPhCOO(F)Ph or PhPhCOOPh(F), Ph - phenyl ring, n is changed from 1 to 7). The values of helical pitch do not change in monotonous way with increase of the chain length. The even members have shorter pitches.