Synthesis and Liquid-Crystalline Properties of Novel Compounds with 3-Fluoro-4-cyanophenoxy Group

Abstract

Facile and convenient synthesis of four series of novel compounds with 3-fluoro-4-cyanophenoxy group were performed by using 2-fluoro- 4-hydroxyphenyl as intermediate. The structures of these compounds were characterized by means of elemental analysis, infrared (IR), nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H NMR) and mass spectra (MS). One of these compounds was found to exhibit potential liquid-crystalline properties.