Formation of liquid crystals in the KCl-TaCl5 system

The data on the formation of liquid crystals in inorganic substances, in particular, in the chloride system KCl-TaCl5, were presented for the first time. The obtained experimental results of differential thermal and visual polythermal analyses and electrical conductivity measurements indicated the presence of liquid crystals in this system. Important factors of the formation of liquid crystals are the existence of a congruently melting substance in the system and the existence of polymorphic modifications of this substance.