Synthesis, mesomorphic and dielectric properties of 4-(cyanomethoxy)phenyl 4-alkoxybenzoates, 4-(cyanomethoxy)-4′-alkoxyazo- and -azoxybenzenes

Preparation methods were developed for homologs of 4-(cyanomethoxy)phenyl 4-alkoxybenzoates (C7, C8, C9), 4-(cyanomethoxy)-4′-alkoxyazo (C2, C3, C6), -azoxybenzenes (C3, C6) whose composition and structure were proved by elemental analysis and 1H NMR spectra. 4-(Cyanomethoxy) group destabilizes the mesophase, consequently, only four among the compounds obtained exhibit the thermotropic nematic mesomorphism.