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4′-Pentyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile
liquid crystal (nematic), 98%
Synonym(s):
4-Cyano-4-pentylbiphenyl, 4-Pentyl-4-cyanobiphenyl, 5CB
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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)4C6H4C6H4CN
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
249.35
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23
Quality Level
Assay
98%
form
liquid crystal (nematic)
refractive index
n20/D 1.532 (lit.)
bp
140-150 °C/0.5 mmHg (lit.)
density
1.008 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
SMILES string
CCCCCc1ccc(cc1)-c2ccc(cc2)C#N
InChI
1S/C18H19N/c1-2-3-4-5-15-6-10-17(11-7-15)18-12-8-16(14-19)9-13-18/h6-13H,2-5H2,1H3
InChI key
HHPCNRKYVYWYAU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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General description
4′-Pentyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (5CB) is a nematic liquid crystal. 5CB undergoes phase transition from crystalline to nematic then to isotropic state at 18oC and 35oC respectively. It may be produced by modifying biphenyl.2
Application
Attaching 5CB to an aqueous-liquid crystal interface by redox active surfactant has been investigated.
Signal Word
Warning
Hazard Statements
Precautionary Statements
Hazard Classifications
Skin Sens. 1
Storage Class Code
10 - Combustible liquids
WGK
WGK 3
Personal Protective Equipment
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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Active Control of the Anchoring of 4`-Pentyl-4-cyanobiphenyl (5CB) at an Aqueous?Liquid Crystal Interface By Using a Redox-Active Ferrocenyl Surfactant
Brake JM, et al.
Langmuir, 19 (21), 8629?8637-8629?8637 null
Zongdai Liu et al.
Soft matter, 15(28), 5638-5643 (2019-06-28)
For nematic liquid crystals (LCs), a disclination line is formed when the director of the LCs changes abruptly. In this study, we demonstrate an approach to form dynamic disclination lines by flowing the nematic liquid crystal 4-cyano-4'-pentylbiphenyl (5CB) in rectangular
H A Fuster et al.
Science advances, 6(25), eabb1327-eabb1327 (2020-07-01)
Asymmetric interactions such as entropic (e.g., encoded by nonspherical shapes) or surface forces (e.g., encoded by patterned surface chemistry or DNA hybridization) provide access to functional states of colloidal matter, but versatile approaches for engineering asymmetric van der Waals interactions
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