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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:
40817-08-1
Molecular Weight:
249.35
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
24859381
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
EC Number:
255-093-2
MDL number:
MFCD00036350

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Product Name

4′-Pentyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile, liquid crystal (nematic), 98%

InChI key

HHPCNRKYVYWYAU-UHFFFAOYSA-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

SMILES string

CCCCCc1ccc(cc1)-c2ccc(cc2)C#N

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.)

Quality Level

100

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Application

Attaching 5CB to an aqueous-liquid crystal interface by redox active surfactant has been investigated.

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

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GHS07

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hcodes

H317

Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

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MKCW0348
MKCT1852
WXBD8632V
MKCQ5621
MKCN4589

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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
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
Jin Pan et al.
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 8(6) (2018-06-13)
Resistive pressure sensors generally employ microstructures such as pores and pyramids in the active layer or on the electrodes to reduce the Young’s modulus and improve the sensitivity. However, such pressure sensors always exhibit complex fabrication process and have difficulties
Makiko T Quint et al.
Scientific reports, 7(1), 17788-17788 (2017-12-21)
We present three-dimensional microshells formed by self-assembly of densely-packed 5 nm gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). Surface functionalization of the AuNPs with custom-designed mesogenic molecules drives the formation of a stable and rigid shell wall, and these unique structures allow encapsulation of cargo
Ahlam Nemati et al.
ACS nano, 13(9), 10312-10326 (2019-08-20)
The creation and transmission of chirality in molecular systems is a well-known, widely applied notion. Our understanding of how the chirality of nanomaterials can be controlled, measured, transmitted through space, and applied is less well understood. Dynamic assemblies for chiral
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