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The liquid crystalline properties of the homologous series of 2-(trans-4-n-alkylcyclohexyl)-propane-1,3-diols 1 is described. These compounds exhibit thermotropic and after addition of small amounts of water also lyotropic liquid crystalline properties. The phase behaviour is described and explained by a general model, whereby hydrogen-bonding and hydrophobic interactions are considered.
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