Hydrogen-bonded dimers of 4-alkoxy-4′-stilbazole homologues (C n OSB, proton acceptors) and the mono-(2-methylbutyl)ester of terephthalic acid (MBTA, proton donor) behaved like conventional thermotropic mesogens. For chiral MBTA mixtures, chiral nematic and blue phases were observed with n = 1 and 2, and chiral smectic C phases were observed with n ≥ 5. Achiral phases were observed for mixtures with racemic MBTA as proton donor. Transition temperatures and enthalpies are similar for the chiral and achiral systems.
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