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The nematic-to-isotropic transition for the liquid crystal forming compound p-sexiphenyl was determined with pressure differential scanning calorimetry. Temperature and heat of the transition was 553°C and 0.6 Kcal/mole, respectively.
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Lewis et al. (1981) studied this question.
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