The Molecular and Crystal Structure of #alpha#, #phi#-bis (4-(4'-butyloxybenzylideneiminophenyl) octane (4O.8.O4) and #alpha#, #phi#-bis (4-(4'-butyloxybenzylideneiminophenyl) octane (5O.8.O5))

摘要

The crystal and molecular structures of #alpha#, #phi#-bis (4-(4'-butyloxybenzylideneiminophenyl) octane (4O.8.O4) and th homologue #alpha#, #phi#-bis (4-(4'-butyloxybenzylideneiminophenyl) octane (5O.8.O5) have been determined at room temperature, the starting model obtained by direct methods. These two dimesogenic compounds possess besides two crystalline phases (KI, KII) also SmG phases. The crystals KI of the compound 4O.8.O4 belong to the triclinic system with space group P-1 a = 5. 484(3), b = 11.826(8), c = 28.03(3) ?, #alpha# = 95.77(5), #beta# = 92.39(5), #gamma# = 96.44(5) deg with two molecules per unit cell. The compound 5O.8.O5 crystallizes in the monoclinic system with space group P2_1 (KI), a = 5.571(2), b=7.460(2), c = 89.55(3) ?, #beta# = 90.92(2) deg with four molecules per unit cell. The structures were refined by full-matrix least-squares calculations to R = 0.069 for 66471(3340 unique) observed reflections for 4O.8.O4 and to R = 0.106 for 37601(3329 unique) reflections for 5O.8.O5.The conformations of the two compounds differ considerably. Nevertheless, the molecules exhibit straight and S-shaped extended forms, respectively. For both compounds the molecular packing consists of layers parallel to the a,b-plane, piled up in c-direction with minimal interdigitation of the wing groups.