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328510

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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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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Sigma-Aldrich

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Sigma-Aldrich

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Sigma-Aldrich

338656

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assay

98%

assay

98%

assay

98%

assay

96%

form

liquid crystal (nematic)

form

liquid crystal

form

liquid crystal (nematic)

form

liquid crystal (nematic)

refractive index

n20/D 1.532 (lit.)

refractive index

-

refractive index

-

refractive index

-

bp

140-150 °C/0.5 mmHg (lit.)

bp

-

bp

-

bp

-

density

1.008 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

density

-

density

-

density

-

Quality Level

100

Quality Level

100

Quality Level

100

Quality Level

-

Application

Attaching 5CB to an aqueous-liquid crystal interface by redox active surfactant has been investigated.[1]

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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hcodes

H317

Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

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MKCT1852
WXBD8632V
MKCQ5621
MKCN4589

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Joo Song Lee et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 362(6416), 817-821 (2018-11-18)
Although polycrystalline hexagonal boron nitride (PC-hBN) has been realized, defects and grain boundaries still cause charge scatterings and trap sites, impeding high-performance electronics. Here, we report a method of synthesizing wafer-scale single-crystalline hBN (SC-hBN) monolayer films by chemical vapor deposition.
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
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
Palash Dhara et al.
Scientific reports, 8(1), 7169-7169 (2018-05-10)
Spin dewetting refers to spontaneous rupture of the dispensed solution layer during spin coating, resulting in isolated but periodic, regular sized domains of the solute and is pre-dominant when the solute concentration (C n ) is very low. In this
Jeffrey M Brake et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 23(16), 8497-8507 (2007-06-28)
We report a study of the interactions of proteins with monolayers of phospholipids (D/L-alpha-dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine and L-alpha-dilauroyl phosphatidylcholine) spontaneously assembled at an interface between an aqueous phase and a 20-microm-thick film of a nematic liquid crystal (4'-pentyl-4-cyanobiphenyl). Because the orientation
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