Table 1. Phase
a
Transition Temperatures of Monomers
Monomers
Heating, °C (ΔH
m
, J/g)
Cooling, °C (ΔH
c
, J/g)
DHAB
K 222.1(226.7) I
-
b
DA-A
K 212.9(60.6) I
I 191.3(8.1)
Sm 168.1(39.0) K
DA-C
K 166.5(14.0) N
c
179.1(12.3) Ch
c
187.4(5.2) I
I 184.5(10.1)
N
c
147.5(26.2) K
K: crystalline, Sm: smectic, N: nematic, Ch: cholesteric, and I: isotropic
Decomposition at the same time as melting
Homeotropic