The Electrochemistry of the Liquid Crystal N-(p-Methoxybenzylidene)-p-n-butylaniline (MBBA) | Zendy

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The Electrochemistry of the Liquid Crystal N-(p-Methoxybenzylidene)-p-n-butylaniline (MBBA)

Author(s) -

Ann Lomax,

Ryo Hirasawa,

Allen J. Bard

Publication year - 1972

Publication title -

journal of the electrochemical society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258

H-Index - 271

eISSN - 1945-7111

pISSN - 0013-4651

DOI - 10.1149/1.2404069

Subject(s) - mbba , coulometry , cyclic voltammetry , electrochemistry , liquid crystal , chemistry , electrode , voltammetry , inorganic chemistry , materials science , optoelectronics

The electrochemical reduction and oxidation of MBBA were studied by cyclic voltammetry and by controlled potential coulometry. The reduction in DMF leads to the formation of the radical anion which decomposes with a half‐life of about 4 sec, apparently by both ec and ece pathways. The oxidation product was unstable on the time scale of this study. The possible importance of electrode reactions in interpreting the dynamic scattering phenomenon in nematic liquid crystals is suggested.

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