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Role of dielectric medium on mesogenic compounds (BCHs) at phase transition temperature: A comparative computational analysis
Author(s) -
Ojha D. P.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/crat.200410406
Subject(s) - dielectric , cndo/2 , mesogen , dipole , intermolecular force , chemistry , thermodynamics , interaction energy , phase transition , condensed matter physics , computational chemistry , molecular physics , phase (matter) , physics , quantum mechanics , molecule , liquid crystalline , organic chemistry
A comparative computational analysis on two liquid crystalline disubstituted biphenylcyclohexanes (BCHs) of general formula R‐C 6 H 10 ‐C 6 H 4 ‐X with R: C 3 H 7 ; X: H (BCH30) and R: C 5 H 11 ; X: CN (BCH5CN) has been carried out on the basis of quantum mechanics and intermolecular forces. The evaluation of atomic charge and dipole moment at each atomic centre has been carried out through an all‐valence electron (CNDO/2) method. The configurational energy has been computed using the Rayleigh‐Schrodinger perturbation method. The total interaction energy values obtained were used to calculate the probability of each configuration in dielectric medium (i.e. non‐interacting and non‐mesogenic solvent, benzene) at room temperature, transition temperature and above transition temperature using the Maxwell‐Boltzmann's formula. The flexibility of various interacting configurations has been studied in terms of variation of probability due to small departures from the most probable configurations. Further, the various possible geometrical arrangements between a molecular pair during the different modes of interactions have been considered. An attempt has been made to develop a new and interesting model for mesogenic compounds in a dielectric medium. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)