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N-(4-Methoxybenzylidene)-4-butylaniline

98%

Synonym(s):

MBBA

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)3C6H4N=CHC6H4OCH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
267.37
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

98%

form

liquid crystal

refractive index

n20/D 1.5496 (lit.)

density

1.027 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCCc1ccc(cc1)\N=C\c2ccc(OC)cc2

InChI

1S/C18H21NO/c1-3-4-5-15-6-10-17(11-7-15)19-14-16-8-12-18(20-2)13-9-16/h6-14H,3-5H2,1-2H3/b19-14+

InChI key

FEIWNULTQYHCDN-XMHGGMMESA-N

General description

N-(4-Methoxybenzylidene)-4-butylaniline (MBBA) is a nematic liquid crystal molecule that can be prepared by condensing distilled n-butylaniline and methoxybenzaldehyde. It can be used as an anisotropic solvent which has an isotropic transition temperature of 315k. It is majorly used in the development of liquid crystal cells.

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

235.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

113 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Homohelicity-enriched zinc bilinone dimers with chiral aliphatic spacers. Synthesis and application to chiral induction of a nematic liquid crystal
Yagi S, et al.
Tetrahedron, 64(46), 10598-10604 (2008)
I Diaconu et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 68(3), 536-541 (2007-02-20)
The birefringence of MBBA, determined from the channeled spectra, decreases when the wavelength increases, showing a normal dispersion. The changes induced by an external electrostatic field acting perpendicular on the nematic director in the birefringence values were evidenced. The birefringence
Tomoyuki Nagaya et al.
Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, 87(1), 012501-012501 (2013-02-16)
The apparent shear viscosity of p-methoxybenzylidene-p'-n-butylaniline in the presence of electrohydrodynamic convection (EHC) is investigated experimentally. In the absence of an electric field, directors are almost aligned along the flow direction such that the viscosity is close to the minimum
Cauchy formula applied to determine the birefringence dispersion of N-(methoxybenzylidene)-4-butylaniline (MBBA) liquid crystal layer
Dascalu, C. F., Zelinschi, B. C., & Dorohoi, D. O.
Revista de Chimie (Bucharest, Romania), 62(7), 693-695 (2011)
Karel Kouřil et al.
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 19(19), 11793-11801 (2017-04-27)
We report the NMR of the molecular endofullerenes H

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