Liquid crystalline aromatic esters containing a 1,3,5-triazine moiety

The syntheses of new mesogenic aromatic esters containing a 1,3,5-triazine moiety by esterification of 6-substituted 2,4-bis-(4-carboxyphenoxy)-1,3,5-triazines with the appropriate phenols are described. The mesomorphic properties of these new materials are discussed in relation to their dependence on the terminal substituents of the aromatic nucleus and the substituents at the 6-position of the triazine ring.