ASSIGNMENT OF THE QUADRUPOLAR SPLITTINGS IN FULLY DEUTERIATED ALKYL CHAINS OF LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE COMPOUNDS - THE CASE OF 4-N-HEXYLOXY-4'-CYANOBIPHENYL

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EMSLEY, JW [1 ]
FOORD, EK [1 ]
GANDY, PJF [1 ]
TURNER, DL [1 ]
ZIMMERMANN, H [1 ]
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[1] MAX PLANCK INST MED RES,W-6900 HEIDELBERG 1,GERMANY
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10.1080/02678299408036571
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There have been disagreements about the assignment of the quadrupolar splittings in the deuteriated n-hexyl chain in 4-n-hexyloxy-4'-cyanobiphenyl (6OCB); these are resolved by comparing the splittings of the deuteron resonances in the fully deuteriated chain compound with those in the material with a selectively deuteriated chain. The methods available for assigning the quadrupolar splittings in fully deuteriated chains are then applied to 6OCB and it is concluded that measurement of spin-lattice relaxation times, T1, is the best method.
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