4-Cyano-4'-pentylbiphenyl

4-Cyano-4'-pentylbiphenyl
Skeletal formula of 4-cyano-4'-pentylbiphenyl
Space-filling model of the 4-cyano-4'-pentylbiphenyl molecule
Names
Other names
4'-Amyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile, 4'-Pentyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile, 4-Amyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl
Identifiers
40817-08-1 YesY
ChemSpider 83347 YesY
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Properties
C18H19N
Molar mass 249.36 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless if isotropic or cloudy white if nematic
Density 1.008 g/mL
Hazards
Safety data sheet
NFPA 704
Flammability code 1: Must be pre-heated before ignition can occur. Flash point over 93 °C (200 °F). E.g., canola oil Health code 2: Intense or continued but not chronic exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury. E.g., chloroform Reactivity code 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g., liquid nitrogen Special hazards (white): no codeNFPA 704 four-colored diamond
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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4-Cyano-4'-pentylbiphenyl is a commonly used nematic liquid crystal with the chemical formula C18H19N. It frequently goes by the common name 5CB. 5CB was first synthesized by George William Gray, Ken Harrison, and J.A. Nash at the University of Hull in 1972 and at the time it was the first member of the cyanobiphenyls.[1][2] The liquid crystal was discovered after Gray's group received a grant from the UK Ministry of Defence to find a liquid crystal that had liquid crystal phases near room temperature with the specific intention of using them in liquid crystal displays. The molecule is about 20 Å long. The liquid crystal 5CB undergoes a phase transition from a crystalline state to a nematic state at 18 °C and it goes from a nematic to an isotropic state at 35 °C.

Production

5CB is produced by modifying biphenyl in a linear manner. First Br2 is added to the biphenyl to introduce a bromine atom to the end of the moiety. Next aluminium chloride and C4H9COCl is added to the sample, followed by the addition of potassium hydroxide and NH2NH2. By this point the molecule will have a bromine atom on one end of the rigid core and C5H11 on the other end. Finally, introduction of copper(I) cyanide and DMF results in the removal of the bromine and its replacement with CN, yielding 5CB.[3]

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