Thermal and optical studies on hexa-2,4-diyne-1,6-diyl-bis(4-n-hexoxybenzoate)

Abstract
As part of a programme investigating mesogenic diacetylenes a symmetrically disubstituted diacetylene has been synthesized and polymerized. Thermal, thermo-optical and IR studies have been carried out to investigate the different crystalline forms of the diacetylene.