Table of contents 

Introduction 1

1 General remarks 1

1.1
 Selection of data1

1.2
 Sources of data1

1.3
 Arrangement of data2

1.4
 Continuation3



2 Chemical structures 3

3 Thermotropic liquid crystalline phases 4

3.1
 The liquid crystalline state4

3.2
 Nematic phases4

3.3
 Smectic phases5

3.4 
Discotic phases 6

3.5
 Classifications and other technicalterms 6

3.6
 References7

3.7
 Review articles and monographs8



4 Symbols and abbreviations 9

4.1 
Notation of thermotropic liquid crystalline properties 9

4.2
 Solid state9

4.3
 Liquid crystalline phases10

4.4
 Clearing parameter11

4.5
 Stereo information11

4.6
 Other physical properties11

4.7
 Structure of tables12

4.8
 Further abbreviations12

4.9
 Special indications13

4.10
 Energy conversion factors13



5 Overview of systems 14

6 Systems ordered according to bridging groups 51

7 List of rare elements 73

8 List of rare liquid crystalline phases 73


Data 74

3 Two-ring systems with bridging group 74

References 611



