Table of contents 

Introduction	1

1 General remarks	1

1.1 
Selection of data	1

1.2
 Sources of data1

1.3 
Arrangement of data	2

1.4 
Continuation 3



2 Chemical structures 3

3 Thcrmotropic liquid crystalline phases 4

3.1 
The liquid crystalline state	4

3.2
 Ncmatic phases4

3.3
 Smcctic phases5

3.4 	
phases 6

3.5 Classifications and other technical 
6

3.6 
References	7

3.7 
Review articles and monographs 8



4 Symbols and abbreviations 9

4.1 
Notation of thcrmotropic liquid crystalline properties	9

4.2 
Solid state	9

4.3 
Liquid crystalline phases	10

4.4 
Clearing parameter	11

4.5 
Stereo information	11

4.6 
Other physical properties	11

4.7 
Structure of tables	12

4.8 
Further abbreviations	12

4.9 
Special indications	13

4.10
 Energy conversion factors13



5 Ovcrvicw of systems 14

6 List of rare elements 33

7 List of rare liquid crystalline phases 33


Data	34

4 Three-ring systems without bridging groups	34

References	213




