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Table of contents 
Introduction 1 

1 General remarks 1 

1.1 
Selection of data 1 

1.2 
Sources of data 1 

1.3 
Arrangement of data 2 

1.4 
Continuation 3 



2 Chemical structures 3 

3 Thermotropic liquid crystalline phases 4 

3.1 
The liquid crystalline state 4 

3.2 
Nematic phases 4 

3.3 
Smectic phases 5 

3.4 
Discotic phases 6 

3.5 
Classifications and other technical terms 6 

3.6 
References 7 

3.7 
Review articles and monographs 8 



4 Symbols and abbreviations 9 

4.1 
Notation of thermotropic 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 factors 13 



5 Overview of systems 14 

6 List of rare elements 71 

7 List of rare liquid crystalline phases 71 


Data 72 

5 Three-ring systems with one bridging group 72 

References 498 


 

