4′-Pentyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile

CAS Number 40817-08-1

Liquid Crystals, Optoelectronic Materials

4′-Pentyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile CAS 40817-08-1

4′-Pentyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (8OCB), room temperature liquid crystal (nematic)

Liquid crystal for the application of optical electronics i.e. in liquid-crystal display (LCD)

Overview
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4′-Pentyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile (5CB), CAS number 40817-08-1, is a nematic liquid crystal at room temperature with a chemical structure of cyano and pentyl substituted 1,1'-biphenyl at 4,4'-positions. 5CB undergoes a phase transition from a crystalline state to a nematic state at 22.5 °C and it goes from a nematic to an isotropic state at 35.0 °C.

In a binary 5CB/7CB mixture, crystal to nematic transition only is observed at lower rates but no apparent phase transition at higher rates, This gives a indication of a favourable synergism in the binary mixture compared to the pure system. Nematic to crystalline transition, however, is not observed in the binary mixture with increased disorder due to the different chain lengths presented in the liquid crystal phase.

When ZnO NPs is presented in 5CB as an additive, not only the threshold voltage but also the driving voltage (Vd) of 5CB can be dramatically decreased. The decrease of driving voltage of liquid crystal can help reduce power consumption for liquid crystal displays.

Room temperature nematic liquid crystal

Mesomorphic range 18.0 to 35.0 °C

Reduced power consumption for liquid crystal displays

Decreases threshold voltage and driving voltage with ZnO

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High purity

>98% High purity

Chemical Structure

General Information

CAS Number	40817-08-1
Chemical Formula	C₁₈H₁₉N
Molecular Weight	249.36
Full Name	4′-Pentyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile
Synonyms	5CB, 4-Cyano-4'-pentylbiphenyl, 4-Pentyl-4-cyanobiphenyl
Classification / Family	Biphenylcarbonitrile, Room Temperature Liquid Crystals

Product Details

Purity	>98% (¹HNMR)
Form	White liquid
Refractive Index	n20/D 1.532 (lit.)
Mesomorphic Range	18.0 to 35.0 °C (lit.)
Density	1.008 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
Boiling Point	215 °C/3.0 mmHg

MSDS Documentation

4′-Pentyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile MSDS Sheet

Pricing

Batch	Quantity	Price
M2361A1	10 g	£105
M2361A1	25 g	£210
M2361A1	50 g	£350

Literature and Reviews

Low Driving Voltage of a Liquid Crystal Device Fabricated from 4′-Pentyl-4-biphenylcarbonitrile Doped with Environmentally Friendly ZnO Nanoparticles, J. Hui et al., Chem. Lett., 38 (6), 566-567 (2009); DOI: 10.1246/cl.2009.566.
Dielectric studies of dispersions of carbon nanotubes in liquid crystals 5CB, A. Koval’chuk et al., Semicond. Phys. Quantum Electron. Optoelectron., 44 (4), 337-341 (2008); DOI:10.15407/spqeo11.04.337.
A new approach to study interaction parameters in cyanobiphenyl liquid crystal binary systems, S. Javadian et al., J. Chem. Thermodynamics 80, 22–29 (2015); DOI: 10.1016/j.jct.2014.08.010.
Photovoltage enhancement from cyanobiphenyl liquid crystals and 4-tert-butylpyridine in Co(II/III) mediated dye-sensitized solar cells, T. Koh et al., Chem. Commun., 49, 9101-9103 (2013); DOI: 10.1039/c3cc43892a.
Transition from Spin Dewetting to continuous film in spin coating of Liquid Crystal 5CB, P. Dhara et al., Sci Rep 8, 7169 (2018); DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-25504-7.