Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Spectroscopic investigation on shuttlecock-shaped liquid crystalline trimers: Mesomorphic behaviour and its application in optical storage devices Description An account of the resource In this paper, we discuss the synthesis and characterization of 2,3,4-tris[n-((4-(-cyanophenyl)diazenyl)phenoxy)alkyloxy]benzonitrile obtained by coupling 2,3,4-trihydroxy benzonitrile and (E)-4-((4-((n-bromoalkyl)oxy)phenyl)diazenyl)benzonitrile, pertain to shuttlecock shaped liquid crystals. The molecular structure was confirmed by NMR spectroscopic and elemental analyzer. The thermal behavior of the trimers was assessed using a polarizing optical microscope (POM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The three diazo groups in the trimers enabled us to study the photo-isomerization effect and evaluate their potential applications in optical storage devices. Importantly, we found these trimers easy to synthesize and process, paving the way for cost-effective alternatives to traditional LC materials. We fabricated an optical storage device to study the light effects on shuttlecock-shaped LC trimers, demonstrating that the geometry of the trimers plays a crucial role in determining structure-property relationships. 2024 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sandhya Kumari D.; Shetty A.; Ranjitha B.S.; M V.; Shanker G.; Alaasar M.; Hegde G. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Heliyon, Vol-10, No. 18 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier Ltd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e37455" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e37455</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85203975088&amp;doi=10.1016%2Fj.heliyon.2024.e37455&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=e22bff47dab6975e5e0a0fb44645a03b" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85203975088&amp;doi=10.1016%2fj.heliyon.2024.e37455&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=e22bff47dab6975e5e0a0fb44645a03b</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 24058440 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Sandhya Kumari D., Department of Chemistry, Jnana Bharathi Campus, Bangalore University, Bengaluru, 560056, India; Shetty A., Department of Chemistry, Christ University, Hosur Road, Bengaluru, 560029, India, Centre for Advanced Research and Development (CARD), Christ University, Hosur Road, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Ranjitha B.S., Department of Chemistry, Jnana Bharathi Campus, Bangalore University, Bengaluru, 560056, India; M V., Department of Chemistry, Christ University, Hosur Road, Bengaluru, 560029, India, Centre for Advanced Research and Development (CARD), Christ University, Hosur Road, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Shanker G., Department of Chemistry, Jnana Bharathi Campus, Bangalore University, Bengaluru, 560056, India; Alaasar M., Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt; Hegde G., Centre for Advanced Research and Development (CARD), Christ University, Hosur Road, Bengaluru, 560029, India