Abstract
        Liquid crystalline compound (S)-5-(2-methylbutoxy)-2-[[[4-hexylphenyl]imino]methyl]-phenol (MBHPIMP) has been prepared 
and characterized. Phase transition temperatures of MBHPIMP were determined by polarizing microscopy, differential 
scanning calorimetry and inverse gas chromatography. Trace amount of solvents such as methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, 
pentane, hexane, cyclopentane, cyclohexane were passed through the gas chromatography column loaded with MBHPIMP 
coated on Chromosorb W. MBHPIMP exhibits liquid crystal properties with calamitic molecular shape which has a chiral 
moiety and alkyl chain at the terminus. The retention diagrams of the solvents on the liquid crystal were plotted by means 
of specific retention volumes, 0 Vg at the temperatures in o
C between 40 and 95 by inverse gas chromatography. The weight 
fraction activity coefficient, ∞ Ω1 , Flory-Huggins liquid crystal-solvent interaction parameter, ∞
12 χ , equation of state liquid 
crystal-solvent interaction parameter, ∗
12 χ and effective exchange energy parameter, Xeff related to the MBHPIMP-solvent 
systems were obtained. In addition, the partial molar heats of sorption, ΔH1,sorp and mixing, ∞ ΔH1 were determined.
        Keywords
        Liquid crystals, Salicylaldimine, Inverse gas chromatography, Phase transition temperature, Interaction parameter.
        Citation
        H. OCAK, O. YAZICI, B. BILGIN ERAN, O. CANKURTARAN, F. KARAMAN, Synthesis and characterization of (S)-5-(2- Methylbutoxy)-2-[[[4-Hexylphenyl]Imino]Methyl]Phenol  liquid crystal by inverse gas chromatography, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 2, 5, May 2008, pp.303-308 (2008).
        Submitted at: March 25, 2008
 
        Accepted at: May 8, 2008