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Molecules 2010, 15, 3260-3269; doi:10.3390/molecule OPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 /journal/molecules Article Synthesis and Liquid Crystalline Properties of New Diols Containing Azomethine Groups Issam Ahmed Mohammed 1,*, Govindarajan Sankar 1, Melati Khairuddean 2 and 2 Abu Bakar Mohamad 1 School of Industrial Technology, University Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia 2 School of Chemical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, 1 1800 Penang, Malaysia  To whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: issam@usm.my; Fax: 604-6575854. Received: 10 March 2010; in revised form: 30 March 2010 / Accepted: 6 April 2010 / Published: 30 April 2010 Abstract: A series of new mesogenic azomethine diols were successfully synthesized by condensation reactions between various chloroalkanols and N,N-bis(4-hydroxy)- benzylidene-o-toluidine (1). The structures of these compounds were confirmed by CHN, FT-IR, 1H-NMR, and 13C-NMR spectrophotometer. Their thermotropic liquid crystalline behavior was studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and polarizing optical microscope (POM). 4,4-di(4-Hydroxybutoxy)-N-benzylidine-o-tolidine (2a) does not exhibit liquid crystalline properties. A nematic texture was observed for mesogenic diols 2b, and 2d, whereas the diol 2c exhibits a smectic mesophase. The increase of terminal alkyl chain in these mesogenic diols leads to a decrease in the transition temperature. Keywords: thermotropic liquid cr