反应详情

1-O-(5,9,13,17-tetramethyloctadecanoyl)erythritol (formula (7) above) and pure water were homogeneously mixed in the same manner as in Example 3 to obtain the sample of 1-O-(5,9,13,17-tetramethyloctadecanoyl)erythritol/water system. This sample of 1-O-(5,9,13,17-tetramethyloctadecanoyl)erythritol/water system was subjected to the penetration experiment under a polarizing microscope, SAXS analysis, and dhc value determination based on the results of SAXS analysis in the same manner as in Example 3. As a result, bicontinuous type II Pn3m cubic liquid crystals were found to be stably formed at least in a temperature range between 1° C. and 60° C.