Intensification thermodynamic effects

Gray explains the nature of the effect by the repetition of the thermodynamically more stable conformer of a linear chain fragment of the zigzag type [70]. Stabilization of the LC state is attained due to the fact that in the even case, the polarizability vector of the last bond is not directed along the axis of the molecule, but at an angle to it, which also results in intensification of the intermolecular interaction. In this respect the study conducted for polyethers... 

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