Liquid Crystals as Substrates in the GLC of Aroma Chemicals

Abstract
The use of liquid crystals as stationary phases in gas-liquid chromatography for the separation of aromatic, terpene isomers and derivatives was studied. The isomers chosen were those which were known to be difficult to resolve by phases most frequently used in packed columns. Correlation between geometric shape of given isomer pairs and liquid crystal structure could be obtained in the majority of cases studied.