1. ABOUT THE DATASET -------------------- Title: Dataset associated with 'Synthesis and Properties of Liquid Crystalline Terphenyls containing a Difluorophenoxymethyl Moiety' Creator(s): Stuart R. Berrow[1], Richard J. Mandle[1,2], and Helen F. Gleeson[1] Organisation(s): [1] School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds; [2] School of Chemistry, University of Leeds Rights-holder(s):Unless otherwise stated, Copyright 2026 University of Leeds Publication Year: 2026 Description: This dataset contains the data associated with the article 'Synthesis and Properties of Liquid Crystalline Terphenyls containing a Difluorophenoxymethyl Moiety' published in Liquid Crystals. The data is provided as raw data files, and focuses on structural analysis and material property analysis, of the compounds detailed in the associated article. The data includes, but is not limited to: thermal analysis of phase transitions, optical properties, and NMR spectra. Cite as: Stuart R. Berrow, Richard J. Mandle, Helen F. Gleeson (2026): Dataset associated with 'Synthesis and Properties of Liquid Crystalline Terphenyls containing a Difluorophenoxymethyl Moiety'. University of Leeds. [Dataset] https://doi.org/10.5518/1839 Related publication: Stuart R. Berrow, Richard J. Mandle and Helen F. Gleeson, Synthesis and Properties of Liquid Crystalline Terphenyls containing a Difluorophenoxymethyl Moiety, Liquid Crystals, 2026 (Accepted), DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2026.2700250 Contact: S.R.Berrow@leeds.ac.uk 2. TERMS OF USE --------------- Copyright 2026, University of Leeds. Unless otherwise stated, this dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 3. PROJECT AND FUNDING INFORMATION ---------------------------------- Title: Stretching the boundaries; new soft matter systems Dates: 15th August 2022 – 14th August 2027 Funding organisation: Engineering and physical sciences research council Grant no.: EP/V054724/1 RJM Acknowledges: Title: A New Order of Liquids: Polar and ferroelectric orientationally modulated soft materials Dates: March 2022 - March 2026 Funding organisation: UK Research and Innovation, Future Leaders Fellowships Grant no.: MR/W006391/1 We also acknowledge funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Grant number EP/X0348011 for the purchase of the SAX/WAXS system. 4. CONTENTS ----------- File listing - Data.zip - a zip folder which include several subfolders which contain all of the relevant data files. In the case of NMR data, these are the raw data files, which can be opened in any spectral visualisation software (MestreNova, Topspin etc.). In all other cases, data is provided as CSV files. - README_BerrowEtAl_2026 - The readme file containing all relevant information pertaining to the use of this dataset. 5. METHODS ---------- Details of all of the methods used to collect this data can be found in the associated publication, 'Synthesis and Properties of Liquid Crystalline Terphenyls containing a Difluorophenoxymethyl Moiety', published in Liquid Crystals.