Liquid crystal oligomers: going beyond dimers
This review focuses on structure-property relationships in liquid crystal oligomers, which
consist of molecules containing two or more mesogenic units linked via flexible spacers …
consist of molecules containing two or more mesogenic units linked via flexible spacers …
Recent advances in heterocycle-based metal-free calamitics
T Ghosh, M Lehmann - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid crystals (LCs) are ordered soft materials formed by self-assembling molecules, which
combine anisotropic properties with the fluidity of a liquid. They can potentially be used as …
combine anisotropic properties with the fluidity of a liquid. They can potentially be used as …
Symmetric and non-symmetric chiral liquid crystal dimers
T Donaldson, H Staesche, ZB Lu, PA Henderson… - Liquid …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The synthesis and characterisation of three sets of non-symmetric liquid crystal dimers
consisting of a cholesteryl-based unit and either 4-methoxybiphenyl, 4-cyanobiphenyl or (S) …
consisting of a cholesteryl-based unit and either 4-methoxybiphenyl, 4-cyanobiphenyl or (S) …
1, 3, 4-Oxadiazole based liquid crystals
J Han - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid crystals with 1, 3, 4-oxadiazole units in the aromatic core have attracted considerable
attention due to their rich mesophases, high photoluminescence quantum yields, good …
attention due to their rich mesophases, high photoluminescence quantum yields, good …
Why do non-symmetric dimers intercalate? The synthesis and characterisation of the α-(4-benzylidene-substituted-aniline-4′-oxy)-ω-(2-methylbutyl-4′-(4 ″-phenyl) …
Ten new non-symmetric liquid crystal dimers belonging to the family of compounds α-(4-
benzylidene-substituted-aniline-4′-oxy)-ω-(2-methylbutyl-4′-(4 ″-phenyl) benzoateoxy) …
benzylidene-substituted-aniline-4′-oxy)-ω-(2-methylbutyl-4′-(4 ″-phenyl) benzoateoxy) …
Non-symmetric chiral liquid crystal trimers
T Donaldson, PA Henderson, MF Achard… - Liquid Crystals, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Two sets of non-symmetric chiral liquid crystal trimers have been synthesised and
characterised. These consist of molecules containing a cholesteryl-based group, a 4 …
characterised. These consist of molecules containing a cholesteryl-based group, a 4 …
Synthesis and optical/thermal behavior of new azo photoisomerizable discotic liquid crystals
In this study, discotic azo compounds were prepared by a reductive coupling of 5-
nitroisophthalic acid followed by a convergent synthesis, resulting in five new examples of …
nitroisophthalic acid followed by a convergent synthesis, resulting in five new examples of …
Chiral liquid crystal tetramers
T Donaldson, PA Henderson, MF Achard… - Journal of Materials …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The synthesis and characterisation of two new series of liquid crystal tetramers in which four
mesogenic groups are linked via three alkyl spacers is reported. In each series the length of …
mesogenic groups are linked via three alkyl spacers is reported. In each series the length of …
Triphenylene-based room-temperature discotic liquid crystals: a new class of blue-light-emitting materials with long-range columnar self-assembly
A straightforward synthesis of multialkynylbenzene-bridged triphenylene-based dyad
systems (via flexible alkyl spacers) that self-organize into room-temperature columnar …
systems (via flexible alkyl spacers) that self-organize into room-temperature columnar …
Four-ring achiral unsymmetrical bent core molecules forming strongly fluorescent smectic liquid crystals with spontaneous polar and chiral ordered B7 and B1 phases
Achiral molecules based on a novel four-ring core with an ester linkage at the molecular
bend are shown to exhibit smectic liquid crystal phases with spontaneously chiral and polar …
bend are shown to exhibit smectic liquid crystal phases with spontaneously chiral and polar …