A helical liquid-crystal phase generated by a chiral ester with a bent-core molecular architecture

被引：17
作者：
Fergusson, Kenneth M. [1 ]
Hird, Michael [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Hull, Dept Chem, Kingston Upon Hull HU6 7RX, N Humberside, England
来源：
ADVANCED MATERIALS | 2007年 / 19卷 / 02期
基金：
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
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D O I：
10.1002/adma.200601002
中图分类号：
O6 [化学];
学科分类号：
0703 ;
摘要：
A chiral, nonracemic ester with a bent-core molecular architecture (see figure) has been synthesized and evaluated for mesomorphic behavior and physical properties. The compound has a low melting point, a chiral smectic C phase with a wide temperature range, and it shows an unusually high tilt angle at a very low value of spontaneous polarization. However, the most significant aspect of the compound is the helical structure of the smectic A phase.
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