Terminal chains as a tool to modulate the properties of bent-core liquid crystals

N Gimeno, J Barberá, JL Serrano, MB Ros…

Index: Pintre, Inmaculada C.; Gimeno, Nelida; Serrano, Jose Luis; Ros, M. Blanca; Alonso, Ibon; Folcia, Cesar L.; Ortega, Josu; Etxebarria, Jesus Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2007 , vol. 17, # 21 p. 2219 - 2227

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Abstract

Two series of bent-shaped liquid crystals derived from 4,4′-diphenylmethane and 3,4′-biphenylene moieties have been prepared and studied. The research, focused on the effect of the terminal chains on the mesogenic properties of bent-core compounds, demonstrates that they can be used as a tool to control their liquid crystal behavior. Together with achiral and chiral alkoxy tails, thioalkoxy chains and unusual terminal structures on bent-core mesogens such as ...