Induction of a ferroelectric SC* liquid crystal phase by an atropisomeric dopant derived from 4,4′-dihydroxy-2,2′-dimethyl-6,6′-dinitrobiphenyl

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 118, Issue 40, 1996, Pages 9557-9561

  Yang, Kexin ^a   Campbell, Bryan ^a   Birch, Glenn ^a   Williams, Vance E ^a   Lemieux, Robert P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; LIQUID CRYSTAL;

EID: 0029963648     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja9617505     Document Type: Article

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