A Novel Type of Liquid Crystals Based on Axially Fluorinated Cyclohexane Units

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 484-489

  Kirsch, Peer ^a   Tarumi, Kazuaki ^a  

^a MERCK KGAA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyclohexane; Fluorine; Liquid crystals; Mesophases

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032473572     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19980302)37:4<484::AID-ANIE484>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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