Reversible control of the pitch of cholesteric liquid crystals by photochromism of chiral fulgide derivatives

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 191-196

  Sagisaka, Toshiya ^a   Yokoyama, Yasushi ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMER; IRRADIATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; OPTICAL ROTATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0033979201     PISSN: 00092673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.73.191     Document Type: Article

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