Novel chiral macrocycles containing two electronically interacting arylene chromophores

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 3000-3004

  Köhler, Bernhard ^a   Enkelmann, Volker ^c   Oda, Masao ^a   Pieraccini, Silvia ^b   Spada, Gian Piero ^b   Scherf, Ullrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chirality; Cholesteric induction; Circular dichroism; Liquid crystals; Macrocycles

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

CHIRAL RINGS;

CHROMOPHORES;

DIPHENYLBITHIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; MACROCYCLIC COMPOUND; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; POLYFLUORENE DERIVATIVE; SPIRO COMPOUND; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; LIQUID CRYSTAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0035898394     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3765(20010716)7:14<3000::AID-CHEM3000>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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