Δ-[Ru(acac)2L] (L = a mesogenic derivative of bpy) as a novel chiral dopant for nematic liquid crystals with large helical twisting power

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1718-1719

  Hoshino, Naomi ^a   Matsuoka, Yuki ^a,b   Okamoto, Kentaro ^a,c   Yamagishi, Akihiko ^a,b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Toyota Ctrl R/D Labs Incorporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; RUTHENIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMER; LIQUID CRYSTAL; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0037442343     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0293960     Document Type: Article

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