Synthesis and Characterization of Liquid Crystal Trimers Based on Laterally Attached Terphenyls

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 332, Issue , 1999, Pages 243-250

  Liu, Puwei ^a   He, Chaobin ^a   Booth, Chad J ^a   Griffin, Anselm C ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Characterization; Laterally attached rods; Liquid crystals; Synthesis; Trimers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042227275     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259908023766     Document Type: Article

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