D. G. McDonnell

The synthesis and high optical birefringence of nematogens incorporating 2,6-disubstituted naphthalenes and terminal cyano-substituent

Michael Hird, K. J. Toyne, G. W. Gray et al. · Liquid Crystals · 1993 · 205 citations

Materials Science, Arylboronic Acids, Organic Material Chemistry +13

The Relationship Between Helical Twist Sense, Absolute Configuration and Molecular Structure for Non-Sterol Cholesteric Liquid Crystals

G. W. Gray, D. G. McDonnell · Molecular crystals and liquid crystals · 1976 · 164 citations

Crystal Structure, Helical Rotary Senses, Absolute Configuration +12

Synthesis and Liquid Crystal Properties of Chiral Alkyl-Cyano-Biphenyls (and -<i>p</i>-Terphenyls) and of Some Related Chiral Compounds Derived from Biphenyl

G. W. Gray, D. G. McDonnell · Molecular crystals and liquid crystals · 1976 · 150 citations

Materials Science, Organic Material Chemistry, Optical Materials +14

Synthesis, optical anisotropies, polarisabilities and order parameters of 4-cyanophenyl and 4-isothiocyanatophenyl 4′-butylsulfanylbenzoates with oxygen and sulfur substitution in the ester linkage

Alexander J. Seed, Kenneth J. Toyne, John W. Goodby et al. · Journal of Materials Chemistry · 1995 · 104 citations

Organic Material Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Optical Materials +12

Dipole Moments and the Smectic C Phase

John W. Goodby, G. W. Gray, D. G. McDonnell · Molecular crystals and liquid crystals · 1976 · 68 citations

Engineering, Physics, Phase Equilibrium +7