Kenneth J. Toyne

The synthesis and transition temperatures of some 4,4″-dialkyl- and 4,4″-alkoxyalkyl-1,1′ :4′,1″-terphenyls with 2,3- or 2′,3′-difluoro substituents and of their biphenyl analogues

G. W. Gray, Michael Hird, D. Lacey et al. · Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2 · 1989 · 240 citations

Materials Science, Arylboronic Acids, Cross-coupling Reaction +11

Palladium-catalysed cross-coupling reactions in the synthesis of some high polarizability materials

Michael Hird, Kenneth J. Toyne, G. W. Gray · Liquid Crystals · 1993 · 199 citations

Materials Science, Palladium-catalysed Cross-coupling Reactions, Cross-coupling Reaction +12

Molecular complexity and the control of self-organising processes

John W. Goodby, Isabel M. Sáez, Stephen J. Cowling et al. · Liquid Crystals · 2009 · 140 citations · Full text

Molecular Self-assembly, Aromatic Core Structure, Molecular Complexity +16

Cross-Coupling Reactions in the Synthesis of Liquid Crystals

Michael Hird, G. W. Gray, Kenneth J. Toyne · Molecular crystals and liquid crystals · 1991 · 138 citations

Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Complex Liquid Crystals +10

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