Molecular crystals and liquid crystals · 1986 · 69 citations · 1 references
Natural SciencesChemistryPhysicsCrystal StructurePhysical ChemistrySolid-state ChemistryCrystal ChemistryCrystal SymmetryCrystal SystemsCrystalline MaterialsLiquid CrystalsOptical Properties Of SolidsPhysical PropertiesPolarizationSmectic Liquid CrystalsSmectic PhasesSpontaneous Polarization
Abstract The liquid crystalline compounds having an optically active 1-methyl-alkoxy-phenyl group were synthesized. They show some abnormality, i.e., firstly rather high value of spontaneous polarization for the structural feature lacking a strongly polar group, in the vicinity of the chiral center, and secondly the sense of twist in the S*c phase that is opposite to what was originally expected. We report the characteristics of these compounds.
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