Optically Active Sulfoxides as Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals and Chiral Dopants for Them

Kiyoharu Nishide, Akiko Nakayama, Tetsuo Kusumoto, Tamejiro Hiyama, Sadao Takehara, Tadao Shoji, Masashi Osawa, Takeshi Kuriyama, Kayoko Nakamura, Toru Fujisawa

Chemistry Letters · 1990 · 24 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

Abstract Chiral alkylsulfinylbenzenes having an ester functional group at C-4 were prepared and shown for the first time to be ferroelectric liquid crystals and excellent chiral dopants for them.

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