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Synthesis and properties of new optically active γ-lactones as chiral dopants for ferroelectric liquid crystals

Tetsuo Kusumoto, Akiko Nakayama, Ken‐ichi Sato, Kiyoharu Nishide, Tamejiro Hiyama, Sadao Takehara, Tadao Shoji, Masashi Osawa, Takeshi Kuriyama, Kayoko Nakamura,

Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1991 · 23 citations · 7 references

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Optically active α-aryl-γ-alkyl-γ-lactones were synthesized through the reaction of chiral 1,2-epoxyalkanes with the carbanion derived from 4-methoxyphenylacetonitrile or 4-methoxyphenylacetic acid and shown to be good chiral dopants for ferroelectric liquid crystals.

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