Ferroelectric Liquid Crystalline Compounds Having a Chiral Center Directly Connected to the Core Aromatic Ring. Synthesis of Chiral 4-(1-Propoxyethyl)benzenol and-benzoic Acid, 4-(1-Carboxyethyl)benzenol and the Esters Derived Therefrom

Abstract

Abstract The title compounds were prepared through asymmetric reductions and derivatized into the ester compounds which were shown to be potent chiral dopants for ferroelectric liquid crystal materials.