Hydrogen-bonded bent-core blue phase liquid crystal complexes containing various molar ratios of proton acceptors and donors

Abstract

The molar ratio, alkyl chain length, lateral fluoro-substitution and the chiral center of H-bonded bent-core supramolecules would affect the BP ranges of BPLC complexes. H-bonded bent-core complex <bold>PIIIC9/AIIF*</bold> (3/7 mol mol⁻¹) displayed the widest BPI range of Δ<italic>T</italic>_BPI = 12 °C.