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Synthesis and Properties of Optically Active α-Alkyl-γ-aryloxymethyl-γ-lactones as Chiral Dopants for Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals

Kazuhiko Sakaguchi, Yutaka Shiomi, Tohru Kitamura, Yoshikazu Takehira, Mitsuhiro Koden, Tomoaki Kuratate, Ken’ichi Nakagawa

Chemistry Letters · 1991 · 14 citations · 11 references

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Abstract Optically active α-alkyl-γ-aryloxymethyl-γ-lactones were synthesized from chiral epichlorohydrin in short steps and found to be superior chiral dopants for ferroelectric liquid crystals (FLCs).

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