The effects of alkylthio chains on the properties of symmetric liquid crystal dimers
Ewan Cruickshank, Grant J. Strachan, Magdalena Majewska, Damian Pociecha, Ewa Górecka, John M. D. Storey, Corrie T. Imrie
Abstract
The properties of four series of dimers are discussed to investigate the effect of thioether links on their mesogenic behaviour.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryThioetherMesogenLiquid crystalSeries (stratigraphy)CrystallographyStereochemistryOrganic chemistryLiquid crystallinePolymerCondensed matter physicsPaleontologyPhysicsBiologyLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsMolecular spectroscopy and chirality