Novel ferroelectric liquid crystals and dopants for induced ferroelectric phases containing 3,4-epoxy-2-octanols as chiral unit

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Abstract
The synthesis of a new class of chiral smectic liquid crystals is described, along with transition temperatures, phase behaviour, spontaneous polarizations and related data. The general structure is shown in A. possessing a chiral unit derived from 3,4-epoxy-2-octanol. Two of these new compounds show seemingly antiferroelectric behaviour. The influence of the mesogenic core structure on mesophase behaviour and ferroelectric properties was investigated. The non-liquid crystalline representatives were examined as dopants for induced ferroelectric phases in an achiral matrix.