Design, synthesis and properties of new ferroelectric liquid crystalline compounds having a chiral center directly connected to the core aromatic ring

Abstract
Synthesis and opto-electrical properties of new chiral dopants α-aryl-γ-alkyl-γ-lactones, 3-aryl-5-alkyl-oxazolidin-2-ones and 2-alkyl-1-aryl-1-cyanocyclopropanes for ferroelectric liquid crystals are discussed.