Synthesis of New Chiral Dopants Derived from 2-Phenylpropanoic Acid Derivatives for Nematic Liquid Crystals
- 1 November 2001
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
- Vol. 74 (11) , 2219-2222
- https://doi.org/10.1246/bcsj.74.2219
Abstract
New chiral dopants for nematic liquid crystals were synthesized using optically active 2-phenylpropanoic acid derivatives. The magnitude of the helical twisting power (HTP) was largely influenced by the terminal group of the asymmetric frame and the core structures. (S)-1-[4-(trans-4-Butylcyclohexyl)phenyl]-2-phenylpropane-1-one showed a large HTP value (20.4 µm−1). The relationship between the HTP and the molecular structures of the chiral dopants is discussed.Keywords
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