100 Years Liquid Crystal Chemistry
- 1 December 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Incorporating Nonlinear Optics
- Vol. 165 (1) , 45-84
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00268948808082196
Abstract
This review article presents a short description of the historical development of the chemistry of thermotropic liquid crystals and the modern molecular-statistical interpretation of the liquid crystalline state. A short survey on the present state of the liquid crystal chemistry, divided in conventional (rod-like) and non-conventional (deviating more or less from the rod-like shape) molecular species is given. Liquid crystalline compounds for applications and their mixtures are treated from the chemical standpoint emphasizing the connections between molecular structure and properties.Keywords
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