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Liquid Crystals

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Applied Cross-Coupling Reactions

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Liquid crystalline molecules are extensively used for technological applications such as liquid crystal displays, and there is a great deal of research underway in various fields exploring other uses. The carbon–carbon bond-forming cross-coupling reactions can provide innovative synthetic methods for new liquid crystalline molecules with novel physical properties. Moreover, the organic molecules synthesized with the cross-coupling reactions may be used in new areas such as organic electroluminescence (EL) and thin film transistors (TFT).

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Chang, NH., Kinoshita, M., Nishihara, Y. (2013). Liquid Crystals. In: Nishihara, Y. (eds) Applied Cross-Coupling Reactions. Lecture Notes in Chemistry, vol 80. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32368-3_5

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