Issue 26, 2005
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Chemical Communications

Enantioselective segregation in achiral nematic liquid crystals†

Verena Görtza  and  John W. Goodbya  

a Liquid Crystal Group, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, UK
E-mail: vg501@york.ac.uk, jwg500@york.ac.uk
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Abstract

The elusive biaxial nematic liquid crystal phase was recently discovered in a family of substituted oxadiazoles. Our investigations of these materials show that the achiral biaxial nematic phase can segregate into chiral domains of opposite handedness, thereby demonstrating that the liquid-like nematic phase exhibits the properties of a conglomerate.

Graphical abstract: Enantioselective segregation in achiral nematic liquid crystals

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B503846D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 Mar 2005
Accepted
18 Apr 2005
First published
13 May 2005

Chem. Commun., 2005, 3262-3264

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V. Görtz and J. W. Goodby, Chem. Commun., 2005, 3262 DOI: 10.1039/B503846D

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