Abstract
Attaching branched alkyl chains directly to the phenyl ring of substituent R in hexaalkynylbenzene (see picture) proved to be the key in the synthesis of the first room-temperature discotic nematic liquid crystals. A liquid crystal device having discotic nematic liquid crystals shows advantages over conventional devices with calamitic nematic liquid crystals in that it has a wide and symmetrical viewing angle and no reversal of the contrast ratio in any direction.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3140-3142 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 17 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Sep 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Hexaalkynylbenzenes
- Liquid crystals
- Palladium
- Phase transitions