Structure-property relationships in azobenzene-based twist-bend nematogens

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A new polymer electrolyte based on a discotic liquid crystal triblock copolymer

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A convenient one-pot synthesis, and characterisation of the ω-bromo-1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4’-yl) alkanes (CBnBr)

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Can even-membered liquid crystal dimers exhibit the twist-bend nematic phase? The preparation and properties of disulphide and thioether linked dimers

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Tailoring amide N-substitution to direct liquid crystallinity in benzanilide-based dimers

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Chalcogen bonding and liquid crystallinity: understanding the anomalous behaviour of the 4'-(alkylthio)[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-carbonitriles (nSCB).

The synthesis and characterisation of the first eleven members of the 4'-(alkylthio)[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-carbonitriles series is reported. All eleven members show monotropic liquid crystal behaviour. The first six members are exclusively nematogenic, the seventh member shows nematic and smectic A phases, and the higher homologues only smectic A behaviour. A comparison of their transitional behaviour with that of the corresponding alkyl and alkyloxy-cyanobiphenyls reveals a new pattern of behaviour. Specifically, the nematic-isotropic transition temperatures show a large decrease on passing from the methylthio to ethylthio homologues. This unexpected behaviour is interpreted in terms of chalcogen bonding

Non-symmetric liquid crystal dimer containing a carbohydrate-based moiety

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Remarkable smectic phase behaviour in odd-membered liquid crystal dimers : The CT6O.mseries

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Liquid Crystal Dimers and Smectic Phases from the Intercalated to the Twist-Bend

Funding: This research received no external funding. Acknowledgments: The authors gratefully acknowledge Professor Nataša Vaupoticˇ for her central role in the interpretation of the resonant soft X-ray scattering (RSoXS) data and the preparation of the original figures. The authors also wish to thank Ewan Cruickshank for many helpful discussions.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Understanding the remarkable difference in liquid crystal behaviour between secondary and tertiary amides : the synthesis and characterisation of new benzanilide-based liquid crystal dimers

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