Beilstein J. Org. Chem.2012,8, 371–378, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.40
differential scanning calorimetry, polarizing optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction (WAXS).
Keywords: cyanoacetates; 4-cyanobiphenyls; liquid crystals; malonates; nematic; Introduction
Nematic liquid crystals display mesophases in which the molecules are oriented along one vector defined by the director
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Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1:
Diketonato metallomesogens and diketones with mesomorphic properties.