Generation of a chiral mesophase by achiral molecules: absolute chiral induction in the smectic C phase of 4-octyloxyphenyl 4-octyloxybenzoate.
Achiral rodlike molecules possessing an ester group generated a chiral smectic liquid crystal phase.
Kajitani
Takashi
T
Quality Materials Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, and Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.
Masu
Hyuma
H
Kohmoto
Shigeo
S
Yamamoto
Makoto
M
Yamaguchi
Kentaro
K
Kishikawa
Keiki
K