Enantioselective segregation in achiral nematic liquid crystals.
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.
Görtz
Verena
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Liquid Crystal Group, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, UK YO10 5DD. vg501@york.ac.uk
Goodby
John W
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