title: Synthesis and characterization of fluorescent acenequinones as dyes for guest-host liquid crystal displays.
abstract: Syntheses and spectroscopic properties of alkoxy-substituted para-acenequinones are reported. These compounds showed excellent alignment in nematic liquid crystals as evidenced by polarized UV-vis absorption and fluorescence measurements. [structure: see text]
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Zhihua
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Timothy M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Swager