Synthesis and characterization of fluorescent acenequinones as dyes for guest-host liquid crystal displays.
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]
Chen
Zhihua
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Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Swager
Timothy M
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