Self-assembly and self-organisation represent powerful tools for the programmed
generation of supramolecular materials with well-defined structures. 1 They involve the …

We have prepared a novel series of banana-shaped molecules with a central bent core
based on a 2, 7-dihydroxynaphthalene group, the side wings containing a Schiff's based …

Bent-Shaped Liquid Crystals: Structures and Physical Properties provides insight into the
latest developments in the research on liquid crystals formed by bent-shaped mesogens …

Abstract Poly (butylene 2, 6-naphthalate)(PBN) is a crystallizable linear polyester containing
a rigid naphthalene unit and flexible methylene spacer in the chemical repeat unit …

The helical structure of the B 4 phase in the banana-shaped molecules, the 1, 3-benzene bis
[4-(4-n-alkoxyphenyliminomethyl) benzoate](PnO-PIMB) series, has been studied by means …

Bent-shaped molecules based on the oxadiazole central core with various side wings and
terminal chain groups have been synthesized, and their liquid-crystalline behavior was …

A dimeric molecule, di-5 (3FM-C4T), with fluoro-substituted mesogenic cores composed of
three-aromatic rings and linked by a pentamethylene spacer is prepared. Di-5 (3FM-C4T) …

We report a new synthetic concept for converting isotropic ionic molecules into thermotropic
ionic liquid crystals by forming [2] rotaxane structures. Our results demonstrate the synthesis …

In recent years, π-conjugated liquid crystalline molecules with optoelectronic functionalities
have garnered considerable attention, and integrating these molecules into side-chain liquid …

Banana-shaped molecules having two side wings attached to a bent core may exhibit liquid
crystallinity. The most studied material is 8-OPIMB that comprises 1, 3-dihydroxybenzene as …