The underlying theme of this Critical Review is the relationship between molecular structure
and liquid crystalline behaviour in a class of materials referred to as liquid crystal oligomers …

A liquid crystal dimer is composed of molecules containing two mesogenic groups linked via
a flexible spacer. Initial interest in these materials stemmed from their ability to act as model …

An overview over the current state of research in the field of biaxial nematic liquid crystalline
materials is given. After a short introduction, providing some general aspects and …

Bent-core mesogens derived from 4-cyanoresorcinol with terminal alkyl chains have been
synthesized and investigated by polarizing microscopy, XRD and electro-optical methods …

Several results on bent-core liquid crystals considered as new supramolecular functional
materials with potential for applications are reviewed. Various topics are discussed where …

Bent-core molecules based on a bent 2, 7-disubstituted naphthalene unit and
heptamethyltrisiloxane units at one or both ends of the aliphatic side chains were …

Liquid crystal (LC) dimers with well‐defined composition and structure arouse broad
attentions for their exhibiting LC properties beyond conventional low molar mass mesogens …

Analogous to rod-shaped and disc-shaped molecules, bent-core molecules also exhibit
nematic phases, in addition to other higher order mesophases. Presently, about 600 bent …

In this account, bent-core molecules involving the polar cyano-group are reviewed with a
focus on the intensely investigated class of 4-cyanoresorcinol bisbenzoates. Cybotaxis and …

Azobenzene functionalised banana–calamitic dimers and a novel type of banana–calamitic–
banana trimers have been synthesised. Their thermotropic behaviour and the structure of …