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(-)-Isocamphoric acid building block for chiral liquid crystals

The synthesis and liquid-crystal properties of the novel chiral (-)-isocamphoric acid ester 8 are reported. Although the new material is not itself mesogenic, it induces chirality in the nematic and smectic-C phase of an achiral host. A proposed mechanism for the chiral induction according to the 'intercalated chirality' model opens the possibility for fine-tuning the chiroptical properties of the induced chiral mesophases.

Helical structures ; Biphenyl core ; Ethers ; Alcohols ; Family ; Mild

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