Chiral liquid crystalline 3,6‐disubstituted cyclohex‐2‐enones, their derivatives and FLC compositions based upon them

Abstract

The synthesis and chemical transformations of 3,6‐disubstituted cyclohex‐2‐enones into new chiral liquid crystalline laterally substituted derivatives of biphenyl, terphenyl or quaterphenyl are presented. The mesomorphic properties of the compounds prepared and physical and electro‐optical parameters of FLC compositions based upon them are discussed with an emphasis on structure–property relationships.

Acknowledgements

This research work was supported by the Internationales Büro (BMBF/DLR: Project no: BLR02/004).