Abstract
The spontaneous formation of a chiral phase via molecular recognition in a system consisting of achiral components is reported. Specifically, the liquid crystalline behaviour of two molecular complexes assembled by hydrogen bonding between a stilbazole-based template and alkoxybenzoic acids has been characterised. The complexes exhibit the heliconical twist-bend nematic phase (NTB) over a broad temperature range despite the hydrogen-bond acceptor not being liquid crystalline and the donor exhbiting the conventional achiral nematic phase.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3383-3386 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Chemical Communications |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 27 |
Early online date | 9 Mar 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 Apr 2018 |