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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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Spontaneous chirality through mixing achiral components : A twist-bend nematic phase driven by hydrogen-bonding between unlike components. / Walker, R.; Pociecha, D.; Abberley, J. P.; Martinez-Felipe, A.; Paterson, D. A.; Forsyth, E.; Lawrence, G.; Henderson, P. A.; Storey, J. M. D.; Gorecka, E.; Imrie, C. T.
In: Chemical Communications, Vol. 54, No. 27, 07.04.2018, p. 3383-3386.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Spontaneous chirality through mixing achiral components
T2 - A twist-bend nematic phase driven by hydrogen-bonding between unlike components
AU - Walker, R.
AU - Pociecha, D.
AU - Abberley, J. P.
AU - Martinez-Felipe, A.
AU - Paterson, D. A.
AU - Forsyth, E.
AU - Lawrence, G.
AU - Henderson, P. A.
AU - Storey, J. M. D.
AU - Gorecka, E.
AU - Imrie, C. T.
N1 - Acknowledgments: The work was supported by the National Science Centre (Poland) under the grant no. 2016/22/A/ST5/00319. RW gratefully acknowledges the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland for funding the award of a PhD scholarship.
PY - 2018/4/7
Y1 - 2018/4/7
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
U2 - 10.1039/C8CC00525G
DO - 10.1039/C8CC00525G
M3 - Article
VL - 54
SP - 3383
EP - 3386
JO - Chemical Communications
JF - Chemical Communications
SN - 1359-7345
IS - 27
ER -