Liquid crystals with partially fluorinated side chains: Highly polar materials with very low birefringence

Highly polar liquid crystals with very low birefringence were synthesized by a reaction sequence starting with the radical addition of a secondary alcohol to pentafluoropropene and perfluoropropene, respectively. The mesophases and electrooptical properties of the new materials were interpreted using a detailed computational analysis of the conformational equilibrium.

Highly polar liquid crystals with very low birefringence were synthesized and charaterized. Their mesophases and electrooptical properties were interpreted using a detailed computational analysis of the conformational equilibrium.Figure optionsDownload as PowerPoint slide