Induction of cholesteric mesophases by simple cyclic derivatives of p,p'-disubstituted 1,2-diphenylethane-1,2-diols: Importance of shape and polarizability effects

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo990038y

A systematic study of the cholesteric induction in nematic solvents (MBBA and E7) by some cyclic derivatives of unsubstituted and p,p'- disubstituted-1,2-diphenylethane-1,2-diols shows that the values of the twisting power are significantly dependent on t