Xikun Hu, Wenlin Liu, et al.
IEEE J-STARS
A series of new ferroelectric liquid crystals characterized by the presence of a thioester core and an alkoxycarbonyl tail derived from a chiral 2-alkanol has been prepared and evaluated. The synthesis of these materials is straightforward and employs p-mercaptobenzoic acid as a critical intermediate. Some of the new liquid crystals are remarkable due to their large polarizations and rapid electro-optic switching near room temperature in the SSFLC configuration. © 1991 Gordon and Breach Science Publishers S.A.
Xikun Hu, Wenlin Liu, et al.
IEEE J-STARS
R.D. Murphy, R.O. Watts
Journal of Low Temperature Physics
Zelek S. Herman, Robert F. Kirchner, et al.
Inorganic Chemistry
Robert W. Keyes
Physical Review B