Chiral nanotechnology

J Zhang, MT Albelda, Y Liu… - … Biological, and Chemical …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
A review of chiral, nanoscale science and technology is presented, with the subject divided
into two topics. The first discusses nanotechnology in the service of asymmetric synthesis …

Synthesis and characterization of novel monomers and polymers containing chiral (−)-menthyl groups

JH Liu, PC Yang - Polymer, 2006 - Elsevier
To investigate the steric effects of chiral menthyl groups on the induction of cholesteric liquid
crystals and the sensitivity of the photoisomerizable azobenzene derivatives, a series of …

Synthesis of azobenzene‐containing polymers via RAFT polymerization and investigation on intense fluorescence from aggregates of azobenzene‐containing …

J Xu, W Zhang, N Zhou, J Zhu, Z Cheng… - Journal of Polymer …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The well‐defined azobenzene‐containing homopolymers, poly {6‐(4‐phenylazophenoxy)
hexyl methacrylate (AHMA)}(PAHMA), were synthesized via reversible addition …

One-pot synthesis of optically active polymer via concurrent cooperation of enzymatic resolution and living radical polymerization

C Fu, C Zhu, S Wang, H Liu, Y Zhang, H Guo… - Polymer …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
One-pot synthesis of optically active polymer via concurrent cooperation of enzymatic
resolution and living radical polymerization - Polymer Chemistry (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C2PY20875J …

Synthesis of photoisomeric azobenzene monomers and model compound effect on electric–optical properties in PDLC films

JH Liu, FT Wu - Journal of applied polymer science, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
A series of azobenzene monomers and related model compounds with various side‐chain
lengths were synthesized. The electrooptical properties of a polymer‐dispersed liquid crystal …

Optical behaviour of cholesteric liquid crystal cells with novel photoisomerizable chiral dopants

JH Liu, PC Yang, YK Wang, CC Wang - Liquid crystals, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
In order to investigate the effect of photoisomerization of E–Z structures on the optical
behaviour of cholesteric liquid crystal (ChLC) cells, a series of novel azo derivatives was …

Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of photoresponsive azobenzene-containing chromophores with various terminal groups

PC Yang, CY Li, H Wu, JC Chiang - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of …, 2012 - Elsevier
A series of azobenzene-containing chromophores end-capped with cholesteryl group were
synthesized using esterification reactions to investigate the effect of terminal groups and …

Optical behaviour of photoimageable cholesteric liquid crystal cells with various novel chiral compounds

JH Liu, PC Yang - Liquid crystals, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
In theory, both polarity and steric hindrance are basic factors which affect molecular
interactions. To investigate the optical properties and steric structures of chiral compounds …

Interplay of ionic, hydrogen-bonding, and polar interactions in liquid crystalline complexes of a pyridylpyridinium polyamphiphile with (azo) phenol-functionalized …

X Sallenave, CG Bazuin - Macromolecules, 2007 - ACS Publications
Most supramolecular side-chain polymers investigated to date are based on a single type of
noncovalent link and involve systems that do not test its selectivity in the presence of other …

[PDF][PDF] Chiral nanoscience and nanotechnology

DS Bag, TC Shami, KUB Rao - Defence Science Journal, 2008 - core.ac.uk
The paper reviews nanoscale science and technology of chiral molecules/macromolecules-
under two subtopics-chiral nanotechnology and nano-chiral technology. Chiral …