Liquid crystals (LCs) are ordered soft materials formed by self-assembling molecules, which
combine anisotropic properties with the fluidity of a liquid. They can potentially be used as …

Liquid crystals carrying heterocyclic moieties are soft functional materials with immense
technological impetus due to their unique optical properties. The central core units, linking …

Coumarin Schiff base derivatives CS-(6-18) with alkyloxy chain on coumarin part and SCS-
(6-18) with alkyloxy chain on both end of the molecule were designed, synthesized and …

Oxadiazoles experienced an almost 80-year long period of scientific lethargy before they
tickled the curiosity of chemists. The study of chemical and photochemical reactivity of 1, 2, 4 …

A new family of star shaped 1, 2, 4-oxadiazole derivatives with the variation in the number of
flexible peripheral tails have been synthesized and characterized. It is interesting to note that …

To fabricate luminescent liquid crystalline polymers (LLCs), two monomers 2, 5-bis [(4′, 4
″-dibutyloxy) tetraphenylphthalate] styrene (M1) and 2, 5-bis [(4′, 4 ″-dibutyloxy) …

A new fluorophore containing a 2, 1, 3-benzothiadiazole unit containing alkylated tetrazoles
terminal groups as electron donors connected through a π-conjugated system of type D-π-A …

A symmetrical linear D-π-A-π-D hexacatenar compound with 2, 1, 3-benzothiadiazole as the
acceptor core connected at its 4, 7 position with phenylthienylethynyl spacers has been …

Bis ester derivatives of coumarin containing chalcone linkage with various terminal alkoxy
groups were designed, synthesized and characterized. Compounds 11a-m were studied for …

Abstract Lipophilic 2, 1, 3-benzothiadiazoles were obtained in a short synthesis with
excellent yields by a Sonogashira coupling reaction followed by a 1, 3-dipolar cycloaddition …