In this review we consider the relationships between molecular structure and the tendency of
liquid crystal dimers to exhibit smectic phases, and show how our application of these led to …

The synthesis and characterisation of two series of cyanobiphenyl-based liquid crystal
dimers containing sulfur links between the spacer and mesogenic units, the 4ʹ-[1, ω …

In the recent two decades liquid crystal science has contributed significantly to the
understanding of mirror symmetry breaking and spontaneous emergence of chirality in …

The syntheses and characterisation of the first ten homologues of the 1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-
4′-yl)-6-(4-alkylanilinebenzylidene-4′-oxy) hexanes (CB6O. m) are reported. All ten …

The syntheses and characterisation of the first 10 homologues of the 1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-
4′-yl)-6-(4-alkyloxyanilinebenzylidene-4′-oxy) hexanes (CB6O. O m) are reported. All 10 …

Bent-core liquid crystals (BLCs) are a class of thermotropic LCs that exhibit chiral and polar
superstructures in achiral molecules. Progress in design and synthesis of novel bent-core …

The synthesis and characterisation of two new sets of non-symmetric liquid crystal dimers is
reported, the 1-(4-substitutedazobenzene-4′-yloxy)-6-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yl) hexanes …

A selection of pyrene‐based liquid crystal dimers have been prepared, containing either
methylene‐ether or diether linked spacers of varying length and parity. All the diether linked …

Systematic synthesis of thioether-linked dimers and trimers was carried out to reveal
molecular designs for inducing mesophases and twist-bend nematic (N TB) phases. A five …

The synthesis and characterisation of the 1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yl)-10-(4-
alkylanilinebenzylidene-4′-oxy) decanes (CB10O· m) are reported. This series shows a …