Chiral order formation in lyomesomorphic compositions of non-chiral chemical compounds

Nadezhda Usol'tseva; Klaus Praefcke; D. Blunk

doi:10.1117/12.301310

1 January 1998 Chiral order formation in lyomesomorphic compositions of non-chiral chemical compounds

Nadezhda Usol'tseva, Klaus Praefcke, D. Blunk

Proceedings Volume 3319, Liquid Crystals: Chemistry and Structure; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.301310
Event: Liquid Crystals, 1997, Zakopane, Poland

Abstract

On the basis of Monte Carlo simulations and elastic theory it has recently been shown that chiral symmetry breaking can occur for non-chiral molecules. Up to now, such phenomena have experimentally been observed only in thick nematic films on liquid surfaces or in Langmuir monolayers. Here, we report the first case of chiral defects in lyotropic system of the benzenehexamine derivatives 1c or 1d in linear alkanes.

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Nadezhda Usol'tseva, Klaus Praefcke, and D. Blunk "Chiral order formation in lyomesomorphic compositions of non-chiral chemical compounds", Proc. SPIE 3319, Liquid Crystals: Chemistry and Structure, (1 January 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.301310

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