Self-assembly of bent-core liquid crystals: formation of a modulated smectic phase with p2gg lattice to escape anticlinic tilt

Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 Jul 28:(28):4236-8. doi: 10.1039/b907536d. Epub 2009 Jun 9.

Abstract

A new silyl terminated bent-core mesogen was synthesized which shows a randomly tilted SmCR phase and a columnar phase with p2gg lattice as new modes of self-assembly in this class of compounds.