Chiral nematic organo-siloxane oligopodes based on an axially chiral binaphthalene core

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Jul 11;48(54):6851-3. doi: 10.1039/c2cc33050d. Epub 2012 Jun 1.

Abstract

The synthesis of a novel class of organosiloxane oligopodes, based on an axially chiral binaphthalene core is described and their mesogenic properties are fully characterised.