4,6-Diaryl-5,5-difluoro-1,3-dioxanes as chiral dopants for liquid crystal compositions

Abstract

Two racemic anti-4,6-diphenyl-5,5-difluoro-1,3-dioxanes were prepared and the corresponding enantiomers were evaluated as potential new chiral dopants for liquid-crystal compositions.

Keywords

• chiral dopant
• chirality
• cholesteric phase
• diols
• fluorine
• helical twisting power
• liquid crystal