Author(s)

M. Nicoletti, M. Bremer, P. Kirsch, D. O'Hagan

ISBN

1359-7345

Publication year

2007

Periodical

Chemical Communications

Periodical Number

47

Volume

Pages

5075-5077

Author Address

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The synthesis of the stereospecifically fluorinated difluoro- and trifluoro-rac-3 and rac-4 is described where the fluorine atoms are positioned adjacent/vicinal to each other and the physical characteristics of these candidate liquid crystals including negative dielectric anisotropy are measured and rationalised.