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Spontaneous Enantiomeric Resolution in a Fluid Smectic Phase of a Racemate.

Takanishi1, Takezoe, Suzuki

  • 1Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552 (Japan).

Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English)
|August 24, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Homochiral domains of a racemic liquid crystal segregated in a fluid smectic phase. This compound showed an electrooptic response, despite lacking a macroscopic dipole, and displayed unique striped domains in homeotropic cells.

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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Chemistry
  • Physics

Background:

  • Racemic mixtures can exhibit complex phase behaviors.
  • Fluorinated liquid crystals are of interest for electrooptic applications.
  • Understanding domain segregation is crucial for material properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the self-assembly and electrooptic properties of a specific racemic liquid crystalline compound.
  • To analyze the formation and characteristics of homochiral domains.
  • To explore the origin of the observed electrooptic response in the absence of a macroscopic dipole.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of the racemic (R*,S*)-beta-Me-TFMHPOBC analogue.
  • Characterization of its fluid smectic phase using microscopy.

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  • Evaluation of electrooptic response in homogeneous and homeotropic cells.

    • Main Results:

    • Segregation of right- and left-handed homochiral domains was observed.
    • The liquid crystalline compound exhibited an electrooptic response in homogeneous cells.
    • Striped domains with opposite tilt senses were found in homeotropic cells, despite no expected macroscopic dipole.

    Conclusions:

    • The study demonstrates spontaneous chiral segregation in a racemic fluid smectic phase.
    • The observed electrooptic effect suggests mechanisms beyond a simple macroscopic dipole.
    • The striped domain structures provide insights into molecular ordering and tilt behavior in liquid crystals.