The two series I and II of 1,1′ -disubstituted ferrocenes which differ by the direction of the ester function included in the rigid organic part were synthesized and their liquid crystal properties examined. These latter were found to be strongly dependent on the orientation of the connecting ester group and on the alkyl chain length.
Paul Joseph Dyson, Sarah Alexandra Pais Pereira
Klaus Kern, Jan Gui-Hyon Dreiser, Pietro Gambardella, Markus Etzkorn, Claudius Morchutt, Sebastian Stepanow, Patrick Eduard Alexa
Paul Joseph Dyson, Rosario Scopelliti, Kay Severin, Andrew Douglas Phillips, Katrin Anne Thommes, Dominique Schreiber