NUMERICAL PREDICTION OF TWISTING POWER FOR CHIRAL DOPANTS

Authors
FELTRE L FERRARINI A PACCHIELE F NORDIO PL
Citation
L. Feltre et al., NUMERICAL PREDICTION OF TWISTING POWER FOR CHIRAL DOPANTS, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals, 290, 1996, pp. 109-118
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Crystallography
Journal title
Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals → ACNP
ISSN journal
1058725X
Volume
290
Year of publication
1996
Pages
109 - 118
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-725X(1996)290:<109:NPOTPF>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
We have implemented a theoretical model for the numerical evaluation o f the helical twisting power of chiral dopants in liquid crystal phase s, on the basis of their shape and of solvent macroscopic properties. After summarizing the fundamentals of the method, the numerical proced ure is briefly illustrated and the application to the case of biphenyl derivatives is presented.