Doped nematic phases: a tool for amplifying and detecting chirality

Authors
Proni, G Spada, GP
Citation
G. Proni et Gp. Spada, Doped nematic phases: a tool for amplifying and detecting chirality, ENANTIOMER, 6(2-3), 2001, pp. 171
Citations number
45
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
ENANTIOMER
ISSN journal
10242430 → ACNP
Volume
6
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
1024-2430(2001)6:2-3<171:DNPATF>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Doping nematic liquid crystals with non-racemic chiral compounds induces tw isted nematics (cholesteric phases). This phenomenon allows the detection v ia spectroscopic or non-spectroscopic methods of chiral compounds through t he detection (and eventually quantification) of the macroscopic induced cho lesteric twist.