Abstract
A liquid crystal dimer is composed of molecules containing two conventional mesogenic groups linked via a flexible spacer. These materials show quite different behaviour to conventional low molar mass liquid crystals and in particular their transitional behaviour exhibits a dramatic dependence on the length and parity of the flexible spacer. In this review a comprehensive overview of the relationships between molecular structure and liquid crystallinity in dimers is provided. This includes a description of the novel modulated and intercalated smectic phases exhibited by dimers.
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Imrie, C.T. (1999). Liquid Crystal Dimers. In: Mingos, D.M.P. (eds) Liquid Crystals II. Structure and Bonding, vol 95. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-68118-3_4
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