Effective cholesteric liquid crystal inducers based on axially chiral alleno-acetylenes

Axially chiral alleno-acetylenes, modified with lateral aryl groups via short and convenient synthetic pathways, are presented as efficient chiral dopants for producing cholesteric liquid crystals.

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