Chiral liquid crystals from carbohydrates.

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by Wai Ming Ho. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 71-74). / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.i / CONTENTS --- p.ii / ABSTRACT --- p.iv / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter I-1. --- Liquid Crystal Mesophases --- p.1 / Chapter I-1-1. --- Mesophases --- p.1 / Chapter I-1 -2. --- Classification of liquid crystals according to molecular order --- p.1 / Chapter I-2. --- Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals --- p.6 / Chapter I-3. --- "The Relationship Among Spontaneous Polarization, Tilted Angle and Response Time" --- p.7 / Chapter I-4. --- Applications of Liquid Crystals --- p.8 / Chapter I-5. --- An Ideal Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal --- p.9 / Chapter I-6. --- Recent Development in Chiral Liquid Crystals --- p.10 / Chapter I-7. --- Aim of The Present Research: Chiral Liquid Crystals from Carbohydrates --- p.15 / Chapter II. --- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION --- p.17 / Chapter II-1. --- "Synthesis of 4',4""-Heptoxybiphenyl (methyl 2-O-n- butyl-3,4-dideoxy-a-D-glucopyranosid) uronate (12) and 4',4""-Cyanobiphenyl (methyl 2-O-n-butyl -3,4-dideoxy-a-D-glucopyranosid) uronate (13)" --- p.17 / Chapter II-2. --- "Synthesis of 4',4''-Heptoxybiphenyl (methyl 2-O-n- butyl-3,4-di-O-methyl-a-D-glucopyranosid) uronate (14) and 4' ,4""-Cyanobiphenyl (methyl 2-O-n-butyl -3,4-di-O-methyl-α-D-glucopyranosid) uronate (15)" --- p.33 / Chapter II-3. --- Mesomorphic Phases and Transition Temperatures of Chiral Liquid Crystalline Compounds 12 and 13 --- p.42 / Chapter III. --- CONCLUSION --- p.47 / Chapter IV. --- EXPERIMENTAL SECTION --- p.48 / Chapter V. --- REFERENCES --- p.71 / List of Spectra --- p.75 / Spectra --- p.76

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Carbohydrates--Synthesis

Liquid crystals

Chirality

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Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_320531
Date	January 1995
Contributors	Ho, Wai Ming., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Chemistry.
Publisher	Chinese University of Hong Kong
Source Sets	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Text, bibliography
Format	print, iv, 93 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
Rights	Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)