Chemical Communications, volume 54, issue 27, pages 3383-3386
Spontaneous chirality through mixing achiral components: a twist-bend nematic phase driven by hydrogen-bonding between unlike components
Rebecca Walker
1
,
D. Pociecha
2
,
J P Abberley
1
,
Cristina Moliner
3
,
Daniel A. Paterson
1
,
Forsyth e
1
,
G.B. Lawrence
1
,
P. A. Henderson
1
,
John W. V. Storey
1
,
Ewa Górecka
2
,
Corrie T Imrie
1
Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2018-03-09
Journal:
Chemical Communications
scimago Q1
SJR: 1.133
CiteScore: 8.6
Impact factor: 4.3
ISSN: 13597345, 1364548X
PubMed ID:
29552681
Materials Chemistry
Metals and Alloys
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
General Chemistry
Ceramics and Composites
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Catalysis
Abstract
The spontaneous formation of a chiral structure in a mixture consisting of achiral components is attributed to the formation of a hydrogen-bonded complex between the unlike components.
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