アキラル液晶三量体が形成する多様な超分子キラル構造

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We prepared a liquid crystal trimer in which two phenylpyrimidine units and one biphenyl unit were connected via flexible odd-numbered methylene spacers, and investigated the physical properties. The compound exhibited a dark chiral conglomerate (DC) phase. We investigated the surface structure in the DC phase using scanning electron microscopy. Rod-like and porous structures were found to coexist in the surface. We discuss the formation mechanism of the chiral architectures.