Banana-shaped mesogens: observation of a direct transition from the antiferroelectric B2 to nematic phaseElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Fig. 1 in colour. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b1/b106458b/
Abstract
The synthesis and characterisation of the first banana-shaped mesogens which exhibit a direct transition from the antiferroelectric B2 phase to the nematic phase are reported.