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MATERIALS
Volume 4, Issue 1, Pages 183-205Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma4010183
Keywords
liquid crystals; supramolecular chemistry; cross-linking; template reactions; host-guest chemistry; chiral recognition
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- MEXT, Japan
- Circle for the Promotion of Science and Engineering
- Association for the Progress of New Chemistry
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In liquid crystals (LCs), molecules are confined in peculiar environments, where ordered alignment and certain mobility are realized at the same time. Considering these characteristics, the idea of controlling molecular events within LC media seems reasonable. As a suitable system for investigating this challenge, we have recently developed a new class of ionic LCs; the salts of amphiphilic carboxylic acids with 2-amino alcohols, or those of carboxylic acids with amphiphilic 2-amino alcohols, have a strong tendency to exhibit thermotropic LC phases. Because of the noncovalent nature of the interaction between molecules, one of the two components can easily be exchanged with, or transformed into, another molecule, without distorting the original LC architecture. In addition, both components are common organic molecules, and a variety of compounds are easily available. Taking advantage of these characteristics, we have succeeded in applying two-component LCs as chiral media for molecular recognition and reactions. This review presents an overview of our recent studies, together with notable reports related to this field.
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