2,6-Dibromogallates as a new building block for controlling π-stacking, network formation and mirror symmetry breaking

Achiral multi-chain (polycatenar) compounds based on the 2,7-diphenyl substituted [1]benzothieno[3,2-b]benzothiophene (BTBT) unit and a 2,6-dibromo-3,4,5-trialkoxybenzoate end group lead to materials forming bicontinuous cubic liquid crystalline phases with helical network structures over wide temperature ranges.

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Achiral multi-chain compounds based on BTBT unit and a 2,6-dibromo-3,4,5-trialkoxybenzoate end group form materials with bicontinuous cubic liquid crystalline phases and helical network structures over wide temperature ranges.