A chiral luminescent liquid crystal with a tolane unit

ABSTRACTWe have synthesised a chiral liquid crystal with a tolane unit that exhibits intense fluorescence in both solution and the solid states. The liquid crystal can form the enantiotropic twist-grain boundary A (TGBA*) and Blue II phases, and the helical pitch of the TGBA* phase decreases with an increasing temperature.KEYWORDS: Luminescent liquid crystalblue phasehelical pitchcircular dichroism Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Supplemental MaterialSupplemental data for this article can be accessed here.Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu High Education Institutions (PAPD); Jiangsu Planned Projects for Postdoctoral Research Funds [1501023B]; the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Nos. 21104053, 21074086 and 21404077].