Two ferroelectric liquid crystals containing the naphthalene moiety were synthesized from 2(S)-[2(R)-methylhexyloxy]propionic acid and its (S, S)-diastereomer. Their mesogenic properties are compared with those of the analogous mesogens containing the biphenyl ring.
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