Download PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... A novel three-armed discotic liquid crystal based on 1,3,5-triethynylbenzene as a core and 2,5-diphenyloxadiazole as rigid arms has been synthesized, which is the first star-shaped molecule exhibiting a discotic nematic phase. ... A novel three-armed discotic liquid crystal based on 1,3,5- ...