Synthesis of Ferroelectric Liquid Crystalline Polymers by Ring Opening Polymerization

1996 ◽  
Vol 425 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. S. Hsu ◽  
C. J. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Ring Opening ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Polymers ◽  
Ring Opening Polymerization ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Crystalline Polymers ◽  
Smectic A ◽  
Smectic C

AbstractThe synthesis of two series of side-chain liquid crystalline polyoxetanes and polyoxiranes containing 4-alkanyloxybiphenyl-4′ -yl (2S,3S)-2-chloro-3-methylvalerate side groups is presented. Differential scanning calorimetry, polarizing optical microscopy, and X-ray diffractometry reveal smectic mesomorphism for all obtained polymers. Most of the prepared polyoxetanes present smectic A and chiral smectic C phases. The polyoxetane containing tweleve methylene units in the spacer is the only one showing two enantiotropic smectic A and B phases. All of the obtained polyoxiranes display two enantiotropic smectic A and B phases. Although the polyoxetane and polyoxirane backbones are more flexible than the polymethacrylate backbone, side-chain crystallization do not occur in any of the synthesized polymers.

A New Series of Two-Ring-Based Side Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers: Synthesis and Mesophase Characterization

2013 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Goddeti Siva Mohan Reddy ◽  
Tanneru Narasimhaswamy ◽  
Jarugala Jayaramudu ◽  
Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku ◽  
Konduru Mohana Raju ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Variable Temperature ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Polymers ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Crystalline Polymers ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
Smectic C ◽  
Phenyl Rings ◽  
Alkoxy Groups

A new series of side chain liquid crystalline polymers containing a core, a butamethylenoxy spacer, ester groups, and terminal alkoxy groups were synthesised and their structures were confirmed. The core was constructed with two phenyl rings and an ester linking unit. All the polymers were characterised by hot-stage polarising optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, variable temperature X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, and gel permeation chromato-graphy. The polymers were found to be liquid crystalline. The nematic and smectic A (SA) phases were observed for the homologues with short-terminal chains (C2 and C6), whereas the homologues with longer chains (C8 to C12) exhibited a smectic C phase. The thermal stability of the polymers was found to be in the range of 293 to 326°C and the molecular weights of the polymers were found to vary from 6 × 103 to 1.3 × 104.

New Architectures for Side Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers with Chiral Smectic C Mesophases

1994 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 1591-1607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Coleen Pugh ◽  
Stephen Arehart ◽  
Hui Liu ◽  
Ramasubramanian Narayanan
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Polymers ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Crystalline Polymers ◽  
Smectic C

X-ray investigation of combined main-chain/side-chain liquid-crystalline polymers

1990 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 721-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Diele ◽  
M. Naumann ◽  
F. Kuschel ◽  
B. Reck ◽  
H. Ringsdorf
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Main Chain ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Polymers ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Crystalline Polymers

Chiral Liquid Crystalline Polymers Containing Isosorbide Groups

2013 ◽  
Vol 781-784 ◽  
pp. 403-406
Author(s):  
Mei Tian ◽  
Zhi Xin Xu ◽  
Li Gao ◽  
Dan Shu Yao ◽  
Xiao Zhi He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Main Chain ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Polymers ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Liquid Crystal Polymers ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Crystalline Polymers

A series of new main-chain liquid-crystal polymers (LCPs) were prepared from sebacoyl chloride (SD) and various amount of 4, 4-Dihydroxy-2, 2-dimethyl Benzalazine (DDBA) and isosorbide (ISO). The liquid crystal (LC) properties were investigated by polarized optical microscope (POM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and X-ray diffraction measurements. P1 exhibited a typical nematic thread texture, which contains no ISO. P2-P7 are Sc* and N LCPs, which exhibited broken fan-shaped texture and droplet texture. The introduction of chiral units into the polymers led to a change of mesomorphase, as compared with P1.

scholarly journals Prediction and Design of First Super-Strong Mostly-Rigid Polymers from Very Molecular Theories for Smectic and Nematic Polymers

1988 ◽  
Vol 134 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Dowell
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Polymers ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Crystalline Polymers ◽  
Smectic A ◽  
Molecular Ordering ◽  
Nematic Polymers ◽  
Experimental Values ◽  
Atom Bond

ABSTRACTThis paper presents a unique microscopic molecular theory for backbone liquid-crystalline polymers (LCPs), side-chain LCPs, and combined LCPs in the nematic (N) and multiple smectic-A (SA) LC phases and the isotropic (I) liquid phase. There are no ad hoc or arbitrarily adjustable parameters in this theory. The agreement between the theoretical and experimental values for various thermodynamic and molecular ordering properties for existing LCPs is very good (relative deviations between 0% and less than 6.2%). This theory has been used by this author to predict and design (atom by atom, bond by bond) the first super-strong (SS) LCPs. This paper presents the design of SS mostly-rigid (MR) LCPs.

Small angle X-ray scattering study of chiral side chain liquid crystalline polymers in 5CB and 8CB solvents

2004 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 655-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabiano V. Pereira ◽  
Redouane Borsali ◽  
Aloir A. Merlo ◽  
Nadya P. Da Silveira
Keyword(s):  
Small Angle ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Polymers ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Crystalline Polymers ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Scattering Study ◽  
Ray Scattering

Synthesis and Properties of Side Chain Azobenzene Liquid Crystalline Polymers

2013 ◽  
Vol 781-784 ◽  
pp. 436-439
Author(s):  
Dan Shu Yao ◽  
Jun He ◽  
Hai Yan Wang ◽  
Mei Tian ◽  
Xiao Zhi He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Graft Polymerization ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Polymers ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Crystalline Polymers ◽  
Chemical Structures ◽  
Thermogravimetric Analyzer ◽  
Temperature Ranges ◽  
Mesomorphic Properties

A series of new azobenzene side chain liquid crystalline polymers were synthesized by two different azo mesogen monomers, 4-((4-(ethoxycarbonyl) phenyl) diazenyl) phenyl 4-(allyloxy) benzoate (M1) and (4-((4-(ethoxycarbonyl) phenyl) diazenyl) phenoxy) methyl acetyl 4-(allyloxy) benzoate (M2). All polymers (P1~P8) were synthesized by graft polymerization using polymethyl hydrosiloxane as backbone. Their chemical structures were confirmed by FTIR and 1HNMR spectra. The mesomorphic properties and phase behavior were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), polarizing optical microscopy (POM) and thermogravimetric analyzer (TG) measurements. The results showed that P1~P8 exhibited thermotropic liquid crystalline properties and revealed nematic thread texture with wide mesophase temperature ranges. The temperatures when 5% weight loss occurred were higher than 305°C, which declared that the synthesized azobenzene liquid crystalline polymers had a high thermal stability.

Microstructural Control in Side Chain Polymers for Optical Applications

1989 ◽  
Vol 175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Findlay ◽  
Tim Lemmon ◽  
Alan Windle
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Polymers ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Crystalline Polymers ◽  
Chemical Structures ◽  
Polarised Light ◽  
Optical Applications ◽  
Processing Techniques ◽  
Microstructural Control

AbstractCharacterisations of side chain liquid crystalline polymers point towards chemical structures and processing techniques which optimise their suitablility for non-linear optical (NLO) applications. Techniques used are thermal analysis, X-ray and hotstage polarised light microscopy (orthoscopic and conoscopic).

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