Journal of Northeastern University ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (1): 110-113.DOI: -

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Synthesis and properties of chiral liquid crystal polymers containing electron-withdrawing group

He, Xiao-Zhi (1); Mu, Qiang (1); Zhao, Jing (1); Zhang, Bao-Yan (1)   

  1. (1) School of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China
  • Received:2013-06-19 Revised:2013-06-19 Published:2013-04-04
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Abstract: The liquid crystalline monomers: M1 (4-allyloxy-phentylpropionyloxycholesterol ester) and M2 (4-undecanoyloxy-4-cyanogen-biphenyl ester) were synthesized. Then, a series of chiral liquid crystalline polymers containing electron withdrawing groups were prepared via graft copolymerization with the dosages of M1, M2 and PMHS(polymethylhydrosiloxane) as backbone in a certain proportion. The chemical structures of both the monomers and polymers thus obtained were confirmed by FT-IR and 1H NMR spectra, and the mesomorphic properties were investigated by DSC, POM, TG and X-ray. Experiment results showed that M1 and M2 are cholesteric and nematic liquid crystal monomers, respectively, and polymer P1 smectic but P2~P8 are chiral smectic A polymers. Furthermore, the glass transition and clearing points of the polymers tend to increase with the increasing content of M1, with a wide range of liquid crystalline phase provided.

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