The presence of hydrogen bonds in the chemical structure of polymers promotes and stabilises the crystalline phase. For liquid crystalline (LC) polymers, the side insertion of aliphatic units to the mesogenic unit is a suitable artifice to decrease the crystalline stability, without significantly affecting the stability of the LC phases. Here, we report on the synthesis of a LC homo-polyurethane with high hydrogen bond concentration along the chain and bearing an n-pentyl side-chain. Rheological behaviour, thermal analysis, and X-ray diffraction show that the stable LC phase is the nematic.

Synthesis and characterization of a nematic homo-polyurethane

CONCILIO, Simona;IANNELLI, Pio;INCARNATO, Loredana;SCARFATO, Paola
2003-01-01

Abstract

The presence of hydrogen bonds in the chemical structure of polymers promotes and stabilises the crystalline phase. For liquid crystalline (LC) polymers, the side insertion of aliphatic units to the mesogenic unit is a suitable artifice to decrease the crystalline stability, without significantly affecting the stability of the LC phases. Here, we report on the synthesis of a LC homo-polyurethane with high hydrogen bond concentration along the chain and bearing an n-pentyl side-chain. Rheological behaviour, thermal analysis, and X-ray diffraction show that the stable LC phase is the nematic.
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