A new type of β-diketone based side chain liquid crystalline polysiloxanes (DKLCP) with different length of flexible spacers and end groups have been synthesized by hydrosilation reaction. This is liquid crystal poly...A new type of β-diketone based side chain liquid crystalline polysiloxanes (DKLCP) with different length of flexible spacers and end groups have been synthesized by hydrosilation reaction. This is liquid crystal polymers (LCP) using coordinating β-diketone ligand as mesogens. The phase behaviour of DKLCP polymers was studied by differential scanning calorimetry and polarizing microscopy. X-ray diffraction investigations demonstrated that the polysiloxanes with sufficiently long flexible spacers were smectic liquid crystal polymers, while those with much shorter spacers were nematic ones.展开更多
The synthesis and phase behaviour of chiral combined main/side chain liquid crystallinecopolymers containing pendant group constituted by chiral side group and trans-azobenzenemoiety with nitro end group are described...The synthesis and phase behaviour of chiral combined main/side chain liquid crystallinecopolymers containing pendant group constituted by chiral side group and trans-azobenzenemoiety with nitro end group are described. The formation of liquid crystalline polymorphism ofcopolymers is influenced by various contents of achiral side group.展开更多
New thermotropic chloro-bridged dinuclear palladium coordinating imine side chain liquid crystalline polysiloxanes have been synthesized. Their mesomorphic properties have been investigated by DSC, X-ray diffraction a...New thermotropic chloro-bridged dinuclear palladium coordinating imine side chain liquid crystalline polysiloxanes have been synthesized. Their mesomorphic properties have been investigated by DSC, X-ray diffraction and polarizing microscopy. The polymeric complexes show nematicdiscotic (Nd) mesophase. It is found that the temperature range of liquid crystalline state of chloro- bridged polymeric complexes is much wider than that of acetato- bridged ones and imine side chain polysiloxane. This indicates that the disc-like chloro-bridged palladium complexing units play a role as mesogen in mesophase.展开更多
Magnetic field-induced orientation of a chiral side chain liquid crystalline polyacrylate(P-11) was studied by using IR dichroism. For the investigated P-11, it has been shown thatthe magnetic alignment takes place ov...Magnetic field-induced orientation of a chiral side chain liquid crystalline polyacrylate(P-11) was studied by using IR dichroism. For the investigated P-11, it has been shown thatthe magnetic alignment takes place over the entire temperature range between its meltingpoint and clearing point and the orientation level is strongly temperature-dependent, thedevelopment with time of the magnetic orieatation follows an exponeotial-type relation,and the smectic phase state influences the thermal relaxation process in the absence of themagnetic field.展开更多
A new liquid crystalline polyacetylene containing a phenyl benzoate mesogen (5) is synthesized,whose mesomorphic properties are found to be easily 'tunab1e' by simple mechanical perturbation. Thepolymerization...A new liquid crystalline polyacetylene containing a phenyl benzoate mesogen (5) is synthesized,whose mesomorphic properties are found to be easily 'tunab1e' by simple mechanical perturbation. Thepolymerization of 10- [ 4 - (4' -methoxyphenoxycarbonyl )phenoxycarbonyl] - 1 -decyne (4 ) in itiated by theWCl_6-Ph_4Sn/dioxane complex yields polymer 5 with a M_w of 28400. The molecular structure of 5 ischaracterized by NMR, IR, and UV spectroscopy and its liquid crystalline behavior is investigated by DSC,POM, and XRD analysis. Upon mechanical perturbation, 5 exhibits unusual agitation-induced high-strengthdisclinations, shear-induced inversion walls, and solidification-induced banded textures. Such phenomenahave been observed in the main-chain liquid crystalline polymers with rigid backbones, but have seldom beenreported for the side-chain liquid crystalline polymers with flexible backbones, suggesting that the rigidpolyacetylene backbone of 5 plays a constructive role in inducing the novel molecular alignments.展开更多
Side chain liquid crystalline polysiloxanes containing benzyl ether linkingunits were synthesized by the hydrosilylation of poly (methylhydrosiloxane) with a series of4-(4-alkoxybenzyloxy)-4'-allyloxybiphenyl mono...Side chain liquid crystalline polysiloxanes containing benzyl ether linkingunits were synthesized by the hydrosilylation of poly (methylhydrosiloxane) with a series of4-(4-alkoxybenzyloxy)-4'-allyloxybiphenyl monomers [4-(4-methoxybenzyloxy )-4'-allyloxy-biphenyl(M_1), 4-(4-ethoxybenzyloxy)-4'-allyloxybiphenyl (M_2), 4-(4-propoxybenzyloxy)-4'-allyloxybiphenyl (M_3), 4-(4-butoxybenzyloxy)-4'-allylox(M_4), 4-(4-pentoxy-benzyloxy)-4'-allyloxybiphenyl (M_5), 4-benzyloxy-4'-allyloxybiphenyl (M_6)]. The phasebehavior of monomeric and polymeric liquid crystals was characterized by differential scan-ning calorimetry and optical polarization microscopy where the groups are ranged frommethoxy to pentoxy Both the monomeric and polymeric liquid crystals exhibit 1iquidcrystal behaviors.展开更多
A group of the mesogen jacketed liquid crystal polymers based on the monomers 2,5-bis (4-substituted benzoyl)oxystyrenes are synthesized. The substituents include alkoxy, alkyl, and cyano groups. The synthesis and the...A group of the mesogen jacketed liquid crystal polymers based on the monomers 2,5-bis (4-substituted benzoyl)oxystyrenes are synthesized. The substituents include alkoxy, alkyl, and cyano groups. The synthesis and the primary characterization of the liquid crystal phase of the monomers and the polymers are described. While some of the monomers give smectic textures the polymers are found to be nematic above their melting or glass transition temperatures. Interestingly the unsubstituted monomer and its polymer poly 2,5-di( benzoyloxy ) styrene are also liquid crystalline. The single crystal structure of one of the monomers is also discussed.展开更多
A novel biphenyl side-chained diamine with alkyloxy spacer and alkyloxy tail,4＇-butoxy-4-（3,5-diaminobenzoyloxy）hexyloxybiphenyl（C6BBC4）,was synthesized and characterized by FTIR and 1 H NMR.A series of polyimide...A novel biphenyl side-chained diamine with alkyloxy spacer and alkyloxy tail,4＇-butoxy-4-（3,5-diaminobenzoyloxy）hexyloxybiphenyl（C6BBC4）,was synthesized and characterized by FTIR and 1 H NMR.A series of polyimide（PI） films with different side chain contents was synthesized from biphenyltetracarboxylicdianhydride（BPDA）,4,4＇-oxydianiline（ODA） and C6BBC4,and their thermal properties,optical transparency and liquid crystal alignment property,and so on,were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis（TGA）,differential scanning calorimetry（DSC）,crystal rotation method,polarizing microscopy and UV-Vis spectra.With the content of side chained diamine increasing from 0 to 100%,the η inh of poly（amide acid）（PAA） decreased rapidly from 3.0 to 0.51,the glass transition temperature（T g） of polyimides（PIs） decreased from 274 ℃ to 203 ℃ and the Vis-light transmittance of alignment films substantially increased.As for the alignment properties,the pretilt angle of PI alignment films without rubbing could reach 90° when the content of C6BBC4 was 60% or more.At the same time,the alignment stability could meet the industrial requirements.It was considered that the alkoxy spacer,the biphenyl unit and the alkoxy tail may all play important roles in achieving a large pretilt angle even up to 90°,and the introduction of only the alkoxy spacer or alkoxy tail can also improve the pretilt angle,but not by much.展开更多
Two liquid crystal monomers,cholesteryl 10\|undecylenate (M1), and cholesteryl 4\|(10\|undecylenoyloxy)\|benzoate(M2),and their respective side\|chain liquid crystal homopolymers (P1,P2) were synthesized.Their liquid ...Two liquid crystal monomers,cholesteryl 10\|undecylenate (M1), and cholesteryl 4\|(10\|undecylenoyloxy)\|benzoate(M2),and their respective side\|chain liquid crystal homopolymers (P1,P2) were synthesized.Their liquid crystal properties were characterized by POM and DSC method.M1 could form sematic liquid crystal and cholesteric liquid crystal,while M2\|only cholesteric liquid crystal.The Polymers,P1 and P2,exhibited sematic liquid crystal behavior.The results also indicated that,because of the structure of 1,4\|COO\|Ar\|COO\|in M2 and P2,the isotropization tempretures of the liquid crystalline M2 and P2 were higher than those of M1 and P1,respectively,and the temprature range of LC phases of M2 was also wider than that of M1.Homopolymer P1,was applied in the capillary column gas chromatography as a novel stationary phase and showed ideal separating selectivity.A mixture of anthracene,phenanthrene and acenaphene and a mixture of dichlorobenzene isomers were well separated.展开更多
文摘A new type of β-diketone based side chain liquid crystalline polysiloxanes (DKLCP) with different length of flexible spacers and end groups have been synthesized by hydrosilation reaction. This is liquid crystal polymers (LCP) using coordinating β-diketone ligand as mesogens. The phase behaviour of DKLCP polymers was studied by differential scanning calorimetry and polarizing microscopy. X-ray diffraction investigations demonstrated that the polysiloxanes with sufficiently long flexible spacers were smectic liquid crystal polymers, while those with much shorter spacers were nematic ones.
文摘The synthesis and phase behaviour of chiral combined main/side chain liquid crystallinecopolymers containing pendant group constituted by chiral side group and trans-azobenzenemoiety with nitro end group are described. The formation of liquid crystalline polymorphism ofcopolymers is influenced by various contents of achiral side group.
文摘New thermotropic chloro-bridged dinuclear palladium coordinating imine side chain liquid crystalline polysiloxanes have been synthesized. Their mesomorphic properties have been investigated by DSC, X-ray diffraction and polarizing microscopy. The polymeric complexes show nematicdiscotic (Nd) mesophase. It is found that the temperature range of liquid crystalline state of chloro- bridged polymeric complexes is much wider than that of acetato- bridged ones and imine side chain polysiloxane. This indicates that the disc-like chloro-bridged palladium complexing units play a role as mesogen in mesophase.
文摘Magnetic field-induced orientation of a chiral side chain liquid crystalline polyacrylate(P-11) was studied by using IR dichroism. For the investigated P-11, it has been shown thatthe magnetic alignment takes place over the entire temperature range between its meltingpoint and clearing point and the orientation level is strongly temperature-dependent, thedevelopment with time of the magnetic orieatation follows an exponeotial-type relation,and the smectic phase state influences the thermal relaxation process in the absence of themagnetic field.
基金This project was in part supported by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council(HKUST597/95P&6149/97P)
文摘A new liquid crystalline polyacetylene containing a phenyl benzoate mesogen (5) is synthesized,whose mesomorphic properties are found to be easily 'tunab1e' by simple mechanical perturbation. Thepolymerization of 10- [ 4 - (4' -methoxyphenoxycarbonyl )phenoxycarbonyl] - 1 -decyne (4 ) in itiated by theWCl_6-Ph_4Sn/dioxane complex yields polymer 5 with a M_w of 28400. The molecular structure of 5 ischaracterized by NMR, IR, and UV spectroscopy and its liquid crystalline behavior is investigated by DSC,POM, and XRD analysis. Upon mechanical perturbation, 5 exhibits unusual agitation-induced high-strengthdisclinations, shear-induced inversion walls, and solidification-induced banded textures. Such phenomenahave been observed in the main-chain liquid crystalline polymers with rigid backbones, but have seldom beenreported for the side-chain liquid crystalline polymers with flexible backbones, suggesting that the rigidpolyacetylene backbone of 5 plays a constructive role in inducing the novel molecular alignments.
基金This project was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Approved No.29775006)
文摘Side chain liquid crystalline polysiloxanes containing benzyl ether linkingunits were synthesized by the hydrosilylation of poly (methylhydrosiloxane) with a series of4-(4-alkoxybenzyloxy)-4'-allyloxybiphenyl monomers [4-(4-methoxybenzyloxy )-4'-allyloxy-biphenyl(M_1), 4-(4-ethoxybenzyloxy)-4'-allyloxybiphenyl (M_2), 4-(4-propoxybenzyloxy)-4'-allyloxybiphenyl (M_3), 4-(4-butoxybenzyloxy)-4'-allylox(M_4), 4-(4-pentoxy-benzyloxy)-4'-allyloxybiphenyl (M_5), 4-benzyloxy-4'-allyloxybiphenyl (M_6)]. The phasebehavior of monomeric and polymeric liquid crystals was characterized by differential scan-ning calorimetry and optical polarization microscopy where the groups are ranged frommethoxy to pentoxy Both the monomeric and polymeric liquid crystals exhibit 1iquidcrystal behaviors.
文摘A group of the mesogen jacketed liquid crystal polymers based on the monomers 2,5-bis (4-substituted benzoyl)oxystyrenes are synthesized. The substituents include alkoxy, alkyl, and cyano groups. The synthesis and the primary characterization of the liquid crystal phase of the monomers and the polymers are described. While some of the monomers give smectic textures the polymers are found to be nematic above their melting or glass transition temperatures. Interestingly the unsubstituted monomer and its polymer poly 2,5-di( benzoyloxy ) styrene are also liquid crystalline. The single crystal structure of one of the monomers is also discussed.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.50773044,50973073)
文摘A novel biphenyl side-chained diamine with alkyloxy spacer and alkyloxy tail,4＇-butoxy-4-（3,5-diaminobenzoyloxy）hexyloxybiphenyl（C6BBC4）,was synthesized and characterized by FTIR and 1 H NMR.A series of polyimide（PI） films with different side chain contents was synthesized from biphenyltetracarboxylicdianhydride（BPDA）,4,4＇-oxydianiline（ODA） and C6BBC4,and their thermal properties,optical transparency and liquid crystal alignment property,and so on,were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis（TGA）,differential scanning calorimetry（DSC）,crystal rotation method,polarizing microscopy and UV-Vis spectra.With the content of side chained diamine increasing from 0 to 100%,the η inh of poly（amide acid）（PAA） decreased rapidly from 3.0 to 0.51,the glass transition temperature（T g） of polyimides（PIs） decreased from 274 ℃ to 203 ℃ and the Vis-light transmittance of alignment films substantially increased.As for the alignment properties,the pretilt angle of PI alignment films without rubbing could reach 90° when the content of C6BBC4 was 60% or more.At the same time,the alignment stability could meet the industrial requirements.It was considered that the alkoxy spacer,the biphenyl unit and the alkoxy tail may all play important roles in achieving a large pretilt angle even up to 90°,and the introduction of only the alkoxy spacer or alkoxy tail can also improve the pretilt angle,but not by much.
文摘Two liquid crystal monomers,cholesteryl 10\|undecylenate (M1), and cholesteryl 4\|(10\|undecylenoyloxy)\|benzoate(M2),and their respective side\|chain liquid crystal homopolymers (P1,P2) were synthesized.Their liquid crystal properties were characterized by POM and DSC method.M1 could form sematic liquid crystal and cholesteric liquid crystal,while M2\|only cholesteric liquid crystal.The Polymers,P1 and P2,exhibited sematic liquid crystal behavior.The results also indicated that,because of the structure of 1,4\|COO\|Ar\|COO\|in M2 and P2,the isotropization tempretures of the liquid crystalline M2 and P2 were higher than those of M1 and P1,respectively,and the temprature range of LC phases of M2 was also wider than that of M1.Homopolymer P1,was applied in the capillary column gas chromatography as a novel stationary phase and showed ideal separating selectivity.A mixture of anthracene,phenanthrene and acenaphene and a mixture of dichlorobenzene isomers were well separated.
