聚酯酰亚胺三元共聚物的核磁共振波谱法表征

用一维1H NMR、13C NMR方法研究了以N,N′-己二撑-1,6-双苯偏三酸酰亚胺二酸(IA6)、6-羟基-2-萘甲酸(HNA)和4,4′-二羟基二苯酮(DHBP)为单体的一种液晶聚酯酰亚胺三元共聚物的结构,并通过DEPT(无畸变极化转移增益法)、1H-1H COSY(氢-氢化学位移相关谱)、HMQC(异核多量子相关谱)、HMBC(异核多键相关谱)进一步确定了该类共聚物的1H谱和13C谱中各谱峰的归属,为研究热致性液晶聚酯酰亚胺共聚物的链结构和链序列提供了有价值的结构分析数据。     

一类可纺丝的全芳香热致性液晶共聚酯的合成和表征

利用Higashi芳香聚酯直接缩聚法的原理 ,采用一步混合投料直接缩聚的方法 ,以对羟基苯甲酸(PHB)、间苯二甲酸 (MPA)、4 ,4′ 二羟基二苯酮 (DHBP)和对苯二酚 (HQ)为单体原料 ,合成了全芳香共聚酯 .该合成方法反应条件温和 ,简单易控 ,产物分子量高 .用差热分析 (DSC)、热重分析 (TA)、偏光显微镜 (PLM)、广角X 射线衍射 (WAXD)等测试分析手段对共聚酯的热性能和液晶特性进行了表征 .研究结果表明 ,利用此方法合成所得的聚合物呈明显的向列型热致液晶特性 ,热稳定性高 ,并具有极易成纤的特点 ,有望成为一种可用于纺丝的全芳香热致液晶共聚酯材料     

含X-型二维液晶基元和顺式-4,4′-双(4-羟基苯基偶氮)二苯并-14-冠-4冠醚环液晶共聚酯的合成与表征

以4,4′-(α,ω-辛二酰氧)二苯甲酰氯(M1)、2,5-二(对十二烷氧基苯甲酰氧基)对苯二酚(M2)和顺式-4,4′-双(4-羟基苯基偶氮)二苯并-14-冠-4(M3)为单体,通过溶液共缩聚反应,合成了一系列含X-型二维液晶基元和顺式-4,4′-双(4-羟基苯基偶氮)二苯并-14-冠-4冠醚环的主链型液晶共聚酯.单体1(M1)由对羟基苯甲酸和辛二酰氯,通过酯化和取代反应制备,单体2(M2)由2,5-二羟基苯醌和对十二烷氧基苯甲酰氯通过酯化和还原反应制备,单体3(M3)由顺式-二氨基二苯并-14-冠-4和苯酚通过重氮化和偶联反应制备.共聚酯的分子量不高,[η]在0·35~0·25dL/g之间.单体的化学结构通过IR、UV、1H-NMR、MS和元素分析等方法确证.共聚酯的外观为黄色粉状固体,除CP9外,室温下不溶于CHCl3和THF溶剂.共聚酯的性质采用GPC、[η]、DSC、TG、WAXD和POM等方法进行了研究.发现所有的共聚酯加热到各自的熔融温度以上都能形成液晶态,在液晶态可以观察到向列相的丝状织构或纹影织构.共聚酯的熔融温度(Tm)和各向同性温度(Ti)随共聚酯分子中顺式-4,4′-双(4-羟基苯基偶氮)二苯并-14-冠-4用量的改变呈规律性变化.WAXD研究进一步证实了共聚酯的液晶性.     

含X-型二维液晶基元和顺式-4,4′-双(4-羟基苯基偶氮)二苯并-18-冠-6冠醚环液晶共聚酯的合成与表征

以4,4-′(α,ω-辛二酰氧)二苯甲酰氯(M1)、2,5-双[4-′(对癸氧基苯基)苯甲酰氧基]对苯二酚(M2)和顺式-4,4′-双(4-羟基苯基偶氮)二苯并-18-冠-6(M3)为单体,通过溶液共缩聚反应,合成了一系列新的含X-型二维液晶基元和顺式-4,4′-双(4-羟基苯基偶氮)二苯并-18-冠-6冠醚环的主链型液晶共聚酯.单体1(M1)由对羟基苯甲酸和辛二酰氯,通过酯化和取代反应制备,单体2(M2)由2,5-二羟基苯醌和对癸氧基苯基苯甲酰氯通过酯化和还原反应制备,单体3(M3)由顺式-二氨基二苯并-18-冠-6和苯酚通过重氮化和偶联反应制备.共聚酯的分子量不高,[η]在0.30~0.39之间.单体的化学结构通过IR、UV1、H-NMR、MS和元素分析等方法确证.共聚酯的外观为黄色粉状固体,除共聚酯CP9外,室温下不溶于CHCl3和THF溶剂.共聚酯的性质采用GPC、[η]、DSC、TG、WAXD和POM等方法进行了研究,发现所有的共聚酯加热到各自的熔融温度以上都能形成液晶态,在液晶态可以观察到近晶相和向列相的典型织构.共聚酯的熔融温度(Tm)和各向同性温度(Ti)随共聚酯分子中顺式-4,4′-双(4-羟基苯基偶氮)二苯并-18-冠-6用量的改变呈规律性变化.WAXD研究进一步证实了共聚酯的液晶性.     

含X-型二维液晶基元和顺式-4,4′-双(4-羟基苯基偶氮)二苯并-14-冠-4冠醚环液晶共聚酯的合成与表征

以4,4′-(α,ω-辛二酰氧)二苯甲酰氯(M1)、2,5-二(对十二烷氧基苯甲酰氧基)对苯二酚(M2)和顺式-4,4′-双(4-羟基苯基偶氮)二苯并-14-冠-4(M3)为单体,通过溶液共缩聚反应,合成了一系列含X-型二维液晶基元和顺式-4,4′-双(4-羟基苯基偶氮)二苯并-14-冠-4冠醚环的主链型液晶共聚酯.单体1(M1)由对羟基苯甲酸和辛二酰氯,通过酯化和取代反应制备,单体2(M2)由2,5-二羟基苯醌和对十二烷氧基苯甲酰氯通过酯化和还原反应制备,单体3(M3)由顺式-二氨基二苯并-14-冠-4和苯酚通过重氮化和偶联反应制备.共聚酯的分子量不高,[η]在0·35~0·25dL/g之间.单体的化学结构通过IR、UV、1H-NMR、MS和元素分析等方法确证.共聚酯的外观为黄色粉状固体,除CP9外,室温下不溶于CHCl3和THF溶剂.共聚酯的性质采用GPC、[η]、DSC、TG、WAXD和POM等方法进行了研究.发现所有的共聚酯加热到各自的熔融温度以上都能形成液晶态,在液晶态可以观察到向列相的丝状织构或纹影织构.共聚酯的熔融温度(Tm)和各向同性温度(Ti)随共聚酯分子中顺式-4,4′-双(4-羟基苯基偶氮)二苯并-14-冠-4用量的改变呈规律性变化.WAXD研究进一步证实了共聚酯的液晶性.     

含X-型二维液晶基元和反式-4,4′-双(4-羟基苯基偶氮)二苯并-18-冠-6冠醚环的液晶共聚酯的合成与表征

以4,4-′(α,ω己二酰氧)二苯甲酰氯(M1)、2,5-二(对辛氧基苯甲酰氧基)氢醌(M2)和反式4,4′-双(4羟基苯基偶氮)二苯并18冠6(M3)为单体,通过溶液共缩聚反应,合成了一系列含X型二维液晶基元和反式4,4′双(4羟基苯基偶氮)二苯并18冠6冠醚环的主链型液晶共聚酯.共聚酯的分子量不高,[η]在0.37～0.25dL g之间.单体的化学结构通过IR、UV、H NMR、MS和元素分析等方法确证.共聚酯的外观为黄色粉状固体,除CP9外,室温下不溶于CHCl3和THF溶剂.共聚酯的性质采用GPC、[η]、DSC、TG、WAXD和POM等方法进行了研究.发现所有的共聚酯加热到各自的熔融温度以上都能形成液晶态,在液晶态可以观察到近晶相的镶嵌织构或焦锥织构或破扇型织构和向列相的球粒织构或丝状织构或纹影织构.共聚酯的熔融温度(Tm)和各向同性温度(Ti)随共聚酯分子中反式4,4′双(4-羟基苯基偶氮)二苯并18冠6用量的改变呈规律性变化.WAXD研究进一步证实了共聚酯的液晶性.     

含二苯并-18-冠-6冠醚环的主链型液晶共聚酯的设计与合成(英文)

以4,4′-(α,ω-亚烷基二酰氧)二联苯甲酰氯(M1)、顺式-4,4′-双(4-羟基苯基偶氮)二苯并-18-冠-6(M2)、反式-4,4′-双(4-羟基苯基偶氮)二苯并-18-冠-6(M3)和1,10-癸二醇(M4)为单体,通过溶液共缩聚反应,合成了两个系列新的含联苯型液晶基元和偶氮型冠醚环的主链型液晶共聚酯.共聚酯的[η]在0·25～0·35和0·27～0·38之间.单体的化学结构通过IR、UV-Vis、1H-NMR、MS和元素分析等方法确证.共聚酯的性质采用[η]、DSC、TGA、WAXD和POM等方法进行了研究.发现所有的共聚酯加热到各自熔融温度以上都能形成向列相液晶态,可以观察到向列相的丝状织构或纹影织构或球粒织构.共聚酯的熔融温度(Tm)和各向同性温度(Ti)随共聚酯分子中柔性间隔基长度的增加而有规律地降低,含反式冠醚环的共聚酯的Tm和Ti均高于相应含顺式冠醚环的共聚酯的Tm和Ti.     

1,8-辛二酸改性热致液晶共聚酯的制备及其性能

以对羟基苯甲酸、对苯二甲酸和对苯二酚为共聚单体，经乙酰化和熔融缩聚两步法合成三元热致液晶共聚酯。引入长链脂肪族化合物1,8-辛二酸作为改性单体，按不同比例代替对苯二甲酸，制备了一系列含柔性链段的新型四元热致液晶共聚酯。通过傅里叶红外光谱(FT-IR)和核磁共振碳谱(¹³C-NMR)对共聚酯结构进行表征，采用差示扫描量热(DSC)和热失重分析(TGA)表征其热性能，采用偏光显微镜(POM)和X射线衍射(XRD)分析其液晶性能。研究表明，三元液晶共聚酯熔点达407℃，热稳定性优异。随着1,8-辛二酸含量增加，四元共聚酯熔点显著降至214℃，热稳定性较好，最大热分解温度达到428℃。该系列共聚酯显示了典型的向列型液晶织态结构。1,8-辛二酸的引入显著改善了液晶共聚酯的可加工性。     

含X-型二维液晶基元和顺式-4,4′-双(4-羟基苯基偶氮)二苯并-18-冠-6冠醚环液晶共聚酯的合成与表征

以4,4'-(α,ω-辛二酰氧)二苯甲酰氯(M1)、2,5-双[4-'(对癸氧基苯基)苯甲酰氧基]对苯二酚(M2)和顺式-4,4'-双(4-羟基苯基偶氮)二苯并-18-冠-6(M3)为单体,通过溶液共缩聚反应,合成了一系列新的含X-型二维液晶基元和顺式-4,4'-双(4-羟基苯基偶氮)二苯并-18-冠-6冠醚环的主链犁液晶共聚酯.单体1(M1)由对羟基苯甲酸和辛二酰氯,通过酯化和取代反应制备,单体2(M2)由2,5-二羟基苯醌和对癸氧基苯基苯甲酰氯通过酯化和还原反应制备,单体3(M3)由顺式-二氨基二苯并-18-冠-6和苯酚通过重氮化和偶联反应制备.共聚酯的分子量小高,[η]在0.30～0.39之间.单体的化学结构通过 IR、UV、1H-NMR、MS 和元素分析等方法确证.共聚酯的外观为黄色粉状固体,除共聚酯 CP9 外,室温下不溶于 CHCl3 和 THF 溶剂.共聚酯的性质采用 GPC、[η]、DSC、TG、WAXD 和 POM 等方法进行了研究.发现所有的共聚酯加热到各自的熔融温度以上都能形成液晶态,在液晶态可以观察到近晶相和向列相的典型织构.共聚酯的熔融温度(Tm)和各向同性温度(T1)随共聚酯分子中顺式-4,4'-双(4-羟基苯基偶氮)二苯并-18-冠-6用量的改变呈规律性变化.WAXD 研究进一步证实了共聚酯的液晶性.     

新的含T-型二维液晶基元的液晶高分子的合成

采用低温溶液聚合方法,以N-(2,5-二羟基苯)亚甲基-4-取代苯胺和不同结构的二酰氯为单体,合成了两类新的高分子。聚合物的液晶行为用DSC、偏光显微镜和X射线衍射进行了表征,发现其中一类为向列型热致液晶高分子,另一类则无液晶性。随单体结构的改变,聚合物的特性粘数、熔点(Tm)和液晶态的清亮点(Ti)均呈现规律性变化。     

LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS. 3. SYNTHESIS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PROPERTIES OF THERMOTROPIC POLY(ARYLIDENE-ETHER)S AND COPOLYMERS CONTAINING CYCLOALKANONE MOIETY IN THE POLYMER BACKBONE

Two novel series of poly(arylidene-ether)s and copoly(aryl-idene-ether)s were synthesized by polycondensation of 4,4^′-diformyl-α,ω-diphenoxyalkane and 4,4′-diformyl-2,2′-dimeth-oxy-α,ω-diphenoxyalkane with cyclohexanone and/or cyclo-pentanone. The inherent viscosity of the polymers and copolymers thus prepared were in the range of 0.42–1.27 dL/g. The phase behavior of these polymers was studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), optical polarizing microscopy using a heated stage, and thermogravimetric analyses. Almost all the polymers and copolymers exhibited thermotropic liquid crystalline properties. In most cases, the mesophase extends up to 310°C, where thermal decomposition prevents further observation. Methoxy substituents, on the benzene ring of these polymers, lower the transition temperature significantly. The morphology of polymer IX_f was examined by scanning electronic microscope.     

聚苯撑苯并二噻唑的甲基磺酸溶液的相转变过程及其动力学研究

用退偏振光强度法及偏光显微镜研究了溶致性液晶高分子聚苯撑苯并二噻唑的甲基磺酸溶液(PBT/MSA)由液晶相至各向同性相(N→I转变),及由各向同性相至液晶相(I→N转变)的相变过程.液晶相的形成(I→N)服从Av-rami方程,Avrami指数为1左右,表明该体系的液晶相是以一维棒状方式形成的.相转变温度与浓度有关,提高温度可加速在应力下液晶相长程有序结构的形成.     

Fully aromatic thermotropic liquid crystalline polyesters of 3-phenyl-4,4′-biphenol with 4,4′-benzophenone dicarboxylic acid

A series of fully aromatic, thermotropic polyesters, derived from 3-phenyl-4,4′-biphenol (MPBP), nonlinear 4,4′-benzophenone dicarboxylic acid (4,4′-BDA), and various other comonomers was prepared by the melt polycondensation method and characterized for their thermotropic liquid crystalline behavior by a variety of experimental techniques. The homopolymer of MPBP with 4,4′-BDA had a fusion temperature (T_f) at 240°C, exhibited a nematic liquid crystalline phase, and had a narrow liquid crystalline range of 60°C. All of the copolyesters of MPBP with 4,4′-BDA and either 30 mol % 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (HBA), 6-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid (HNA) or 50 mol % terephthalic acid (TA), 2,6-naphthale-nedicarboxylic acid (2,6-NDA) and low T_f values in the range of 210–230°C, exhibited a nematic phase, and had accessible isotropization transitions (T_i) in the range of 320–420°C, respectively. As expected, each of them had a broader range of liquid crystalline phase than the homopolymer. They had a “frozen” nematic, glassy order as determined with the wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) studies. The morphology of each of the “as-made” polyesters had a fibrous structure as determined with the scanning electron microscopy (SEM), which arises because of the liquid crystalline domains. Moreover, they had higher glass transition temperatures (T_g) in the range of 167–190°C than those of other liquid crystalline polyesters, and excellent thermal stabilities (T_d) in the range of 500–533°C, respectively. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Novel photo‐crosslinkable liquid crystalline polymers containing vanillylidene cycloalkanones and azobenzene units

Two series of novel liquid crystalline photo‐crosslinkable bis(vanillylidene‐azobenzene) cycloalkanone containing polymers, namely poly(vanillylidene alkyloxy‐4,4′‐azobenzenedicarboxylic ester)s, have been synthesised from bis[m‐hydroxyalkyloxy(vanillylidene)cycloalkanone] (m = 6, 8, 10) with azobenzene dicarbonylchloride by solution polycondensation method at ambient temperature. Polymers with varying spacer lengths have been synthesised and characterised by spectroscopic techniques. These variations have been correlated with the thermal properties and transition temperatures. Thermal transitions were analysed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and the mesophases were identified by hot stage optical polarised microscopy (HOPM). All of the polymers were found to exhibit liquid crystalline properties. Transition temperatures were observed to decrease with increasing spacer length. The thermogravimetric analysis reveals that all of the polymers were stable up to 280°C undergo two‐stage decomposition. Using the UV–visible photolysis studies we investigated the simultaneous behaviour of reactivity rates of crosslinking in the vanillylidene unit and isomerisation caused by the azobenzene unit in the photo‐crosslinkable main chain liquid crystalline polymers. The photolysis of liquid crystalline bis(vanillylidene)cycloalkanone‐based polymers reveals that there are two kinds of photoreactions in these systems: the EZ photoisomerisation of azobenzene unit and 2p+2p addition by vanillylidene units. The EZ photoisomerisation in the liquid crystal phase disrupts the parallel stacking of the mesogens, resulting in the transition from the liquid crystal phase to isotropic phase. The photoreaction involving 2p+2p addition of the bis(vanillylidene)cycloalkanone units in the polymers results in the conjoining of the chains. The cyclopentanone polymers exhibited a faster rate of photolysis than the cyclohexanone polymers.     

Study on the thermotropic liquid crystalline polycarbonates. IV. Synthesis and properties of liquid crystalline poly(imide-carbonate)s

Two series of novel thermotropic liquid crystalline poly(imide-carbonate)s were prepared by melt polycondensation from various arylene or alkylene bis(phenylcarbonate)s by using N,N′-bis(hydroxyethyl)pyromellitimide and N,N′-bis(hydroxypropyl)pyromellitimide as monomers. Thermotropic liquid crystalline properties were characterized by a polarizing microscope with a heating stage and a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). Nematic melts were found for the synthesized aromatic poly(imide-carbonate)s. In order to investigate whether the pyromellitimide unit could be used as a mesogenic unit for preparing LC polymers, a series of aliphatic poly(imide-carbonate)s was prepared in this study. However, no significant LC textures were found under the observation by polarizing microscope. It was suggested that the aspect ratio of the pyromellitimide unit was too short to form liquid crystalline poly(imide-carbonate)s. In addition, it was interesting that the aliphatic poly(imide-carbonate)s with a longer spacer (n = 3) in the pyromellitimide unit showed better crystallinity. Thermostabilities of all synthesized poly(imide-carbonate)s were measured by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Novel thermotropic esters‐based polymers with broad nematic processing windows

In this study, a new series of semiflexible liquid crystalline (LC) polyesters and poly(ester‐amide)s were synthesized and characterized. Polymers based on 4‐hydroxybenzoic acid (4‐HBA), 6‐hydroxy‐2‐naphthoic acid (HNA), suberic acid (SUA), and sebacic acid (SEA) were modified with hydroquinone (HQ) and different concentrations of 4‐acetamidophenol (AP) to obtain a polyester and two poly(ester‐amide)s, respectively. All polymers were successfully prepared using conventional melt‐condensation techniques. The polymers were characterized by inherent viscosity measurements, SEC, hot‐stage polarizing microscopy, DSC, and TGA. The mechanical behavior was investigated using DMTA and tensile testing. All linear polymers have T_gs in the range of 50–80 °C and melt between 120 and 150 °C. Our polymers display good thermooxidative stabilities (5% wt loss at ～ 400 °C) and exhibit homogeneous nematic melt behavior over a wide temperature range (ΔN ～ 250 °C). The liquid crystal phase was lost when high concentrations of nonlinear monomers such as 3‐HBA (>27 mol %) and resorcinol (RC) (>23 mol %) were incorporated. The LC polyester based on 4‐HBA/HNA/HQ/SUA/SEA could easily be processed into good quality films and fibers. The films display good mechanical properties (E′ ～ 4 GPa) and high toughness, that is, ～ 15% elongation at break, at room temperature. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 6565–6574, 2008     

含冠醚环的席夫碱型液晶高分子的合成与表征

以 4 ,4′ (α ,ω 烷亚甲基二酰氧 )二苯甲醛和二氨基二苯并 14 冠 4为单体 ,采用溶液缩聚方法 ,首次合成了一类新的含冠醚环的席夫碱型液晶高分子 .一种单体采用脂族二酰氯和对羟基苯甲醛反应制备 ,另一种新的单体采用二硝基二苯并 14 冠 4 ,在钯 碳催化剂存在下 ,水合肼还原制备 .通过1H NMR、13 C NMR和分子力学计算方法研究了二氨基二苯并 14 冠 4的两种异构体的空间立体结构 ,发现能从1H NMR谱图上区分它们的立体结构 .它们的立体结构近似属于Cs 和C2 群 .聚合物的分子量不高 ,Mn 在 130 0 0～ 2 4 0 0 0之间 .单体的结构通过元素分析、IR、1H NMR和MS等方法确证 .聚合物的性质采用GPC、DSC、TG和POM等方法进行了研究 .发现所有的聚合物加热到各自的熔融温度 (Tm)以上都能形成液晶态 ,在液晶态可以观察到向列相的丝状织构和纹影织构 .聚合物的玻璃化转变温度 (Tg)、熔融温度和各向同性温度 (Ti)随聚合物分子中柔性间隔基的变化而变化 ,它们有较高的清亮点温度和宽的液晶态温度范围 .WAXD的研究进一步证实了聚合物的液晶性     

LC-POLYIMIDES. 37. POLY(ESTER-IMIDE)S DERIVED FROM N,N′-BIS(4-CARBOXY-PHENYL)BIPHENYL-3,3′-4,4′-TETRA-CARBOXYLIC IMIDE AND VARIOUS α,ω-DIHYDROXYALKANES

A new imide monomer was prepared from ethyl-4-amino-benzoate and biphenyl-3,3′-4,4′-tetracarboxylic anhydride (BTCA). This new momoner was polycondensed with various α,ω-dihydroxyalkanes. The resulting poly(ester-imide)s, PEIs, were characterized by elemental analyses, inherent viscosities DSC-measurements optical microscopy, and X-ray measurements using synchrotron radiation. All PEIs formed a crystalline smectic H-phase in the solid state. Depending on the length of the spacer individual members of this series formed either an enantiotropic smectic-A phase, a monotropic smectic-A phase or no liquid crystalline phase at all. Long spacers and odd numbers of CH₂-groups favored the formation of liquid-crystalline (LC-) phases.     

Wholly aromatic thermotropic liquid crystalline polyesters of 3,3′-bis(phenyl)-4,4′-biphenol with 4,4′-benzophenone dicarboxylic acid

A series of wholly aromatic, thermotropic polyesters, derived from 3,3′-bis(phenyl)-4,4′-biphenol (DPBP), nonlinear 4,4′-benzophenone dicarboxylic acid (4,4′-BDA), and various linear comonomers, were prepared by the melt polycondensation reaction and characterized for their thermotropic properties by a variety of experimental techniques. The homopolymer of DPBP with 4,4′-BDA had a fusion temperature (T_f) at 265°C, exhibited a nematic phase, and had a liquid crystalline range of 105°C. All of the copolyesters of DPBP with 4,4′-BDA and either 30 mol % 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (HBA), 6-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid (HNA), or 50 mol % terephthalic acid (TA), 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid (2,6-NDA) had low T_f values in the range of 220–285°C, exhibited a nematic phase, and had accessible isotropization transitions (T_i) in the range of 270–420°C, respectively. Their accessible T_i values would enable one to observe a biphase structure. Each of the copolymers with HBA or HNA had a much broader range of liquid crystalline phase. In contrast, each of the copolymers with TA or 2,6-NDA had a relatively narrow range of liquid crystalline phase. Each of these polyesters had a glassy, nematic morphology that was confirmed with the DSC, PLM, WAXD, and SEM studies. As expected, they had higher glass transition temperatures (T_g) in the range of 161–217°C than those of other liquid crystalline polyesters, and excellent thermal stabilities (T_d) in the range of 494–517°C, respectively. Despite their noncrystallinity, they were not soluble in common organic solvents with the exception that the homopolymer and its copolymer with TA had limited solubility in CHCl₃. However, they were soluble in the usual mixture of p-chlorophenol/1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane (60/40 by weight) with the exception of the copolymer with 2,6-NDA. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 35: 769–785, 1997     

Studies on the synthesis and properties of thermotropic liquid crystalline polycarbonates. VII. Liquid crystalline polycarbonates and poly(ester‐carbonate)s derived from various mesogenic groups

Three series of thermotropic liquid crystalline polycarbonates and poly(ester‐carbonate)s were prepared by solution polycondensation of 4,4′‐biphenyldiol (BP), 4′‐hydroxybiphenyl‐4‐hydroxybenzoate (HHB), or 4‐hydroxyphenyl‐4″‐hydroxybiphenyl‐4′‐carboxylate (HHBP), as mesogenic unit, with 1,10‐bis(p‐hydroxybiphenoxy)decane (N10), bisphenol A (BPA), 4,4′‐dihydroxy‐diphenyl ether (BPO), 4,4′‐[phenylbis(oxy)]bisphenol (BPOO), methylhydroquinone (MeHQ), or phenylhydroquinone (PhHQ). One series of cholesteric poly(ester‐carbonate)s were also prepared by using HHBP, the aromatic diols mentioned above and isosorbide as the chiral moiety. All polycondensations were implemented in pyridine by using triphosgene as the condensation agent. The synthesized polycarbonates were characterized by viscometer, FTIR, DSC, TGA measurements, polarizing microscopy equipped with a heating stage, and WAXD powder pattern. In this study, it was found that the liquid crystalline properties of polycarbonates strongly rely on the mesogenic unit applied. HHBP‐series exhibits a wide temperature region of liquid crystalline (LC) phase even with 50% of bisphenol A (BPA), which is a V‐shaped structure and usually destroys liquid crystalline properties. In addition, homopolycarbonate with HHBP structure possesses extraordinarily low phase‐transition temperature and wide liquid crystalline phase range, due to its asymmetric structure. This asymmetric structure results in head‐to‐tail, head‐to‐head, and tail‐to‐tail random conformation of polymer chain. The isosorbide containing poly(ester‐carbonate)s formed cholesteric phase, which showed homogeneous blue, green, or red Grandjean texture upon shearing in molten state and the Grandjean texture could be frozen easily while quenching the sample to the room temperature. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 38: 1852–1860, 2000