The synthesis and mesogenic properties of side chain polymethacrylates with terminal branched groups |
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Authors: | PRATIK R. PATEL JAYRANG S. DAVE |
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Affiliation: | Applied Chemistry Department, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara — 390 001, India |
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Abstract: | The synthesis is described of six polymethacrylates attached through oxytetramethylene and oxyhexamethylene spacers to an azobenzene moiety consisting of branched terminal iso-butoxy, iso-amyloxy and n-amyloxy groups. The monomers show a nematic mesophase while their polymers show an additional higher order smectic C phase. The effects of the terminal branched alkoxy group and the spacers on mesomorphic properties are discussed. The phase characteristics, thermal stabilities and molecular masses of the polymers were investigated by DSC, XRD, TGA and GPC. The polymers were also characterized by UV-vis, IR and NMR spectroscopy. |
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