Synthesis of Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polyacrylates with Bridged Stilbene Mesogens.

ABSTRACT: In recent years, π-conjugated liquid crystalline molecules with optoelectronic functionalities have garnered considerable attention, and integrating these molecules into side-chain liquid crystalline polymers (SCLCPs) holds potential for developing devices that are operational near room temperature. However, it is difficult to design SCLCPs with excellent processability because liquid crystalline mesogens are rigid rods, have low solubility in organic solvents, and have a high isotropization temperature. Recently, we developed near-room-temperature π-conjugated nematic liquid crystals based on "bridged stilbene". In this work, we synthesized a polyacrylate SCLCP incorporating a bridged stilbene that exhibited a nematic phase near room temperature and could maintain liquid crystallinity for

SUBMITTER: Konishi GI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11547409 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature