Chiral liquid-crystalline polyacrylates from (S)-(-)-2-methyl-1-butanol. Synthesis, mesomorphic properties and light scattering
The synthesis and mesomorphic behavior of two chiral side chain liquid crystalline polyacrylates from (S)-(-)-2-methyl-1-butanol are described. These new polyacrylates show a dependence of the phase transition temperatures on both, molecular weight and spacer length. The polyacrylate with four methy...
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doaj-3ee413f181b34ff4b8cb35d2104b97962020-11-24T20:40:32ZengSociedade Brasileira de QuímicaJournal of the Brazilian Chemical Society0103-50532001-01-01122184191Chiral liquid-crystalline polyacrylates from (S)-(-)-2-methyl-1-butanol. Synthesis, mesomorphic properties and light scatteringMerlo Aloir A.Ritter Olga M. S.Pereira Fabiano V.Vieira Carolina H.Silveira Nádya P. daThe synthesis and mesomorphic behavior of two chiral side chain liquid crystalline polyacrylates from (S)-(-)-2-methyl-1-butanol are described. These new polyacrylates show a dependence of the phase transition temperatures on both, molecular weight and spacer length. The polyacrylate with four methylene units in the spacer exhibits a chiral nematic phase whereas the polyacrylate with a spacer containing eleven methylene units presents a smectic phase. In addition, the chiral nematic phase appears for low molecular weight and smectic phase for high molecular weight polyacrylates. Light scattering experiments were performed in dilute solutions of the polyacrylate containing eleven methylene units in tetrahydrofuran and dichloromethane. Values for weight averaged molecular weight, radius of gyration and second virial coefficient were determined by static light scattering whereas the diffusion coefficient and the hydrodynamic radius of the chains were obtained by photon correlation spectroscopy. A comparison between both techniques indicates that the chain behavior can be taken as typical for a polydisperse linear chain in a good solvent.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-50532001000200010liquid crystal synthesischiral polyacrylatesmesomorphic behaviorlight scattering |
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Merlo Aloir A. Ritter Olga M. S. Pereira Fabiano V. Vieira Carolina H. Silveira Nádya P. da Chiral liquid-crystalline polyacrylates from (S)-(-)-2-methyl-1-butanol. Synthesis, mesomorphic properties and light scattering Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society liquid crystal synthesis chiral polyacrylates mesomorphic behavior light scattering |
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Merlo Aloir A. Ritter Olga M. S. Pereira Fabiano V. Vieira Carolina H. Silveira Nádya P. da |
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Chiral liquid-crystalline polyacrylates from (S)-(-)-2-methyl-1-butanol. Synthesis, mesomorphic properties and light scattering |
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Chiral liquid-crystalline polyacrylates from (S)-(-)-2-methyl-1-butanol. Synthesis, mesomorphic properties and light scattering |
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Chiral liquid-crystalline polyacrylates from (S)-(-)-2-methyl-1-butanol. Synthesis, mesomorphic properties and light scattering |
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Chiral liquid-crystalline polyacrylates from (S)-(-)-2-methyl-1-butanol. Synthesis, mesomorphic properties and light scattering |
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Chiral liquid-crystalline polyacrylates from (S)-(-)-2-methyl-1-butanol. Synthesis, mesomorphic properties and light scattering |
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chiral liquid-crystalline polyacrylates from (s)-(-)-2-methyl-1-butanol. synthesis, mesomorphic properties and light scattering |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Química |
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Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society |
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0103-5053 |
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2001-01-01 |
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The synthesis and mesomorphic behavior of two chiral side chain liquid crystalline polyacrylates from (S)-(-)-2-methyl-1-butanol are described. These new polyacrylates show a dependence of the phase transition temperatures on both, molecular weight and spacer length. The polyacrylate with four methylene units in the spacer exhibits a chiral nematic phase whereas the polyacrylate with a spacer containing eleven methylene units presents a smectic phase. In addition, the chiral nematic phase appears for low molecular weight and smectic phase for high molecular weight polyacrylates. Light scattering experiments were performed in dilute solutions of the polyacrylate containing eleven methylene units in tetrahydrofuran and dichloromethane. Values for weight averaged molecular weight, radius of gyration and second virial coefficient were determined by static light scattering whereas the diffusion coefficient and the hydrodynamic radius of the chains were obtained by photon correlation spectroscopy. A comparison between both techniques indicates that the chain behavior can be taken as typical for a polydisperse linear chain in a good solvent. |
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liquid crystal synthesis chiral polyacrylates mesomorphic behavior light scattering |
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