ISSN:
0887-624X
Keywords:
main-chain liquid crystalline polymers
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thermotropic
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polyurethane
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spacer length effect
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Chemistry
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Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Previous studies on liquid crystalline polyurethanes prepared from 4,4′-bis(2-hydroxyethoxy)biphenyl (BHBP) and 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate (TDI) were continued. In this article, a series of polyurethanes, which differ in the flexible spacer length and BHBP content is described. Poly(oxytetramethylene)diols of different molecular weights (PTMO, Mn = 250, 650, 1000, 2000) were used as flexible spacers. The polyurethanes were investigated by DSC, polarizing microscopy, x-ray diffractometry, and IR spectroscopy. The molecular weight distribution was determined by GPC. The morphology of the polyurethanes was investigated by the SALS method. Partial replacement of BHBP by 25-75 mol % PTMO and the flexible spacer length influence the liquid crystalline properties, the phase transition temperatures, and the range of mesophase occurrence. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.1993.080311308
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