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Minimization of Free Volume: Alignment of Triptycenes in Liquid Crystals and Stretched Polymers
Author(s) -
Long T. M.,
Swager T. M.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4095(200104)13:8<601::aid-adma601>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - triptycene , materials science , solvation , polymer , volume (thermodynamics) , supramolecular chemistry , polymer science , nanotechnology , polymer chemistry , chemical physics , crystallography , composite material , crystal structure , thermodynamics , organic chemistry , molecule , chemistry , physics
A unique supramolecular assembly involving blends of selected triptycene derivatives (e.g., see Figure) is described. The three‐dimensional structures of triptycenes result in special solvation properties that can create thus far unmatched solute orientations, which may be employed for the construction of novel polymer blends.