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Synthesis of Very Highly Ordered Liquid Crystalline Phases by Complex Formation of Polyacrylic Acid with Cationic Surfactants
Author(s) -
Antonietti Markus,
Conrad J.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199418691
Subject(s) - cationic polymerization , polyacrylic acid , steric effects , chemistry , polymer , liquid crystalline , complex formation , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , crystallography , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , inorganic chemistry , engineering
Amphotropic interactions and favorable steric conditions result in the formation of liquid crystalline phases from complexes of polyacrylic acid with cationic surfactants. In these phases, the polymer chains are intertwined into a multichain structure (shown below). These complexes form by self‐organization, and have interesting optical and mechanical properties.