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New arylidene–siloxane polyethers: Liquid‐crystalline and photosensitive properties
Author(s) -
Racleş Carmen,
Airinei Anton,
Cozan Vasile,
Cazacu Maria,
Sajo Istvan E.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.13053
Subject(s) - siloxane , thermotropic crystal , mesophase , materials science , condensation polymer , polymer , polymer chemistry , polarized light microscopy , liquid crystal , glass transition , composite material , liquid crystalline , physics , optoelectronics , optics
By polycondensation reactions, starting from α, ω‐bis(chloromethyl)polydimethylsiloxanes with different molecular weights and 2,6‐bis(4‐hydroxybenzylidene)cyclohexanone, new polyethers were obtained. The structure of resulting polymers was confirmed by IR and 1 H‐NMR spectroscopy and their thermal properties and mesophase behavior were studied by TGA, DSC, and polarizing light microscopy. Depending on the length of the siloxane spacer, some of the obtained compounds exhibited thermotropic liquid‐crystalline properties. A possible smectic texture was investigated by X‐ray diffraction measurements at room temperature. A decrease of the transition temperatures values was observed as the spacer length increased. The photochemical behavior of the siloxane polyethers was studied by ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 90: 3093–3099, 2003