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Polyacetylenes Bearing Mesogenic Side Groups: Synthesis and Properties, 2
Author(s) -
Stagnaro Paola,
Conzatti Lucia,
Costa Giovanna,
Gallot Bernard,
Tavani Cinzia,
Valenti Barbara
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/macp.200390041
Subject(s) - mesogen , monomer , moiety , polymer , polymer chemistry , side chain , materials science , acetylene , biphenyl , liquid crystal , metathesis , polymerization , chemistry , crystallography , organic chemistry , liquid crystalline , composite material , optoelectronics
We report on the synthesis of novel liquid crystalline polyacetylenes derived from monosubstituted acetylene monomers. In the monomers A1OBP‐Ac n obtained from 3‐bromo‐1‐propyne, the acetylenic moiety is linked through a very short spacer to a biphenyl mesogenic core. Several linear acyl groups of different length are introduced as tail groups. Most of the monomers show liquid crystalline behavior. Polymerizations are carried out in solution with typical metathesis catalysts based on Mo and W and yield polyacetylenes with fairly high molecular weight (MW), soluble in common organic solvents. Polymers PA1OBP‐Ac n are fully characterized in terms of molecular structure, by GPC, FT‐IR, NMR and UV/VIS techniques, and of thermal and morphological behavior, by TGA, DSC, POM and X‐ray diffraction experiments. THF solutions of the polymers show a quite relevant photoluminescence with a broadened maximum located around 450 nm.POM analysis on monomer A1OBP‐Ac6 : crystal transformation on heating at 76 °C.