Abstract
Liquid crystalline diblock copolymers with different molecular weights and low polydispersities were synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and 2,5-bis[(4-methoxyphenyl) oxycarbonyl]styrene (MPCS) monomers. The block architecture (coilconformation of MMA segment and rigid-rod of MPCS segment) of the copolymer was experimentally confirmed by a combination of 1H nuclear magnetic resonance and gel permeation chromatograph techniques. The liquid crystalline behaviour of the copolymer was studied using differential scanning calorimetry and polarized optical microscope. It was found that the liquid crystalline behaviour was dependent on the number average molecular weight of the rigid segment. Only those copolymers with Mn(GPC) of the rigid block above 9200 g mol-1 could form liquid crystalline phases higher than the glass transition temperature of the rigid block. The random copolymers MPCS-co-MMA were also synthesized by conventional free radical polymerization. The molar content of MPCS in MPCS-co-MMA had to be higher than 71% to maintain liquid crystalline behaviour.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 93-97 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Polymer International |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 Jan 1 |
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- Polymers and Plastics
- Organic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry
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Synthesis and characterization of novel rod-coil diblock copolymers of poly(methyl methacrylate) and liquid crystalline segments of poly(2,5-bis[(4-methoxyphenyl)oxycarbonyl]styrene). / Zhang, Hai Liang; Chen, Xiaofang; Wan, Xinhua; Zhou, Qi Feng; Woo, E. M.
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T1 - Synthesis and characterization of novel rod-coil diblock copolymers of poly(methyl methacrylate) and liquid crystalline segments of poly(2,5-bis[(4-methoxyphenyl)oxycarbonyl]styrene)
AU - Zhang, Hai Liang
AU - Chen, Xiaofang
AU - Wan, Xinhua
AU - Zhou, Qi Feng
AU - Woo, E. M.
PY - 2003/1/1
Y1 - 2003/1/1
N2 - Liquid crystalline diblock copolymers with different molecular weights and low polydispersities were synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and 2,5-bis[(4-methoxyphenyl) oxycarbonyl]styrene (MPCS) monomers. The block architecture (coilconformation of MMA segment and rigid-rod of MPCS segment) of the copolymer was experimentally confirmed by a combination of 1H nuclear magnetic resonance and gel permeation chromatograph techniques. The liquid crystalline behaviour of the copolymer was studied using differential scanning calorimetry and polarized optical microscope. It was found that the liquid crystalline behaviour was dependent on the number average molecular weight of the rigid segment. Only those copolymers with Mn(GPC) of the rigid block above 9200 g mol-1 could form liquid crystalline phases higher than the glass transition temperature of the rigid block. The random copolymers MPCS-co-MMA were also synthesized by conventional free radical polymerization. The molar content of MPCS in MPCS-co-MMA had to be higher than 71% to maintain liquid crystalline behaviour.
AB - Liquid crystalline diblock copolymers with different molecular weights and low polydispersities were synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and 2,5-bis[(4-methoxyphenyl) oxycarbonyl]styrene (MPCS) monomers. The block architecture (coilconformation of MMA segment and rigid-rod of MPCS segment) of the copolymer was experimentally confirmed by a combination of 1H nuclear magnetic resonance and gel permeation chromatograph techniques. The liquid crystalline behaviour of the copolymer was studied using differential scanning calorimetry and polarized optical microscope. It was found that the liquid crystalline behaviour was dependent on the number average molecular weight of the rigid segment. Only those copolymers with Mn(GPC) of the rigid block above 9200 g mol-1 could form liquid crystalline phases higher than the glass transition temperature of the rigid block. The random copolymers MPCS-co-MMA were also synthesized by conventional free radical polymerization. The molar content of MPCS in MPCS-co-MMA had to be higher than 71% to maintain liquid crystalline behaviour.
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