| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1257750 | Chinese Chemical Letters | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A new approach to synthesize liquid crystalline polymer with narrow polydispersity index (PDI) was developed. Photo-polymerization of 4-cyanophenyl-4′-(6-acryloyloxyhexyloxy)benzoate (RM23) in nematic liquid crystals with macroscopic orientation was studied. The effects of the monomer concentration on the molecular weight and PDI of the resulting polymers were studied through gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and polarized optical microscopy. The low PDI of 1.19 and 1.22 was obtained in the reverse and normal modes, respectively. The PDI and molecular weight increased with monomer concentration.
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Authors
Rui Bao, Min Pan, Jin Jun Qiu, He Qing Tang, Cheng Mei Liu,