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Synthesis and characterization of LC side chain AB blockcopolymers

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The synthesis of liquid crystalline side chain A-B blockcopolymers, prepared by living anionic polymerization in combination with a polymeranalogous reaction is reported. Thereby the A-block was formed from a non mesogenic monomer (styrene, butadiene and n-butylmethacrylate) and the B-block from a monomer with a lateral active group (2-(trimethylsiloxy)-ethylmethacrylate), used for introduction of the side chain mesogens (cholesterylformyl- and 2-(4-[5-hexylpyrimidin-2-yl]-benzoyloxy)-groups). The obtained copolymers show mostly phase separation phenomenons. In dependence of the content of LC side groups a mesomorphic behaviour was observed.

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  1. Institut für Technische Chemie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Schlossberg 2, O-4020, Halle/Saale, Federal Republic of Germany

    Bernd Zaschke, Willy Frank, Hartmut Fischer, Klaus Schmutzler & Manfred Arnold

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Zaschke, B., Frank, W., Fischer, H. et al. Synthesis and characterization of LC side chain AB blockcopolymers. Polymer Bulletin 27, 1–8 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00296317

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