Mesogenic Properties of Aromatic Oligoesters Derived from Kink-Structured Monomers

Abstract:

Novel liquid crystalline oligomers were prepared using different compositions of kink-structured aromatic dicarboxylic acids, aromatic diols, and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid via high-temperature polycondensation. The reaction products were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and polarized optical microscopy. As a result, the samples containing kinked units with phenyl or naphthalene moiety had a broad processing window limited by the melting process and the isotropization, whereas one based on diphenic acid was almost entirely in an amorphous state. The surface properties of the oligomers were evaluated by wetting measurements using a static contact angle analysis.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 899)
• Pages: 208-214
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.899.208
• Online since: September 2021
• Authors: T.R. Deberdeev, Alsu I. Akhmetshina*, Liana K. Karimova
• Keywords: Liquid Crystalline Polymers, Phase Transitions, Polarizing Microscopy, Surface Properties

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