Author(s): Amar H. Al-Dujaili, Aubrey D. Jenkins and David R. M. Walton
Article publication date: 1989-12-01
Vol. 7 No. 3 (yearly), pp. 11-21.
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Keywords
polymers, chemical constitution, liquid-crystalline structure
Abstract
The development of the polymer structure, during the polymerization process, was found to play an important role in the formation of the liquid-crystalline structure. The polymer prepared from chiral (+)-3- methyl adipoyl chloride displays a typical cholesteric mesophase texture. Liquid-crystalline properties and phase-transition temperatures were found to be affected less or more by the chemical constitution of the mesogens.