Influence of main chain on the phase behaviors of side‐chain liquid‐crystalline polymers with triphenylene mesogens of long alkyl tail substituents

Abstract

A series of side‐chain liquid‐crystalline polymers (SCLCPs) containing triphenylene mesogen, in which the long alkyl tail Tp connected directly with main chain, were synthesized successfully. The chemical structures of the monomers were confirmed by 1H NMR and mass spectrometry. The phase behaviors of polymers were investigated by a combination of techniques, including DSC, POM, 1D/2D WAXD, and SAXS. The experimental results suggested that the type of main chain played an important role in the LC phase structures of these polymers. Because of the steric effects of side chains and the coupling effects between the Tp moieties and the main chains, all the polymers exhibited columnar phase. However, the SCLCPs with poly(vinyl benzene methyl ether) or polynorbornene backbone displayed hexagonal columnar phase, while those with polyacrylate or polymethacrylate backbone presented columnar nematic phase, and the one with poly(vinyl benzoate) main chain showed rectangular columnar phase. Moreover, the clearing temperatures (Ti) changed with change in main chain. Especially, the Ti of the SCLCP with polymethacrylate backbone was above 300 °C. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017, 55, 754–766

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