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Effect of Molecular Weight on Mesomorphic Behavior of Side-Chain Liquid-Crystalline Azopolymers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2015

Flores V. Daniela  and
Larios L. Leticia
Flores V. Daniela
Affiliation:
Departamento de Materiales Avanzados, Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Saltillo, Coahuila, México.
Larios L. Leticia
Affiliation:
Departamento de Materiales Avanzados, Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Saltillo, Coahuila, México.
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Abstract

Three methacrylic polymers bearing (phenylene)azobenzene moieties in the side-chain were synthesized via free-radical polymerization of monomer (E)-6-(4-((3’-cyano-4’-(hexyloxy) -[1,1’- biphenyl]-4-yl) diazenyl) phenoxy) hexyl methacrylate using 1, 5 and 10 mol% of 1,1’-azobis(cyclohexanecarbonitrile) (ABCN) as initiator. The chemical structures of monomer and polymers were confirmed by 1H NMR and FT-IR spectroscopies. Analysis by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) showed average molecular weights (Mw) of 1.0x105, 7.3x104, and 4.5x104 g/mol for polymers P1%, P5%, and P10%, respectively. These results indicate a clear dependence of the Mw on the amount of initiator used; the higher the amount of ABCN, the lowest the molecular mass. Thermotropic liquid-crystalline properties were analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and polarized optical microscopy (POM). All polymers showed a liquid-crystalline behavior over a wide range of temperatures (>100°C) displaying smectic type mesophases. A small shift (around 8°C) upwards in the clearing temperature was observed on increasing the molecular masses from P10% to P1%. The trans-cis photo-isomerization of polymers was studied in solution and in thin films by UV-Vis spectroscopy. High cis-isomer contents in solution (>90%) were reached in relative short irradiation times.

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phase transformationliquidcrystal
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1765: Symposium 4A – Advanced Structural Materials—2014 , 2015 , pp. 133 - 138
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2015 

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