A novel molecular architecture of a liquid-crystalline polymer showlng nanophase-separated surfaces

Kunihiko Okano, Yasuyuki Mikami, Takashi Yamashita

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Abstract

Novel azotolane derivatives containlng an oligooxyethylene moiety have been synthesized via palladium-catalyzed cross coupling reactions as the key step. The thermotoropic liquid crystalline behavior of the compound was investigated by polarizlng optical microscopy and differential scaterlng calorimetry. Furthermore, we observed that the compound shows trans-cis photoisomerization behavior upon irradiation of ultraviolet light, as Well as a conventional azobenzene moiety.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)679-682
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Photopolymer Science and Technology
Volume22
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009 Sept

Keywords

  • Azobenzene
  • Hydrophilic group
  • Liquid crystal
  • Phenyl ethnylene
  • Photoisomerization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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