Chemistry letters

Facile synthesis of novel monodisperse liquid-crystalline oligomers based on michael adducts from millipede cyanoacetates

S Nakanishi, M Ueda

Index: Nakanishi, Sadahiro; Ueda, Mitsuru Chemistry Letters, 2007 , vol. 36, # 3 p. 452 - 453

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Abstract

Facile synthesis of novel monodisperse liquid-crystalline (LC) oligomers was performed. The functionalization of the end group of 4 (and 6) millipede cyanoacetates with 8 (and 12) mesogenic units by Michael addition reaction produced a monodisperse LC octamer (and dodecamer) in high yields. Differential scanning calorimetry and optical polarizing microscopy revealed LC properties of the synthesized LC monodisperse oligomers. The ...