SmCP-networked films obtained by in situ photopolymerization of neat reactive banana-shaped liquid crystals

…, N Gimeno, L Monreal, R Piñol, MB Ros…

Index: Barbera, Joaquin; Gimeno, Nelida; Monreal, Laura; Pinol, Rafael; Ros, M. Blanca; Serrano, Jose Luis Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2004 , vol. 126, # 23 p. 7190 - 7191

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Abstract

The synthesis and characterization of reactive banana-shaped compounds have been carried out, and their ability to be photopolymerized in their SmCP mesophase has been assessed. The presence of a SmCP liquid crystalline phase in these compounds has been confirmed by X-ray studies. The polymerization of these molecules has been demonstrated by calorimetric techniques as well as by the preparation and characterization of SmCP- ...