A new family of polymerizable lyotropic liquid crystals: control of feature size in cross-linked inverted hexagonal assemblies via monomer structure

…, DH Gray, BA Pindzola, JL Smithers…

Index: Reppy; Gray; Pindzola; Smithers; Gin Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2001 , vol. 123, # 3 p. 363 - 371

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Abstract

An efficient and versatile synthesis of a series of polymerizable amphiphilic mesogens that affords control over tail length and position of the polymerizable group is described. The synthesis employs a novel and facile method of preparing styrene ethers. The monomers are sodium salts of styrene ether-modified fatty acids that can be used to form cross-linkable inverted hexagonal (HII) lyotropic liquid crystal (LLC) phases at ambient temperature with ...