Synthesis of Side Chain Liquid Crystal Polymers by Living Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization. 2. Influence of Molecular Weight, Polydispersity, and Flexible Spacer Length (n=9-12) on the Thermotropic Behavior of the Resulting Polymers.

摘要

The living ring opening metathesis polymerization of 5-carbo(n-(4'-methoxy-4biphenylyloxyalkyl)bicylco2.2.1hept-2-ene (1-n, n=9-12) with Mo(CH-t-Bu)(NAr) (0-t-Bu)2 (Ar=2,6-C6H3-i-Pr2) is described. Polymers with degrees of polymerization from 5 to 100 and narrow molecular weight distributions (Mw/Mn=1.07-1.28) were obtained in high yield. All polymers exhibit side chain crystallization along with a nematic mesophase. Isotropization temperatures increase with increasing molecular weight and then become independent of molecular weight at approximately 30-50 repeat units. Side chain crystallization is suppressed as molecular weight increases.