New polymers mesogenic groups of liquid crystals lateral ethylenic polymers result of installations and manufacturing procedure.

摘要

The present invention relates to liquid crystal polymers bearing side mesogenic groups of formula: IMAGE in which: X = H, OH, COOH, NH2; R1, R2 and R3 = H, Cl or CH3; R4 and R5 = hydrocarbon radical; M = mesogenic group; the sum n + m + p is between 10 and 20,000; x is a number ranging from 0 to 8. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of these polymers, according to which mesogenic groups are grafted onto at least a proportion of the pendant vinyl unsaturations of a polymer which may be a telechelic polybutadiene by means of a (bromoalkyl)diorganosilane. These liquid crystal polymers can be employed especially for the production of solid optical components.