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Cyclosiloxanes containing mesogenic side groups
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, (2008/06/13)
The present invention relates to cyclic siloxanes which have at least one group of formula (1) bonded to a silicon atom in which x is an integer having a value of at least 2, preferably having a value of from 2 to 10, R" is a chemical bond or a divalent r
Cyclic Siloxanes with Mesogenic Side Groups
Kreuzer, F.-H.,Andrejewski, D.,Haas, W.,Haeberle, N.,Riepl, G.,Spes, P.
, p. 345 - 378 (2007/10/02)
Cyclic liquid crystalline siloxanes (CLCS) are optical uniaxial positive (SA, N) and negative (N*) materials in accordance with calamitic structures.X-Ray measurements indicate, that the distances of SA layers correspond with the length of the monomer unit.In the case of mesogens with high polarity the distance is 1.7 fold the length of the monomer unit.A bundle model is proposed for CLC siloxanes.
