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Synthesis and characterisation of a conjugated reactive mesogen
Bacher, Andreas,Bentley, Philip G.,Bradley, Donal D. C.,Douglas, Louise K.,Glarvey, Paul A.,Grell, Martin,Whitehead, Katherine S.,Turner, Michael L.
, p. 2985 - 2990 (1999)
The synthesis of 2-methyl-1,4-bis[2-(4- propionyloxypropyloxyphenyl)ethenyl]benzene (1) and 2-methyl-1,4-bis[2-(4- acryloyloxypropyloxyphenyl)ethenyl]benzene (2) is reported. The liquid crystalline and photophysical behaviour has been investigated. Two liquid crystalline phases can be detected, with the lower temperature phase exhibiting strong H-aggregation. Thin films of the reactive mesogen in its liquid crystalline phase can be aligned into monodomains and can be polymerised in a controlled manner to give intractable anisotropic networks.
