Thermotropic polymethacrylate bearing sulfonylbenzoxazole-based multifunctional photoactive mesogen

Sehoon Kim, Soo Young Park

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Abstract

For the multifunctional liquid crystalline medium with high chromophore content, a thermotropic polymethacrylate (PBBS) bearing monolithic photoactive mesogen was designed and synthesized on the basis of semiempirical quantum calculation. PBBS showed phase transition sequence of I-222 °C-SmA-169 °C-SMC-154 °C-SmX on cooling. Phase transition in the PBBS film could be correlated with the birefringence change and H-aggregate formation monitored as a function of temperature. The multifunctional mesogenic pendant, 2-biphenyl-5-sulfonylbenzoxazole, provided strong blue fluorescence and electroluminescence, large second-order optical nonlinearity, and intrinsic photeconductivity to the novel photoactive liquid crystalline polymer PBBS.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3947-3953
Number of pages7
JournalMacromolecules
Volume34
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2001 Jun 5
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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