Abstract
Preparation of liquid-crystalline stereoregular polyketone from a mesogenic vinylarene and carbon monoxide was discussed. Isotactic and syndiotactic polyketones were synthesized by the alternating copolymerizations of a mesogenic vinylarene, 4-cyano-4́-[8-(4-vinylphenyl)octyl-1-oxy]-biphenyl, with carbon monoxide. It was observed that isotactic polyketone was an amorphous polymer that did not show any mesophase, whereas the syndiotactic polyketone exhibited liquid crystallinity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3556-3563 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2003 Nov 15 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Chiral
- Liquid-crystalline polymers
- Polyketones
- Side-chain liquid-crystalline polymers
- Stereospecific polymers
- Tacticity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Polymers and Plastics
- Organic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry