Liquid Crystalline Macrocycles and Polyacrylates Containing 4- Alkoxybenzoic Acid and 4-Alkoxybenzamide Structural Units

Abstract

The hexa-(4-dodecyloxy) benzamide and hexa-(4-hexyloxy) benzamide derivatives of 18-n6(2 and 3), the tetra-(4-dodecyloxy) benzamide derivative of 14-N4 (7), and a mono-(12- hydroxydodecyl)-penta-(4-dodecyloxybenzoyl) derivative of 18-N6(5) have been prepared, and their phase transitions have been determined by DSC and polarizing microscopy. Compounds 2 and 5 have a discotic mesophase. No mesophase was detected for compounds 3 and 7. The transition temperatures of compound 2 differ substantially from those reported earlier by Lehn, et al., and by DSC 2 exhibits polymer like thermal history. The 12-hydroxy and 12-acryloxy derivatives of 4-(dodecyloxy) benzoic acid and ethyl 4- (dodecyloxy) benzoate were prepared. Only the carboxylic acids had thermotropic mesophases. Free radical polymerizations of the acrylate monomers gave mesogenic polyacrylates with pendant 4-(12-oxydodecyloxy) benzoic acid and ethyl 4-(12- oxydodecyloxy)benzoate side chains. Benzoic acids, Acrylates, Polymers, Liquid crystals, Amides.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 09, 1989
Accession Number
ADA207984

Entities

People

  • David Tatarsky
  • Krishna Banerjee
  • Warren T. Ford

Organizations

  • Oklahoma State University–Stillwater

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  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acrylates
  • Alcohols
  • Benzoic Acids
  • Carboxylic Acids
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Classification
  • Free Radicals
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Liquid Crystals
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Oklahoma
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Phase Transformations
  • Polymerization
  • Transition Temperature

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  • Chemistry

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  • Materials Science and Engineering.