Macrocyclization overrides the polymer effect in the stabilization of liquid crystalline (LC) phases with a novel odd-even alternation. A demonstration with LC crown ethers

Macromolecules

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 943-952

  Percec, V ^a   Turkaly, P J ^a   Asandei, A D ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CONFORMATIONS; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MACROMOLECULES; MONOMERS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

MACROCYCLIZATION; POLYMER EFFECT;

CROWN ETHERS;

EID: 0031074992     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma9614813     Document Type: Article

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