Synthesis of laterally attached side-chain liquid-crystalline polynorbornenes with high mesogen density by ring-opening metathesis polymerization

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 4076-4087

  Pugh, Coleen ^a   Zhu, Pukun ^a   Kim, Guehyun ^a,b   Zheng, Joe X ^a   Rubal, Michael J ^a   Cheng, Stephen Z D ^a  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

^b Dongseo University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Differential scanning calorimetry; Laterally attached; Nematic; Polynorbornenes; ROMP; Side chain liquid crystalline polymers

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF POLYMERIZATION; MESOGEN DENSITY; METATHESIS POLYMERIZATION; POLYNORBORNENES; TETRAHYDROFURAN;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

POLYMERS;

EID: 33749578100     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: 10990518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.21511     Document Type: Article

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