Synthesis of liquid crystalline oligo(p-phenylene vinylene)

Authors
Schenning, APHJ El-ghayoury, A Peeters, E Meijer, EW
Citation
Aphj. Schenning et al., Synthesis of liquid crystalline oligo(p-phenylene vinylene), SYNTH METAL, 121(1-3), 2001, pp. 1253-1256
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
SYNTHETIC METALS
ISSN journal
03796779 → ACNP
Volume
121
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1253 - 1256
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-6779(20010315)121:1-3<1253:SOLCOV>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The synthesis of oligo(p-phenylene vinylene) with mesogenic side chains is described, with the objective to explore highly ordered pi -conjugated mate rials for functional properties. In the case of dimeric and tetrameric (p-p henylene vinylene) only a melt transition was observed while in the case of hexameric (p-phenylene vinylene) a liquid crystalline phase was found unde r the polarization microscope.