Photoactive liquid crystalline polyesters based on bisbenzylidene and pyridine moieties
作者:G. Deepa、R. Balamurugan、P. Kannan
DOI:10.1016/j.molstruc.2009.10.038
日期:2010.1
Photoactive main chain liquid crystalline polyesters containing bis(benzylidene)acetone and aromatic heterocyclic pyridine were synthesized by solution polycondensation. Chemical structure of monomers and polymers were confirmed by IFT-IR, H-1 and C-13 NMR spectroscopy. Thermal property was investigated by TGA and DSC. Optical property of polyesters was studied in chloroform solution and in thin film under UV irradiation and exhibited cis-trans-photoisomerization. This behavior was witnessed by solubility, carbonyl group absorption band in FF-IR, optical microscopy as well as DSC analysis through existence of liquid crystallinity after irradiation of polymers. (c) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.