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Structure and Dilution of Mesogenic Side Chains in Liquid Crystalline Polysiloxanes

Frank KuschelSiegmar DieleS. OelsnerHelmut RingsdorfBernd Hisgen

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CrystallographyMaterials scienceLiquid crystallineStereochemistryMesogenCopolymerSide chainMoietyDilution

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Abstract The structure of the smectic phases in four series of homo- and copolymers based on dimethylsiloxane chains with a definite variation of the concentration of the paired mesogenic side chains has been investigated by means of X-ray methods. The dilution of the mesogenic moiety was achieved by insertion of additional dimethylsiloxane segments. A nearly linear dependence of the layer spacings on the dilution has been found. A model of the structure is proposed which consists of two sublayers one of which contains the irregularly arranged main chain whereas the other one is formed by the side chains.

https://doi.org/10.1080/00268948808070381