Thermotropic cholesteric liquid crystals in ester derivatives of hydroxypropylcellulose

被引:21
作者
Kosho, H [1 ]
Hiramatsu, S [1 ]
Nishi, T [1 ]
Tanaka, Y [1 ]
Kawauchi, S [1 ]
Watanabe, J [1 ]
机构
[1] Tokyo Inst Technol, Dept Polymer Chem, Meguro Ku, Tokyo 152, Japan
关键词
D O I
10.1088/0954-0083/11/1/004
中图分类号
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 [高分子化学与物理]; 080501 [材料物理与化学]; 081704 [应用化学];
摘要
We have synthesized the ester derivatives of hydroxypropylcellulose by a reaction with alkanoic acids with a carbon number of 2 to 9. All these ester derivatives formed a thermotropic cholesteric liquid crystal. The temperature dependence of the cholesteric pitch was studied and discussed in relation to the side-chain length and molecular weight.
引用
收藏
页码:41 / 48
页数:8
相关论文
共 28 条
[1]
CELLULOSE-BASED LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS - ESTERS OF (HYDROXYPROPYL) CELLULOSE [J].
BHADANI, SN ;
GRAY, DG .
MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS, 1983, 99 (1-4) :29-38
[2]
SOLID CHOLESTERIC FILMS CAST FROM AQUEOUS (HYDROXYPROPYL)CELLULOSE [J].
CHARLET, G ;
GRAY, DG .
MACROMOLECULES, 1987, 20 (01) :33-38
[3]
GARVES K, 1979, HYDROLYSIS CELLULOSE, P159
[4]
MOLECULAR THEORY OF CHOLESTERIC PHASE AND OF TWISTING POWER OF OPTICALLY ACTIVE MOLECULES IN A NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL [J].
GOOSSENS, WJ .
MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS, 1971, 12 (03) :237-&
[5]
DETERMINATION OF MOLAR SUBSTITUTION AND DEGREE OF SUBSTITUTION OF HYDROXYPROPYL CELLULOSE BY NUCLEAR MAGNETIC-RESONANCE SPECTROMETRY [J].
HO, FFL ;
WARD, GA ;
KOHLER, RR .
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, 1972, 44 (01) :178-&
[6]
ISOGAI A, 1991, MOKUZAI GAKKAISHI, V37, P339
[7]
STATISTICAL-THEORY OF CHOLESTERIC ORDERING IN HARD-ROD FLUIDS AND LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE PROPERTIES OF POLYPEPTIDE SOLUTIONS [J].
KIMURA, H ;
HOSINO, M ;
NAKANO, H .
JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 1982, 51 (05) :1584-1590
[8]
KIMURA H, 1979, J PHYSIQUE, V174, P40
[9]
OPTICAL-PROPERTIES OF (ACETOXYPROPYL)CELLULOSE MESOPHASES - FACTORS INFLUENCING THE CHOLESTERIC PITCH [J].
LAIVINS, GV ;
GRAY, DG .
POLYMER, 1985, 26 (10) :1435-1442
[10]
THE LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE PROPERTIES OF (ACETOXYPROPYL)CELLULOSE - EFFECT OF CHAIN-LENGTH AND DEGREE OF ACETYLATION [J].
LAIVINS, GV ;
SIXOU, P ;
GRAY, DG .
JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS, 1986, 24 (12) :2779-2792