X-RAY-DIFFRACTION STUDY OF SIDE-ON FIXED HOMOPOLYSILOXANES FROM NEMATIC TO SMECTIC-C PHASES

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ACHARD, MF [1 ]
LECOMMANDOUX, S [1 ]
HARDOUIN, F [1 ]
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[1] UNIV BORDEAUX 1, CTR RECH PAUL PASCAL, F-33600 PESSAC, FRANCE
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10.1080/02678299508031071
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O6 [化学];
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The X-ray patterns for the nematic phase in a series of side-on fixed polysiloxanes show different kinds of diffuse elements which imply complex short range ordering. A systematic structural study of the evolution of the patterns versus two molecular parameters, namely the spacer length and the length of the terminal aliphatic tails, suggests the possible occurrence of a smectic C phase for certain values of these parameters. Taking into account these tendencies, new synthesis led to a nematic-smectic C polymorphism observed for the first time in side-on fixed polysiloxanes.
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