Abstract

Side chain liquid crystalline polyurethanes (SCLP) without flexible spacer were synthesized by a two step block copolymerization reaction. The polyurethanes were based on azobenzene-type mesogenic diol chain extender (DR-19), a poly(tetramethylene oxide) (PTMO) soft segment, and different diisocyanates, including 4,4-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) and hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI). The polyurethane samples obtained from DR-19 or DR-19 . and PTMO with HDI had mesomorphic phases as determined by DSC and polarizing microscopy.

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