Abstract
Copolyesters based on 2-[(S)-(+)-methyl-1-butoxy]hydroquinone as the chiral monomer with several nonchiral hydroquinones were prepared. Copolymerization was effective in forming an identifiable cholesteric phase with a wide mesophase temperature range which was influenced to some extent by the spacer length. The results suggest that formation of the cholesteric phase in these polymers was influenced by a balance between the helical twisting power of the chiral substituent and the mobility of the main chain.
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