Abstract

The synthesis and characterization of the rod−coil molecules of ethyl 4-[4-[oxypoly(propyleneoxy)propyloxy]-4‘-biphenylcarboxyloxy]-4‘-biphenylcarboxylate with poly(propylene oxide) coil of 7 (7-P-4), 8 (8-P-4), 10 (10-P-4), 12 (12-P-4), 15 (15-P-4), 17 (17-P-4), and 20 (20-P-4) propylene oxide units are described. The introduction of poly(propylene oxide) (PPO) coils with different lengths into the rodlike mesogen gives rise to a rich self-assembled microstructures. In the crystalline state, the rod−coil molecules with 7−12 repeating units of PPO organize into a microphase-separated monolayer lamellar structure in which rods are fully interdigitated. In contrast, the rod−coil molecules with 15−17 repeating units of PPO exhibit a lamellar structure with rod tilt relative to the layer normal. A dramatic mesophase change is observed with the variation of the coil length. The rod−coil molecules 7-P-4 and 8-P-4 with short PPO coils display layered smectic C and smectic A mesophases, while the rod−coil molecul...

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