Abstract
Side chain liquid crystalline (SCLC) [α-terpineol-co-MMA] polymers with a phenyl benzoate mesogenic group with polymethylene spacers have been synthesized and characterized in which the spacer length is taken 9 methylene units. The thermal behavior and liquid crystallinity of the polymer has been characterized using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Polarized Optical Microscopy (POM) techniques . The DSC curve of the LCpolymer shows glass transition at 52 °C followed by nematic phase which undergoes isotropization at 120 °C without undergoing side chain crystallization. Under optical polarized microscope the appearance of characteristic schlieren texture confirms the presence of nematic phase .
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