Abstract
A novel rodlike liquid crystalline polyurethane (LCPU) oligomer was synthesized by polyaddition of hexane-1,6-diylbis(4-hydroxybenzoate) with toluene 2,4-diissocyanate in N, N′-dimethylformamide solution. The properties of the LCPU oligomer were investigated by FT-IR, DSC, TGA, POM, WAXD and SEM. The LCPU oligomer was a yellow powder at room temperature, which maintained a stable rodlike microstructure below its melting point, and had high crystallinity. The LCPU oligomer exhibited thermotropic liquid crystalline properties between 166–183°C, and the smectic-A phase with focal conic fan textures at the liquid crystal state was observed by POM. The decomposition temperature of the LCPU oligomer at 5% weight loss was 282°C.
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