Abstract

ABSTRACTRegioselectively mesogen-incorporated cellulose derivatives, in which the hydroxy group at C-6 is displaced by a bulky and rigid mesogenic group such as {4-[(4-methoxyphenoxy)carbonyl]phenoxy}acetate or [(4′-cyanobiphenyl-4-yl)oxy]acetate, and the C-2 and C-3 groups are displaced by octanoyl or lauroyl groups, were synthesized. Thermogravimetric and differential scanning calorimetric analyses of the final products, along with polarized optical microscopic observations, revealed that the obtained cellulose derivatives have a thermotropic liquid-crystalline nature and transition from the mesomorphic to the isotropic phase over a wide range of temperatures. These derivatives could be considered to be main-chain liquid-crystalline cellulosic polymers.

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