Abstract
Computer-generated atomic models are employed to evaluate the effect of disruptor units containing an m-phenylene ring on the modulus of aromatic polyester chains. The incorporation of isophthaloyl units results in quasiplanar chains which affect the chain modulus in a complex way. At a given concentration of disruptor units the chain modulus is strongly influenced by chain regularity and length. Chains containing m-phenylenedioxy and m-oxybenzoyl units cannot be represented by quasiplanar models and this implies a stronger detrimental effect of such units on chain modulus. The intuitive notion, employed in the design of thermotropic polymers, that the fewer disruptor units the better, is clearly a misconception.
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