• Elastomers and Composites
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• v.40 no.1
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• pp.37-44
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• 2005

Novel polyurethanes containing no mesogenic unit were synthesized by the polyaddition reaction of para-type diisocyanates such as 2,5-tolylene diisocyanate (2,5-TDI) or 1,4-phenylene diisocyanate (1,4-PDI) with 2,6-bis(${\omega}$-hydroxyalkoxy)naphthalene (BHNm; m= 5, 6, 8, 11). Intrinsic viscosities of the polymers were in the range of 0.28-0.43 dL/g. The thermal properties of these polymers were studied by differential scanning calorimetry and polarizing microscopy. Polyurethanes prepared from BHNm and 2,5-TDI haying methyl substituent on the phenylene unit exhibited monotropic liquid crystallinity. However, in the series of polyurethanes prepared from 1,4-PDI and BHNm, no explicit mesomorphic behavior was observed by differential scanning calorimetry and polarizing microscopy.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• v.48 no.2
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• pp.141-147
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• 2013

Polyurethanes containing no mesogenic unit were prepared by polyaddition reaction of homo- and copolyurethanes based on para-type 1,4-phenylene diisocyanate (1,4-PDI), 2,6-bis($\omega$-hydroxypentoxy)naphthalene (BHN5) with 1,4-bis($\omega$-hydroxypentoxy)benzene (BHB5). All copolyurethanes showed monotropic liquid crystallinity, when measurements were performed under shearing. For example, a polyurethane Poly(50/50, mol%) with $[\eta]$=0.32 dL/g exhibited liquid crystallinity in the temperature range from $223^{\circ}C$ to $211^{\circ}C$ in the cooling stage. In contrast, two homopolyurethanes exhibited no explicit mesomorphic behavior, which was observed by DSC (Differental Scanning calorimeter) and measurement and polarized microscopic observation. The mesomorphic behavior of synthesized polyurethane was identified and characterized by differential scanning calorimetry, polarized optical microscope and X-ray.

• Textile Coloration and Finishing
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.56-63
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• 1996

A number of thermotropic liquid crystalline polyurethanes with mesogenic unit were synthesized by polyaddition of a para-type diisocyanate such as 1, 4-phenylene diisocyanate(1,4-PDI) with 4, 4'-bis($\omega$-hydorxyalkoxy) biphenyls($BP{m}$) in DMF. The thermal and liquid crystab line properties were examined by differential scanning calorimetry(DSC), polarized optical microscopy, and wide-angle X-ray scattering(WAXS). Intrinsic viscosities of the polymers exbibited two endothermic peaks correspondinding to phase transitions of melting and isotropization. For example, polyurethane(1,4-PDI/($BP{11}$) ) was found to display a liquid crystalline phase between 177 to 205$^{\circ}C$. In order to know how the hydrogen bonding interaction affects the formation of mesophases in polyurethane 1, 4-PDI/($BP{8}$) / thermal processing FT-IR measurements were carried out. It was found that the stretches regarded as shift to higher frequency region with increasing temperature which showed grdually their liquid crystalline phase

• Textile Coloration and Finishing
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.8-15
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• 1995

A series of thermotropic Polyurethanes mesogenic unit were synthesized by polyaddition of a para-type diisocyanate such as 2,5-tolylene diisocyanate(2,5-TDI) with 4-4'-bis($\omega$-hydroxyalkoxy) biphenls(BPm: $HOCmH_{2m}OC_{6}H_{4}OC_{m}H_{2m}OH$ : m is the carbon number of the hydroxyalkoxy group) in DMF. Intrinsic viscosities of the polymers were in the range of 0.41~0.99dL/g DSC thermograms for these polymers exhibited two endothermic peaks corresponding to phase transitions of melting and isotropization. For examplem polyurethane 2,5-TDI/BPll with [η]=0.99 prepared from 2.5-TDI and 4,4'-bis[11-hydroxyundecaoxy biphenyl(BP11) a liquid crystalline phase from 156 to 173$^{\circ}C$. The thermotropic properites of liquid crystalline polyurethanes have been investigated by wide-angle X-ray scatter(WAXS), infrared (IR) spectroscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The mesomorphic behavior of the polyurethanes was concluded to be greatly dependent on the intermolecular hydrogen bonds through the urethane.