Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.65, No.5, 893-900, 1997
Synthesis and Properties of Poly(Alkylene P,P’-Bibenzoate-Co-Adipate)S
Various poly( alkylene p,p’-bibenzoate-co-adipate)s were prepared by melt polycondensation of dimethyl-p,p’-bibenzoate, adipic acid, and an alkylene glycol. The copolyesters were characterized by inherent viscosity, FTIR, proton NMR, DSC, polarized microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. The polymer composition and sequence distribution of the copolyesters can be seen from NMR spectra. The copolyesters exhibit a degree of randomness of about 1, indicating that they are random copolymers. From the DSC data, the glass transition temperature (T-g) and melting point (T-m) of the copolyesters can be detected. When the content of the flexible adipate unit increases, the T-g of copolyesters decreases significantly. The type of alkylene glycol used also affects the T-g to some extent. The copolymerization effect decreases crystallinity and the T-m of the copolyesters. The DSC, polarized microscopy, and X-ray diffraction data show that some copolyesters derived from 1,6-hexanediol exhibit a monotropic smectic phase. As the molar fraction of adipate unit in diacid units, x, is more than 0.4, the liquid crystallinity is completely destroyed.
Keywords:THERMOTROPIC LIQUID-CRYSTALS;PARA;PARA’-BIBENZOIC ACID;THERMAL-DEGRADATION;COPOLYESTERS;POLYESTERS;UNIT