Synthesis and Polymerization of Liquid Crystalline Monomers Containig Chiral Structure

Abstract

A liquid crystalline(LC) monomer showing Sc^*, SA and cholesteric phases was synthesized. Polymer networks having ferroelectric liquid crystalline(FLC) structure was obtained by polymerization of the mixtures of the chiral acrylate and LC diacrylate at the Sc^* phase. The polymer networks showed an optical switching by application of an electric field.