Affiliation:
1. Kazan National Research Technological University
Abstract
Liquid crystalline (LC) copolyesters derived from 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, terephthalic acid, and bisphenol A were synthesized under a variety of reaction conditions. Carboxylic groups in the raw materials were involved in either direct polycondensation or transesterification reactions. Protecting the carboxylic groups via methyl ester or phenyl ester formation was found to increase the yield and the molecular weight of the samples. It turned out that the maximal value of the degree of polymerization and, consequently, the highest heat resistance was observed for the samples prepared using phenyl esters of carboxylic acids.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,Condensed Matter Physics,General Materials Science
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