Abstract
In this paper, the synthesis, photo-reaction and photo-induced liquid crystal alignment of a imide oligomer with a terminated cinnamate group are reported. The imide oligomer was synthesized by the chemical imidization of the polyamic acid derived from 3,3′,4,4′-benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride, 4,4′-oxydianiline, and 4-aminophenol followed by the attachment of the cinnamate group to the imide oligomer. The thermal stability of the photo-induced liquid crystal alignment of non-fluorinated imide oligomer with terminated cinnamated groups was enhanced and this might be attributed to the strong interchain interaction of imide chains which prevents thermal randomization of the photo-product of the terminated cinnamates.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 195-199 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Materials Science and Engineering C |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 5 Jan 2004 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Center for Advanced Functional Polymers at KAIST.
Keywords
- Cinnamate
- Imide oligomer
- Photo-induced liquid crystal alignment
- Thermal stability