Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Cholesteric Liquid Crystals with Thermally Stable Reflection Color from Mixtures of Completely Etherified Ethyl Cellulose Derivative and Methacrylic Acid. |
| Authors: |
Matsumoto, Kazuma1 (AUTHOR) 1322628@ed.tus.ac.jp, Iwata, Naoto1 (AUTHOR), Furumi, Seiichi1 (AUTHOR) furumi@rs.tus.ac.jp |
| Source: |
Polymers (20734360). Feb2024, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p401. 16p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*METHACRYLIC acid, *CHOLESTERIC liquid crystals, *ACID derivatives, *ETHYLCELLULOSE, *ETHER synthesis, *MIXTURES, *OPTICAL reflection |
| Abstract: |
Cellulose derivatives have attracted attention as environmentally friendly materials that can exhibit a cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) phase with visible light reflection. Previous reports have shown that the chemical structures and the degrees of substitution of cellulose derivatives have significant influence on their reflection properties. Although many studies have been reported on CLC using ethyl cellulose (EC) derivatives in which the hydroxy groups are esterified, there have been no studies on EC derivatives with etherified side chains. In this article, we optimized the Williamson ether synthesis to introduce pentyl ether groups in the EC side chain. The degree of substitution with pentyl ether group (DSPe), confirmed via 1H-NMR spectroscopic measurements, was controlled using the solvent and the base concentration in this synthesis. All the etherified EC derivatives were soluble in methacrylic acid (MAA), allowing for the preparation of lyotropic CLCs with visible reflection. Although the reflection peak of lyotropic CLCs generally varies with temperature, the reflection peak of lyotropic CLCs of completely etherified EC derivatives with MAA could almost be preserved in the temperature range from 30 to 110 °C even without the aid of any crosslinking. Such thermal stability of the reflection peak of CLCs may be greatly advantageous for fabricating new photonic devices with eco-friendliness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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