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Liquid-crystalline polymer phase having a cholesteric structure, processes for its preparation and its use
Assignee: BASF SE
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Filing: 1979-07-19
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Granted: 1981-10-06
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Expires: 1999-07-19
Abstract
Abstract A liquid-crystalline polymer phase having an induced cholesteric structure comprises a component having a chiral structure and a component having a nematic structure and contains a polymer with nematogenic units of the formula ##STR1## wherein R 1 is hydrogen or methyl, n is an integer from 1 to 6 and R 3 represents specific structural elements containing at least two phenylene groups. Preferred is a copolymer comprising a component of the above formula and an additional chiral component of similar structure, prepared by copolymerization of the nematogenic monomer with the chiral monomer. The liquid-crystalline polymer phase permits variation of the wavelength of the reflected light λ R , and its cholesteric structure can be converted to the glassy polymer state and remains preserved in the solid state. Such liquid-crystalline polymer phases can be used in integrated optics, opto-electronics and information storage, e.g. for the manufacture of polarization filters or selective reflectors.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael Portugall
- 👤 Heino Finkelmann
- 👤 Helmut Ringsdorf
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-25 08:44
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C43/00; C07C43/02; C07C43/20; C07C43/23; B; B29; B29C; B29C71/00; C09; C09K; C09K19/00; C09K19/04; C09K19/06; C09K19/08; C09K19/10; C09K19/12; C09K19/20; C09K19/2007; C09K19/2021; C09K19/38; C09K19/3833; C09K19/3842; C09K19/3852; C09K19/3857; C09K19/3866; B29K; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/0079; C09K2019/0444; C09K2019/0448
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
A composition of matter exhibiting a liquid-crystalline cholesteric polymer phase consisting essentially of (1) at least one copolymer which contains (a) nematogenic units of the formula (I) ##STR74## where R 1 is hydrogen or methyl, n is an integer from 1 to 6 and R 3 is ##STR75## where Z is COO-- or OCO--, R 2 is --O(CH 2 ) m H, --(CH 2 ) m H or --COO--(CH 2 ) m H, m being an integer from 1 to 6, and R 7 is hydrogen or R 2 , and (b) chiral units of the formula (II) ##STR76## in which R 1 is hydrogen or methyl, n is an integer from 1 to 10 and R 4 is ##STR77## where Z is COO-- or OCO-- and R 5 is --CH═N--R 6 , --OR 6 , --COOR 6 , --CH═CH--COOR 6 or --R 6 , R 6 being alkyl or alkylaryl of 4 to 10 carbon atoms and having at least one asymmetric carbon atom or (2) a mixture of (a) a polymer having a nematic structure and containing units of the formula (I) and (b) a compound having a chiral structure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
192 words
A composition of matter exhibiting a liquid-crystalline cholesteric polymer phase consisting essentially of (1) at least one copolymer which contains (a) nematogenic units of the formula (I) ##STR74## where R 1 is hydrogen or methyl, n is an integer from 1 to 6 and R 3 is ##STR75## where Z is COO-- or OCO--, R 2 is --O(CH 2 ) m H, --(CH 2 ) m H or --COO--(CH 2 ) m H, m being an integer from 1 to 6, and R 7 is hydrogen or R 2 , and (b) chiral units of the formula (II) ##STR76## in which R 1 is hydrogen or methyl, n is an integer from 1 to 10 and R 4 is ##STR77## where Z is COO-- or OCO-- and R 5 is --CH═N--R 6 , --OR 6 , --COOR 6 , --CH═CH--COOR 6 or --R 6 , R 6 being alkyl or alkylaryl of 4 to 10 carbon atoms and having at least one asymmetric carbon atom or (2) a mixture of (a) a polymer having a nematic structure and containing units of the formula (I) and (b) a compound having a chiral structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The composition of matter of claim 1, wherein the liquid-crystalline cholesteric polymer phase is a copolymer which contains (a) nematogenic units of the formula (I) and (b) chiral units of the formula (II).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The composition of matter of claim 1, wherein the liquid-crystalline cholesteric polymer phase is a mixture of (a) a polymer having a nematic structure and containing units of the formula (I) and (b) a compound having a chiral structure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
89 words
The composition of matter of claim 3, wherein the compound having a chiral structure is a polymer with chiral units of the formula ##STR78## where R 1 is hydrogen or methyl, n is an integer from 1 to 10 and R 4 is ##STR79## where Z is COO-- or OCO-- and R 5 is --CH═N--R 6 , --OR 6 , --COOR 6 , --CH═CH--COOR 6 or --R 6 , R 6 being alkyl or alkylaryl of 4 to 10 carbon atoms and having at least one asymmetric carbon atom.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of matter of claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein R 3 is ##STR80##
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of matter of claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein R 3 is ##STR81##
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of matter of claim 2, wherein R 4 is ##STR82##
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of matter of claim 4, wherein R 4 is ##STR83##
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of matter of claim 4, wherein R 4 is ##STR84##
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