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The azoxydibenzoate copolyesters were obtained by the combination of azoxybenzene group as a mesogenic core with two different flexible chain lengths of oxyethylene unit. Their liquid crystalline behavior was studied by measuring of polarized microscopy, X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry. Smectic phase was observed for all the copolyesters. These copolyesters have a wider mesomorphic temperature range than that of corresponding homopolyesters.
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Koide, N., Ohta, R. & Iimura, K. Thermal Transitions of Liquid Crystalline Azoxydibenzoate Copolyesters. Polym J 16, 505–510 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.16.505
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