Chiral macromolecules bearing configurationally ordered dipolar functional groups: Molecular design, synthesis and phases

The molecular attributes which govern the formation and structure of ordered phases in polymeric materials are poorly understood. This work studies the relationship between configurational order among dipolar functional groups bound to a semirigid polymer backbone and the nature of the condensed phases of these materials. The investigation first involved the synthesis of a family of macromolecules designed to address this relationship. The parent structures were polyesters possessing a periodic sequence and polar translational symmetry. Formal substitution of hydrogen by the nitrile functional group on the repeating unit of the parent backbone generates the chemical structure of the other members of this family. The extent of configurational order at the nitrile-bearing stereocenter was an important variable addressed in this work.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Materials Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Moore, Jeffrey Scott

Contributors dc:contributor

• Stupp, Samuel I.

• Chemistry, Polymer

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1989 Moore, Jeffrey Scott

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI8924903
(UMI)AAI8924903

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/21709