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has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(azomethine ester)s with a Pendent Dimethoxy Benzylidene Group

  AUTHORS: B. Joy Vasanthi, L. Ravikumar

  KEYWORDS: Poly(azomethine ester); Synthesis; Phosphorylation; Solubility; Liquid Crystalline

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Polymer Chemistry, Vol.3 No.3, July 29, 2013

  ABSTRACT: Recently, soluble poly(azomethine ester)s with good thermal stability and liquid crystalline properties are much sought after in opto-electronic field. One such attempt was to synthesize poly(azomethine ester)s with a pendent group. In this study, the newly synthesized diacid monomer benzalaniline 3’-4’dimethoxy terepthalic acid was condensed with two diol monomers to get the polymers with pendent benzylidene group. The diacid monomer was characterized by UV, IR, NMR and CHNS analysis. The polymers were characterized by IR, TGA, and for liquid crystalline property. Polymer-I showed the highest thermal stability upto 335°C. Polymer-II exhibited liquid crystalline nature along with good solubility and thermal stability.