Synthesis of an Azobenzene-containing Main-chain Crystalline Polymer and Photodeformation Behaviors of Its Supramolecular Hydrogen-bonded Fibers

Autor: Zheng-Zheng Wang, Hui-Qi Zhang
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Chinese Journal of Polymer Science. 38:37-44
ISSN: 1439-6203
0256-7679
DOI: 10.1007/s10118-019-2302-4
Popis: The synthesis of a new azobenzene (azo)-containing main-chain crystalline polymer with reactive secondary amino groups in its backbone and photodeformation behaviors of its supramolecular hydrogen-bonded fibers are described. This main-chain azo polymer (namely Azo-MP6) was prepared via first the synthesis of a diacrylate-type azo monomer and its subsequent Michael addition copolymerization with trans-1,4-cyclohexanediamine under a mild reaction condition. Azo-MP6 was found to have a linear main-chain chemical structure instead of a branched one, as verified by comparing its 1H-NMR spectrum with that of the azo polymer prepared via the polymer analogous reaction of Azo-MP6 with acetic anhydride. The thermal stability, phase transition behavior, and photoresponsivity of Azo-MP6 were characterized with TGA, DSC, POM, XRD, and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The experimental results revealed that it had good thermal stability, low glass transition temperature, broad crystalline phase temperature range, and highly reversible photoresponsivity. Physically crosslinked supramolecular hydrogen-bonded fibers with good mechanical properties and a high alignment order of azo mesogens were readily fabricated from Azo-MP6 by using the simple melt spinning method, and they could show " reversible” photoinduced bending under the same UV light irradiation and good anti-fatigue properties.
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