Synthesis of helical branched carbodiimide polymers with liquid crystalline properties

Carbodiimide polymers are synthetic helical polymers that display unique properties depending on the functional groups attached to the polymer backbone. The amidine groups of the backbone present alternating amine- and imine-like groups. The properties of the polycarbodiimides have been studied by varying the sidechains of the polymer from linear to branched. In previous work, different arenes and straight aliphatic chains substituted...