title: Synthesis of new thermotropic liquid crystalline polyurethanes containing biphenyl mesogens using a novel AB-type self-polycondensation.
abstract: A series of thermotropic main chain liquid crystalline polyurethanes containing biphenyl mesogens and flexible methylene spacers were synthesized using the novel AB-type self-polycondensation approach for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ranganathan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ramesh
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar