The rod-like chain of an
MCPLC (
main-chain polymer liquid crystal)
with direct links between the
mesogenic groups for which the
persistence length is at least comparable with the contour length and
much greater than the diameter.
Source:
PAC, 2002, 74, 493
(Definitions of basic terms relating to polymer liquid crystals(IUPAC Recommendations
2001))
on page 505
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
