Term: main-chain polymer liquid crystal
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.MT06869

Definition:
A polymer, whose molecules have mesogenic units only in their main chains.

Source: PAC, 2002, 74, 493. 'Definitions of basic terms relating to polymer liquid crystals (IUPAC Recommendations 2001)' on page 503 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200274030493)

Citation: 'main-chain polymer liquid crystal' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.MT06869

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