abstract |
A liquid crystal thermoset (LCT) monomer or oligomer having both ends capped with maleimide having at least one methyl group, represented by Formula 1: n n n n n n n n n n wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently CH 3 or H, and at least one of R 1 and R 2 is a methyl group, and Ar 1 is a divalent organic group containing one or more structural units selected from the group consisting of ester, amide, ester amide, ester imide and ether imide units, and Ar 1 has a molecular weight not greater than 5,000. |