A diacetylene-based lyotropic liquid crystal mixture according to an embodiment includes by mixing diacetylene-based compounds containing iodide and triiodide Chemical Formula 1 and Chemical Formula 2. The lyotropic liquid crystal mixture may be prepared by synthesizing an [X]—C—R.sub.m-[D]-R.sub.n compound, synthesizing an [A.sup.+X.sup.−]—C—R.sub.m-D-R.sub.n compound, and synthesizing an [A.sup.+B.sup.−]—C—R.sub.m-D-R.sub.n compound. A thin polarizing film may be prepared through simple coating of a lyotropic liquid crystal mixture prepared by mixing diacetylene-based compounds containing iodide and triiodide.

The invention relates to the development of quaterphenylene polymer derivatives with synthetic methodologies towards controllable and integer degree of functionalization on the quaterphenylene polymer backbone with specific number of side phenyl groups and monovalent hydrocarbon groups terminated by a functional group consisting of quaternary ammonium groups resulting to precise IEC, water uptake and anionic conductivity without batch-to-batch variations and compatible with industrial manufacturing processes for use as membranes or ionomers in low temperature and high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells.

The invention relates to the development of quaterphenylene polymer derivatives with synthetic methodologies towards controllable and integer degree of functionalization on the quaterphenylene polymer backbone with specific number of side phenyl groups and monovalent hydrocarbon groups terminated by a functional group consisting of quaternary ammonium groups resulting to precise IEC, water uptake and anionic conductivity without batch-to-batch variations and compatible with industrial manufacturing processes for use as membranes or ionomers in low temperature and high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells.

Disclosed are saturated cyclic monopolymers derived from hexyne, octyne, nonyne, pentadecyne and saturated cyclic copolymers derived from acetylene and a second alkyne monomer that is hexyne, octyne, nonyne, or pentadecyne.

Disclosed are saturated cyclic monopolymers derived from hexyne, octyne, nonyne, pentadecyne and saturated cyclic copolymers derived from acetylene and a second alkyne monomer that is hexyne, octyne, nonyne, or pentadecyne.

The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes

##STR00001## where R includes a reactive end group, R.sup.1 includes a first bridging group, 1≤x≤100, and 1≤y≤100.

The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes

##STR00001## where R includes a reactive end group, R.sup.1 includes a first bridging group, 1≤x≤100, and 1≤y≤100.

A resist composition comprising a base polymer comprising repeat units containing a tertiary ester group having a double or triple bond and a halogenated aromatic group exhibits a high sensitivity and resolution and forms a pattern of satisfactory profile having reduced edge roughness or size variation.

A resist composition comprising a base polymer comprising repeat units containing a tertiary ester group having a double or triple bond and a halogenated aromatic group exhibits a high sensitivity and resolution and forms a pattern of satisfactory profile having reduced edge roughness or size variation.

Disclosed is a coating comprising a polymeric layer, wherein the polymeric layer comprises a reaction product of a first monomer comprising two or more aromatic acetylene groups and a second monomer comprising two or more cyclopentadienone groups, or a cured product of the reaction product. The coating may or may not additionally contain a crosslinker and/or a thermal acid generator. Optical thin films made from the coatings exhibit refractive indices that make them useful as interlayers for matching refractive indices between adjacent layers of display devices; thereby improving device output efficiency.