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Molecularly designed polymers with narrow polydispersities and well‐defined molecular weights, tailor‐made mesophases, and reactive systems that can be used for further functionalization or cross‐linking reactions are required for applications in areas as diverse as optical data storage, nonlinear optical systems and electro‐optic displays. Recent progress is discussed in the molecular engineering of side‐chain liquid‐crystalline polymers by living coationic polymerization, statistical and sequential copolymerization, and chain and functionalization reactions.
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