Stimulus-responsive compound, deformable material, and actuator

摘要

A stimulus-responsive compound includes a pair of polysiloxane chains, a cross-linking moiety which cross-links the polysiloxane chains, and a liquid crystal moiety which is bonded to the polysiloxane chain. The cross-linking moiety includes a unit A which has a bond functioning as a rotation axis, and also has first and second groups located at different ends of the bond, a first unit B which is disposed at a first bonding site of the first group, a second unit B which is disposed at a first bonding site of the second group, a first unit C, and a second unit C. The first unit C and one of the polysiloxane chains are bonded to each other. The second unit C and the other of the polysiloxane chains are bonded to each other. The first unit B and the second unit B are bonded to each other by a reduction reaction.

主权项

1. A stimulus-responsive compound, comprising:
a pair of polysiloxane chains; a cross-linking moiety which cross-links the pair of polysiloxane chains; and a liquid crystal moiety which is bonded to at least one of the pair of polysiloxane chains and includes a functional group having liquid crystallinity, wherein the cross-linking moiety includes: a unit A which has a bond functioning as a rotation axis, and also has a first group located at one end of the bond and a second group located at the other end of the bond; a first unit B which is disposed at a first bonding site of the first group; a second unit B which is disposed at a first bonding site of the second group; a first unit C; and a second unit C, and the first unit C and one of the pair of polysiloxane chains are bonded to each other, the second unit C and the other of the pair of polysiloxane chains are bonded to each other, and the first unit B and the second unit B are bonded to each other by a reduction reaction.