biphenyl (M) and the chiral monomer 4-(allyloxybenzoyloxy) isopropionate cholesteryl (N) were synthesized and a new kind of swallow-tailed chiral side-chain liquid crystalline polymers PW
1
~PW
6
was prepared by graft polymerization ofM and N using polymethylhydrosiloxane as backbone. Their chemical structures and mesomorphic phase behavior were investigated by FT-IR
1
HNMR
DSC
POM and TG. The results showed that PW
1
~PW
6
were thermotropic cholesteric liquid crystal and displayed grandjean texture. The mesomorphic temperature ranges were 102~160℃ and the temperatures when 5% weight loss occurred were higher than 303℃