The precursor to LCM, 4-(5-hexen-1-yl)benzoic acid methyl ester, was synthesized from 6-bromo-1-hexene and 4-chlorobenzoic acid methyl ester according to Fürstner et al. in an iron-catalyzed coupling reaction, which gave the product as a clear oil (35% after distillation). The methyl ester was cleaved under alkaline conditions, which yielded 4-(5hexen-1-yl)benzoic acid as an off-white solid (94% after recrystallization). The carboxylic acid was then subjected to a Steglich esterification according to Zhang et al. with hydroquinone, yielding LCM as a white powder (58% after recrystallization). The monomer was characterized by 1 H-and C-NMR, high-resolution mass spectrometry, dynamic scanning calorimetry, polarized optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction (Supplementary Information Chapter 3.1.3).