摘要:
A ferroelectric chiral smectic liquid crystal mixture comprising at least one compound of the formula (I):
wherein R₁₁ and R₁₂ represent, independently each other, a C₁-C₂₀ alkyl, alkoxy or alkoxyalkyl group which may be substituted by at least one halogen atom and may have an unsaturated bond; A₁₁, A₁₂ and A₁₃ represent, independently each other, a phenylene group which may be substituted by a fluorine atom, or the like; * indicates an asymmetric carbon atom; Z is a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom; n is an integer of 0 to 10; r, s, t and u are each 0 or 1, provided that when u is 1, the compound (I) is a trans-olefin, and at least one compound of the formula (II):
wherein R₂₁ is a saturated or unsaturated C₃-C₂₀ alkyl group or a saturated or unsaturated C₃-C₂₀ alkoxyalkyl group; A₂₁, A₂₂ and A₂₃ represent, independently each other, a phenylene group which may be substituted by a fluorine atom or the like; X₂ is -C≡C- or the like; Z is a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom; n is an integer of 1 to 10; m is 0 or 1; and * indicates an asymmetric carbon atom, which liquid crystal mixture has a high response speed and a small dependency of τ-V min characteristic on temperature and a wide temperature driving margin.
摘要:
There is disclosed a process of producing a 2-cyano-4-oxo-4H-benzopyran compound of the general formula (2):
wherein R¹ and R² are independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, C₁-C₅ alkyl, C₁-C₅ alkoxy, nitro or a group of the RCONH wherein R is C₁-C₂₀ alkyl, phenyl, phenyl-substituted (C₁-C₂₀)alkyl, phenyl(C₁-C₂₀)alkoxyphenyl or (C₁-C₂₀)alkoxyphenyl. This production process is characterized in that a carboxamide of the general formula (1):
wherein R¹ and R² are each as defined above, is reacted with a dehydrating agent in the presence of a pyridine compound of the general formula (4):
wherein A¹ and A² are independently hydrogen or C₁-C₅ alkyl. If the final product cannot be obtained as crystals having good filtration properties by ordinary treatments, a novel technique as disclosed herein can provide such crystals by dissolving the reaction product in an organic solvent insoluble or slightly soluble in water; pouring the resultant solution into water; and removing the organic solvent by distillation with stirring to effect the crystallization of the final product.