摘要:
A ferroelectric chiral smectic liquid crystal composition, comprising at least one compound represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 denotes a linear or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms capable of having a substituent, R.sub.2 denotes a linear or branched alkyl group having 1-12 carbon atoms; X.sub.1 denotes a single bond, ##STR2## and at least one compound represented by the following formula (II): ##STR3## wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 respectively denote a linear or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms capable of having a substituent, at least one of R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 being optically active; and X.sub.2 and X.sub.3 respectively denote a single bond, ##STR4##
摘要:
A mesomorphic compound represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 respectively denote a linear or branched alkyl group having 1-16 carbon atoms capable of having a substituent; Y.sub.1 denotes --COO--, --OCO--, --CH.sub.2 --or --OCH.sub.2 --; Z.sub.1 denotes a single bond, --O--, --COO--, --OCO-- or --OCOO--; and X denotes a halogen, cyano group or methyl group.
摘要:
A ferroelectric chiral smectic liquid crystal composition, comprising at least one compound represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 respectively denote a linear or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms capable of having a substituent, at least one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 being optically active; and X.sub.1 denotes a single bond, --O--, ##STR2## and at least one compound represented by the following formula (II): ##STR3## wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 respectively denote a linear or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms capable of having a substituent; X.sub.2 and X.sub.3 respectively denote a single bond, --O--, ##STR4## and m and n are respectively 0, 1 or 2 with proviso that m+n=2 or more.
摘要:
A ferroelectric chiral smectic liquid crystal composition, comprising at least one compound represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 denotes a linear or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms capable of having a substituent, R.sub.2 denotes a linear or branched alkyl group having 1-14 carbon atoms capable of having a substituent; X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 respectively denote a single bond, --O--, ##STR2## m is 0-7; and n is 0 or 1; and at least one compound represented by the following formula (II): ##STR3## wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 respectively denote a linear or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms capable of having a substituent; X.sub.3 and X.sub.4 respectively denote a single bond, --O--, ##STR4## Y.sub.1 denotes --CH.sub.2 O-- or --OCH.sub.2 --; and p and q are respectively 1 or 2.
摘要:
A liquid crystal composition comprises at least one compound represented by the formula [I] below and at least one compound represented by the formula [II] below: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 denotes an alkyl group having 1-16 carbon atoms capable of having a substituent; R.sub.2 denotes any one of alkyl group, alkoxy group, alkoxycarbonyl group, acyloxy group and alkoxycarbonyloxy group, each having 1-16 carbon atoms and being capable of having a substituent; and A denotes any one of ##STR2## each capable of having a substituent; and ##STR3## wherein R.sub.3 denotes a linear alkyl group having 1-16 carbon atoms; R.sub.4 denotes a linear alkyl group having 1-12 carbon atoms; X.sub.1 is a single bond, --O--, ##STR4## X.sub.2 is --OCH.sub.2 --, ##STR5## or --CH.sub.2 --; and Z is ##STR6##
摘要:
A ferroelectric chiral smectic liquid crystal composition, comprising at least one compound represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 respectively denote a linear or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms capable of having a substituent; X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 respectively denote a single bond, --O--, ##STR2## Y.sub.1 denotes --CH.sub.2 O-- or --OCH.sub.2 --; and m and n are respectively 1 or 2; and at least one compound represented by the following formula (II): ##STR3## wherein R.sub.3 denotes a linear or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms capable of having a substituent; X.sub.3 denotes a single bond, --O-- or ##STR4## Z denotes a single bond or ##STR5## and p is an integer of 1-12.
摘要:
An optically active mesomorphic compound represented by the formula (III) is obtained through an optically active compound represented by the formula (I) and then through a compound represented by the formula (II), respectively, shown below. ##STR1## In the above formulas, R represents a linear, branched or cyclic saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 1-18 carbon atoms each capable of having a substituent, C* represents an asymmetric carbon atom, k is an integer of from 2 to 5, A is a releasable active group such as hydroxyl, l is 0 or 1, and when l is 1, m is 0, 1 or 2 and n is 0 or 1; R.sup.1 represents an alkyl or alkoxy group having 1-18 carbon atoms; ##STR2## respectively denote ##STR3## p, q and r are respectively 0 or 1 satisfying the relation of p+q+r.gtoreq.1.
摘要:
A mesomorphic compound represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 respectively denote an alkyl group having 1-16 carbon atoms capable of having a substituent; X.sub.1, X.sub.2 and X.sub.3 respectively denote a single bond, --O--, ##STR2## A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 respectively ##STR3## wherein X.sub.4 and X.sub.5 respectively denote hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, --CH.sub.3, --CN or --CF.sub.3 with proviso that X.sub.1 always denotes a single bond when A.sub.1 denotes a single bond; and n is 0 or 1.
摘要:
A mesomorphic compound represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 respectively denote an alkyl group having 1-16 carbon atoms capable of having a substituent; X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 respectively denote a single bond, ##STR2## and A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 respectively denote ##STR3## wherein X.sub.3 and X.sub.4 respectively denote hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, --CH.sub.3, --CN or --CF.sub.3 ; and Z denotes --O-- or --S--.
摘要:
A display apparatus is constituted by a display device including a plurality of pixels and control means for effecting a plurality of displaying operations at each pixel. Each of the displaying operation includes at least a first operation for displaying a first image at a first luminance and a second operation for displaying a second image substantially identical to the first image at a second luminance, said first and second luminances being non-zero and different from each other. One of the first and second luminances may preferably be smaller than ⅕ of the other luminance.