摘要:
Liquid crystal compositions are provided which have particularly a low threshold voltage, excellent miscibility at low temperatures, and a wide nematic phase range while satisfying several characteristics required of liquid crystal compositions for AM-LCD. The liquid crystal compositions contain, as a first component, at least one compound expressed by either formula (I-1) or (I-2), and as a second component, at least one compound expressed by any one of formulas (II-1) to (II-7) ##STR1## wherein n is an integer of 1 to 10, Z.sub.1 represents --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 -- or a single bond, X represents F, OCF.sub.3 or CF.sub.3, and Y represents H or F.
摘要:
A novel compound having superior characteristics as a liquid crystal material and having a good stability under usual use environment, and a composition having improved viscosity, optical anisotropy and other properties, and further a liquid crystal display element are provided,the compound being a hexenediyne compound expressed by the formula ##STR1## wherein R and R' each represent an alkyl group or an alkoxy group, independently of each other; rings A and B each represent 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; and X represents H or F), and particularly when fluorine atom is introduced into the central part of the molecule of the compound, the viscosity is notably lowered; and when a liquid crystal composition is composed of the compound as its component, the operation temperature range of the liquid crystal composition is broadened, and the high speed response becomes possible due to the viscosity reduction, and when the cell thickness is reduced, a good display can be realized.
摘要:
A liquid crystalline alkenyltolan derivative expressed by the general formula CtH2t−1—G—(CH2)m—A1—B1—(A2—B2)n—(A3—B3)p—A4—X wherein A1, A2, A3, and A4 independently represent a 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene in which one or two hydrogen atoms may be replaced by a fluorine atom(s), dioxane-2,5-diyl, or pyrimidine-2,5-diyl group; B1, B2, and B3 independently represent a covalent bond, an 1,2-ethylene, 1,2-ethenylene, 1,2-ethynylene, oxymethylene, methylenoxy, carbonyloxy, or 1,4-butylene group provided that at least one of B1, B2, and B3 represents an 1,2-ethynylene group; G represents a covalent bond or an oxygen atom; CtH2t−1 represents an alkenyl group having t carbon atoms; n and p are each 0 or 1; and X represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms. The derivative provides a liquid-crystal compound and a liquid-crystal composition which have high anisotropy, high elastic constant ratio, excellent comparability with other liquid-crystal compounds, and low viscosity and are chemically and physically stable.
摘要:
The present invention is to provide liquid crystalline compounds which exhibit a negative dielectric anisotropy value, have an extremely high voltage holding ratio and a low threshold voltage, are remarkably small in their dependency on temperature, hardly exhibit smectic phase, and are excellent in miscibility with other liquid crystal materials; to provide liquid crystal compositions comprising the liquid crystalline compound; and to provide liquid crystal display devices fabricated by using the liquid crystal composition; the liquid crystalline compounds are expressed by the following general formula (1) wherein Ra, Rb, Y1 to Y6, Z1 and Z2 are herein defined.
摘要:
Liquid crystalline compounds are provided which have an extremely high voltage holding ratio, altered only slightly by change of temperature, and which have a low threshold voltage and a high &Dgr;n. Also provided are liquid crystal compositions containing the liquid crystalline compound; and liquid crystal display devices containing the liquid crystal composition. The liquid crystalline compound is expressed by the general formula (1) wherein R, Y1 to Y16, X and Z1 to Z3 are defined in claim 1.
摘要:
A liquid crystal composition which comprises at least one phenylbenzoate derivative represented by formula (1) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1-10 carbons and others; X is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; A and B each independently represent a 1,4-phenylene group or a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group and others; Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 each independently represent --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, --CO--O--, a covalent bond and others; m and n each independently represent 0 or 1.
摘要:
Liquid crystal compositions are provided which have a particularly excellent miscibility at low temperatures, properly large .DELTA.n, and small Vth and viscosity while satisfying several characteristics required of liquid crystal composition for AM-LCD. Disclosed are liquid crystal compositions containing, as a first component, at least one compound expressed by general formula either (I-1) or (I-2), and containing, as a second component, at least one compound expressed by any one of general formulas (II-1) to (II-7) ##STR1## wherein n is an integer of 1 to 10, Z.sup.1 represents --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 -- or single bond, X represents F or OCF.sub.3, Y represents H or F, and m is 0 or 1. The liquid crystal compositions of the present invention are useful as liquid crystal material for low voltage in several modes such as active matrix mode and STN mode.
摘要:
A liquid crystalline compound expressed by the general formula (1) ##STR1## (wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms and one CH.sub.2 group in the alkyl group may be replaced by oxygen atom or --CH.dbd.CH--; X represents hydrogen atom or fluorine atom; Y represents hydrogen atom or alkoxy group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; l and m independently represent 0 or 1, respectively; and n and p independently represent an integer of 0 to 10, respectively, and when p is 0, n is 1 or more, and when Y is an alkoxy group, X is a fluorine atom and p is 0.) Liquid crystal compositions which are suitable for use in liquid crystal display devices, have a high clearing point, and have a function of decreasing viscosity, and novel liquid crystalline compounds useful as a component of the liquid crystal compositions are provided.
摘要:
A liquid crystalline compound exhibiting a large .DELTA..epsilon. value, an electrical and chemical stability and a superior compatibility with existing liquid crystalline compounds, a liquid crystal composition containing the same, and a liquid crystal display element constructed by using the composition are provided, which liquid crystalline compound is expressed by the formula (I), F--(CH.sub.2)n-E--(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.k --G--(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.l --L--(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.m --Z--Q--Y (I) wherein n is an integer of 1 to 10; k, l and m each independently are an integer of 0 to 2; ring E is 1,4-cyclohexylene group or 1,4-phenylene group, wherein one or more H atoms on each six-membered ring may be replaced by F atom(s); G and L each independently is a covalent bond or 1,4-cyclohexylene group or 1,4-phenylene group, wherein one or more H atoms on each six-membered ring may be replaced by F atom(s); Q is covalent bond or --O--; Y is a fluoroalkyl group of 1 to 3C or F atom; but in the case where ring E is 1,4-cyclohexylene group and at least one of G and L is covalent bond, k+l+m.noteq.0, and in the case where Q is --O--, Y is not F atom.
摘要:
A liquid crystalline compound expressed by the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an alkyl group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and one or two not adjacent CH.sub.2 group excluding the terminal in this group may be replaced by --CO-- group, --OCO-- group, --COO-- group or --CH.dbd.CH group; X and Z each represents H, F or Cl; Y represents perfluoroalkyl group or perfluoroalkyloxy group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and one or two F atoms in this group may be replaced by H; one of A, B and C represents cyclohexene ring and the others thereof are chosen from among covalent bond or cyclohexane group and benzene ring and these rings may be substituted by F or Cl; and l, m and n each are 0 or 1, independently of each other, but when m=0, then l=0. Effectiveness It is possible to provide a liquid crystal composition having a large .DELTA.n, a low viscosity and a high voltage-holding ratio, and exhibiting a nematic liquid crystal phase within a broad temperature range and having a very high .DELTA..epsilon. and a low driving voltage, and preferably used for TFT. Further it is possible to provide a novel liquid crystalline compound preferred as a component for the liquid crystal composition.