摘要:
Disclosed are (A) a liquid crystalline compound of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein X.sub.1 stands for a hydrogen atom, cyano group, a halogen atom, or an alkyl group with 1-20 carbon atoms, and one or more methylene groups in the alkyl group may be replaced by --CH.dbd.CH--, --.tbd.C--, or oxygen atoms and one or more hydrogen atoms may be substituted by halogen atoms; X.sub.2 stands for a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group with 1-10 carbon atoms, or a substituent of --(A.sub.4 --Z.sub.4).sub.s --A.sub.6 --X.sub.3 ; l, m, n and s each stands for an integer of 0 or 1, and p, and q each stands for an integer of 0-5; X.sub.3 for an alkyl group with 1-10 carbon atoms; Z.sub.1 -Z.sub.4 each independently stands for a covalent bond or an alkylene group with 1-5 carbon atoms, and one or more methylene groups in the alkylene group may be replaced by --CH.dbd.CH--, --C.tbd.C--, or an oxygen atom and one or more hydrogen atoms i the alkylene group may be substituted by halogen atoms; the ring A.sub.1 -A.sub.6 each independently stands for a 1,4-phenylene, a 1,4-cyclohexenylene, or a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene, and the carbon atoms in the ring may be replaced by nitrogen atoms or oxygen atoms and the hydrogen atoms in the ring may be substituted by halogen atoms or cyano groups; and B.sub.1 and B.sub.2 each independently stands for --CH.dbd.CH-- or --C.tbd.C--, with the proviso that both of B.sub.1 and B.sub.2 should not be --CH.dbd.CH-- at the same time, (B) a liquid crys-line composition comprising at least one liquid crystalline compound of the general formula (1), and (C) a liquid crystal display element wherein the composition (B) is used. The liquid crystalline compounds of the present invention are distinguished by their characteristics of steep threshold voltage, an adequate magnitude of values in optical or dielectric anisotropy, an extremely high ratio of elastic constants and low viscosity in addition to good compatibility with other liquid crystalline compounds.
摘要:
A propiolonitrile derivative of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein n1 and n2 each independently stand for 0 or 1; A1, A2 and A3 each independently represent a 1,4-phenylene, a 1,4-phenylene substituted by one or more fluorine atoms, a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene, a 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl or a 1,3-pyrimidine-2,5-diyl; Z1, Z2 and Z3 each independently represent a single bond, ethylene, ethenylene, ethynylene, carbonyloxy, oxycarbonyl, methyleneoxy, oxymethylene, 1,4-butylene or 1,4-butenylene; R represents a saturated, aliphatic hydrocarbyl radical of 1-10 carbons, an unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbyl radical of 2-10 carbons, a saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbyl radical of 1-10 carbons containing one or more ether linkages (--O--) in the chain and a saturated or unsaturated, fluoro-substituted aliphatic hydrocarbyl radical of 1-10 carbons containing one or more fluorine atoms in the chain; X1 and X2 each independently represent H, F or Cl;provided that at least one of X1 and X2 is F or Cl, when both n1 and n2 are 0, Z1 represents a single bond, ethylene, carbonyloxy or oxycarbonyl and R represents alkyl or alkoxy; or when n1 is 1, n2 is 1 or 0, Z1 and Z2 each independently represent a single bond or ethylene, Z3 represents ethylene and R represents alkyl or alkoxy.
摘要:
There are herein disclosed a fluorovinyl derivative compound represented by the general formula (1) and having characteristics of a liquid crystal, a liquid crystal composition, and a liquid crystal display device formed by using this composition: wherein R1 is an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and a methylene group in the alkyl group may be substituted by an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, —CH═CH— or —C≡C— and a hydrogen atom in the alkyl group may be substituted a halogen atom or a cyano group; rings A, B and C are each 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or the like in which a hydrogen atom in the ring may be substituted by a halogen atom; Z1, Z2 and Z3 are each a single bond, —CH2CH2—, —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, —CH2O—, —OCH2—, —(CH2)4—, —(CH2)3—O—, —O—(CH2)3—, —(CH2)2—CH═CH—, —CH═CH—(CH2)2—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —CR2═CH—, —CH═CR2— or —CF═CF—, and R2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; X is a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom; p and q are each 0 or 1; and m is an integer of 0 to 5.
摘要:
A tetracyclic compound expressed by the following general formula (1) wherein H1 to H12 represent hydrogen atom at least one of which is replaced by a halogen atom, when either H6 or H8 is replaced by a halogen atom, at least one of the remaining hydrogen atoms is replaced by a halogen atom; R1 and Y1 independently represent an alkyl group, alkoxy group, or alkoxyalkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, one or more methylene group in R1 and Y1 may be replaced by oxygen atom, sulfur atom, dihydrosilylene group, dimethylsilylene group, —CH═CH—, or —C≡C—; and X1, X2, and X3 independently represent a covalent bond, 1,2-ethylene group, or 1,4-butylene group; and a novel liquid crystal composition comprising the tetracyclic compound and having, at the same time, a wide temperature range of a nematic phase, high optical anisotropy, and high chemical stability.
摘要:
The present invention provides new liquid crystalline compounds having a high optical anisotropy value and excellent compatibility with the other liquid crystals, and liquid crystal composition comprising the compounds. The liquid crystalline compounds are represented by the general formula (1): wherein H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, H7, H8, H9, H10, H11 and H12, each independently, represent H, F or Cl, at least one of H1, H2, H3, H4, H9, H10, H11 and H12 is F or Cl, R1 represents an alkyl group of C1-20, in which methylene groups may be replaced by —O—, —S—, —Si—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C—, any hydrogen atoms may be replaced by a halogen atom, and Y1 is replaced by R1, F, Cl, Br, I or a cyano group.
摘要:
A novel liquid crystalline compound having a low viscosity and a high elastic constant ratio and at the same time, a superior compatibility with other known liquid crystalline compounds, and a liquid crystal composition and a liquid crystal display element containing the novel compound, are provided. The compound is an alkenylcyclohexane derivative expressed by the formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent a linear or branched alkyl group of 1 to 15 carbon atoms or alkenyl group of 2 to 15 carbon atoms; at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represents an alkenyl group; in these groups, one or more non-adjacent CH.sub.2 groups may be replaced by oxygen atom, sulfur atom or --C.tbd.C-- group; ring A.sup.1, ring A.sup.2 and ring A.sup.3 each independently represent 1,4-cyclohexylene group wherein one or more CH.sub.2 groups on the ring may be replaced by oxygen atom or sulfur atom, or 1,4-phenylene group wherein one or more CH groups on the ring may be replaced by nitrogen atom; Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 each independently represent --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 O--, --OCH.sub.2 --, --CH.dbd.CH--, --C.tbd.C-- or single bond; Z.sup.3 represents --(CH.sub.2).sub.4 --, --CH.dbd.CH--(CH.sub.2).sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 --CH.dbd.CH--CH.sub.2 -- or --(CH.sub.2).sub.2 --CH.dbd.CH--; and m, n and i each independently represent 0 or 1.
摘要:
A novel liquid crystalline compound having a large dielectric anisotropy value, a small change in the threshold voltage depending upon temperatures, and an improved solubility in other liquid crystal materials at low temperatures, and a liquid crystal composition containing the compound are provided, which liquid crystalline compound is expressed by the formula (1) ##STR1## wherein R is H or an alkyl group of 1 to 10C; l is an integer of 1 to 9; m, n and o are each independently 0 or 1; A.sub.1, A.sub.2 and A.sub.3 are each independently trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group, 1,4-phenylene group, one or more H atoms on the ring of which group may be replaced by F, or the like group; Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2 and Z.sub.3 are each independently --COO--, etc., but at least one of them is --COO--; X is CF.sub.3, etc.; and Y.sub.1, and Y.sub.2 are each independently H or F.
摘要:
The present invention provides liquid crystalline compounds having compatibility with the other liquid crystal materials and excellent stability, and having low viscosity and high transition temperature of the isotropic phase, liquid crystal compositions containing at least one kind of the liquid crystalline compounds, and liquid crystal display devices constituted by using the liquid crystal compositions. The liquid crystalline compounds are represented by the following formula: R—A1—Z1—A2—Z2—A3—Z3—A4—(CH2)m.X (1) wherein R indicates H or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms (one or more methylene group (—CH2—) in the alkyl group may be replaced by —O—, —S—, —CO—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C—, but —O— or —S— are not continuous), m indicates an integer of 1 to 10; X indicates F, Cl, Br, I or OH; A1, A2, A3 and A4, each independently, indicate a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group, a 1,4-phenylene group in which one or more hydrogen atoms on the ring may be substituted by a fluorine atom, a cyclohexenylenediyl group, a pyrimidine-2,5-diyl group, a pyridine-2,5-diyl group or a 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl group; Z1, Z2 and Z3, each independently, indicate —(CH2)2— or a covalent bond, and at least two of Z1, Z2 and Z3 indicate covalent bonds.
摘要:
A compound represented by the following general formula (1) is provided. This has broader temperature range of nematic phase, lower viscosity and higher miscibility with other liquid crystal compounds at low temperature than those of conventional liquid crystal compounds, and the compounds have high chemical stability. ##STR1## wherein H.sub.1 to H.sub.8 represent independently a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, provided that at least one of them is a halogen atom; R.sub.1 represents a moiety which is an alkyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms provided that one or more methylene groups (--CH.sub.2 --) which are not successive in the alkyl group are replaced with an oxygen atom (--O--) in the form of ether; Y.sub.1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and one or more methylene groups in Y.sub.1 independently may be replaced with an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a dihydroxysilyl group, a dimethylsililene group, --CH.dbd.CH-- or --C.tbd.C--; X.sub.1 to X.sub.3 represent independently a covalent bond, a 1,2-ethylene group or a 1,4-butylene group.
摘要:
An object of the present invention is to provide a novel liquid crystalline compound having a large dielectric anisotropy, small change in threshold voltage depending on temperature, and an improved solubility to other liquid crystal materials at low temperatures, and expressed by the following general formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R represents, for example, an alkyl group or alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, m and n are independently 0 or 1, A.sub.1, A.sub.2, and A.sub.3 are independently, for example, trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group, 1,4-phenylene group one or more hydrogen atoms on the ring of which may be replaced by F, Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2, and Z.sub.3 independently represent --COO--, --OCO--, --(CH.sub.2).sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 O--, --OCH.sub.2 --, or a covalent bond provided that at least one of Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2, and Z.sub.3 represents ester bond, --CH.sub.2 O--, or --OCH.sub.2 --, X represents, for example, CF.sub.3, CF.sub.2 H, and Y represents H or F. Another object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal composition containing the liquid crystalline compound.