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Liquid crystal compounds and materials and devices containing them

US4261652A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 1, 1979
Grant dateApr 14, 1981
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Expiry dateAug 1, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09K19/321
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A novel liquid crystal compound has the molecular structure: ##STR1## where R is an alkyl group, which may contain up to 18 carbon atoms and which may be normal or branched and may contain a chiral center, ##STR2## is a bicyclo (2.2.2) octane ring, --X-- is and Y is a cyano group CN or R.sup.1 or OR.sup.1 where R.sup.1 has the same definition as R. The compound may be used in mixtures with other liquid crystal compounds in the same or other families and the compound or mixtures may be used in known liquid crystal devices, eg the twisted nematic and cholesteric-to-nematic phase change devices, depending on its properties.

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