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Coloring substance-containing liquid crystal mixtures

US4613208A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 18, 1983
Grant dateSep 23, 1986
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Expiry dateNov 18, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09K19/06
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A liquid crystalline mixture comprising PA1 (a) at least one compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is alkyl, alkoxy, p-alkylphenyl, p-alkoxyphenyl, trans-4-alkylcyclohexyl, 4'-alkyl-4-biphenylyl, p-(trans-4-alkylcyclohexyl)phenyl, 2-(trans-4-alkylcyclohexyl)ethyl or p-[2-(trans-4-alkylcyclohexyl)ethyl]phenyl and R.sup.2 is trans-4-alkylcyclohexyl; or R.sup.1 is trans-4-alkylcyclohexyl and R.sup.2 is p-(trans-4-alkylcyclohexyl)phenyl, p-[2-(trans-4-alkylcyclohexyl)ethyl]phenyl or 4'-(trans-4-alkylcyclohexyl)-4-biphenylyl; or R.sup.1 is p-alkylphenyl and R.sup.2 is p-[2-(trans-4-alkylcyclohexyl)ethyl]phenyl; and the alkyl and alkoxy groups in the substituents R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are straight-chain groups of 1 to 7 carbon atoms, and; PA1 (b) at least one dichroic coloring substance selected from the group of compounds consisting of: ##STR2## wherein R.sup.3 is straight-chain C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl and R.sup.4 is straight-chain C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, Z.sup.1 is hydrogen or chlorine, one of the symbols Z.sup.2, Z.sup.3 and Z.sup.4 is chlorine and the other two are hydrogen, and Y.sup.1 is hydrogen, Y.sup.2 is an amino group and Y.sup.3 is methyl or Y.sup.1 is hydroxy and…

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