Liquid crystalline biphenyl derivatives and mixtures thereof
US4614609A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 1984 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09K19/2021
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Chiral smectic compounds having a high response rate and being superior as a ferroelectric liquid crystalline material, and chiral smectic mixtures containing the same are provided, which compounds being expressed by the formula ##STR1## wherein X represents --CH.sub.2 --, --O-- or --CO--; n represents 0, 1 or 2; when X represents --CH.sub.2 --, Y represents R--, R--CO--, ROCO--, ##STR2## wherein R represents an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and when X represents --O-- or --CO--, Y represents R; and * represents a symbol indicating an optically active carbon atom.
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