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Synthesis of new liquid crystal materials possessing phenylbenzoate or biphenyl core units and (2,3)-epoxyalkyloxiranemethanol chiral tails

US4705874A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 31, 1986
Grant dateNov 10, 1987
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09K2019/122
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Ferroelectric (chiral) smectic liquid crystal compounds having an achiral core and chiral tail units derived from (2,3)-epoxyalkyloxiranemethanols possess a high ferroelectric polarization density. These newly made compounds exhibit high speed, multistate electro-optic switching properties which make them ideally suited to certain electro-optic display device applications.

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