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Phenylbenzoate 1-cyanoalkoxy compounds

US4777280A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 1, 1986
Grant dateOct 11, 1988
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Expiry dateJul 1, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09K19/2021
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The preparation and properties of liquid crystal compounds having an achiral core and chiral tail units composed of the 1-cyanoalkoyl grouping (chiral cyanohydrin ethers) are described. The newly made compounds are shown to be useful as components of ferroelectric liquid crystal mixtures which exhibit high speed, multistate electro-optic switching properties making them ideally suited to certain electro-optic display device applications.

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