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2,2'-difluoro-4-alkoxy-4'-hydroxydiphenyls and their derivatives, their production process and their use in liquid crystal display devices

US4895986A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 15, 1988
Grant dateJan 23, 1990
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Expiry dateSep 15, 2008

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

Abstract

The invention relates to novel compounds usable as liquid crystals in liquid crystal display devices utilizing the electrically controlled birefringence effect. These compounds comply with formula: ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 represents an alkoxy or alkyl radical with 1 to 12 carbon atoms and Z represents a single bond or a radical chosen from among: ##STR2## provided that R.sup.1 represents an alkyl radical when Z represents a single bond and R.sup.2 represents an alkyl radical with 1 to 12 carbon atoms. They can be obtained by reacting an acid chloride of formula R.sup.1 --z--COCl with a 2,2'-difluoro-4-alkoxy-4'-hydroxydiphenyl of formula: ##STR3##

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