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High tilt ferroelectric liquid crystal compounds and compositions

US5061814A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 1, 1989
Grant dateOct 29, 1991
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Expiry dateJun 1, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09K19/3411
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Chiral nonracemic molecules which are useful in the preparation of high polarization density FLC compositions and which have the following structure are provided: ##STR1## wherein Ph is a 1,4 substituted phenyl group, m=2 and n=1 or m=1 and n=2, asymmetric carbons are indicated by *. R is an alkyl group having three to fifteen carbon atoms, and R' is an alkyl group having one to seven carbons. The invention in particular provides compounds having the R,R or S,S configuration in the epoxide tail. The epoxy phenylbenzoates of this invention display a property of inducing a tilt angle greater than expected in FLC compositions in which they are combined.

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