Thermochromic esters
US5130049A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09K19/3068
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to liquid crystalline compounds of the Formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, X.sup.1, X.sup.2, m, and n are as defined herein. Preferably, the group R.sup.2 of the liquid crystalline compounds of Formula I is a chiral residue of the formula II ##STR2## wherein Q denotes an alkylene residue with up to 7 C atoms wherein one CH.sub.2 group may be replaced by --O--, --CO--O--, or --O--CO--, or a single bond; and PA0 Y denotes an alkyl residue with 2 to 7 C atoms wherein one CH.sub.2 group may be replaced by --O--, --CO--O--, or --O--CO--. The invention further relates to liquid crystal phases containing compounds of the Formula I, to electro-optic and thermographic devices, and to a method of surface thermography.
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