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Phenyl naphthalenes having liquid crystalline properties

US5252253A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 16, 1991
Grant dateOct 12, 1993
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Expiry dateJul 16, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09K19/322
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

##STR1## Novel phenyl naphthalenes of general formula (I) wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are selected from C.sub.1-15 alkyl, alkoxyl, perfluoroalkyl, perfluoroalkoxyl and alkynyl, R.sub.1 may also be CN and R.sub.2 may also be fluorine or NCS; m is 0, 1 or 2 provided that if R.sub.1 is alkyl or alkoxyl and R.sub.2 is alkyl, alkoxyl, perfluoroalkyl or CN then m is 1 or 2. These have liquid crystalline characteristics and may be used as constituents of both nematic and smectic C liquid crystal materials.

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