Derivatives of 3-cyclohexylpropionic acid, and the use thereof in ferroelectric liquid-crystal mixtures

US5679792A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Hoechst GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Claus Escher · Mühltal, DE
• Gerhard Illian · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Hubert Schlosser · Hofheim, DE
• Rainer Wingen · Hattersheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 1, 1995
• Grant date: Oct 21, 1997
• Expiry date: Jun 1, 2015

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C09K19/3497
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Compounds of formula I ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are, for example, an alkyl chain, PA1 A is a mesogenic group, and PA1 M is a spacer group, are highly suitable as components of liquid-crystal mixtures.