Discotic compounds for use in liquid crystal mixtures
US5750050A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 12, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09K2323/00
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Liquid crystal compounds have been synthesized of general formula (I) and may be mixed with other liquid crystal compounds to give useful liquid crystal mixtures which may then be used in liquid crystal devices. Such devices include linear and non-linear electrical, optical and electro-optical devices, magneto-optical devices and devices providing responses to stimuli such as temperature changes and total or partial pressure changes. Formula (I) where each Z.sub.1-6 is given by formula (II), where Y for each of Z.sub.1-6 is independently COO, OCO, CH.sub.2 O and OCH.sub.2, m defines the number of substituents on each of Z.sub.1-6 and is independently 0-5,and X is independently for each substituent on each of Z.sub.1-6 alkyl (straight chain, branched and chiral), alkoxy (straight chain, branched or chiral), alkanoyl (straight chain, branched or chiral), alkenyl (straight chain, branched or chiral), halogen, halogenoalkyl (straight chain, branched or chiral) and CN, provided that at least one of Z.sub.-6 1 has at least one substituent X, and excluding where m is 1 for each of Z.sub.1-6, Y is COO for each of Z.sub.1-6 and X is n-alkyl or n-alkoxy positioned para to Y for each of Z.sub…
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