Pyridine compound and liquid crystalline composition
US6045720A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 4, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/55
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A compound expressed by the following formula (1) and a liquid crystalline composition with using it are provided: ##STR1## wherein, either one of rings A, B and C denotes ##STR2## remaining two of them denote each independently ##STR3## R denotes an alkyl group or an alkoxy group with 4-16 carbon atoms, R* denotes ##STR4## in which, R.sub.1 denotes CH.sub.3, CF.sub.3, CH.sub.2 F or CHF.sub.2, R.sub.2 denotes an alkyl group with 1-10 carbon atoms and m denotes 2-12. The said compound exhibits a ferroelectric liquid crystalline phase and an antiferroelectric liquid crystalline phase by itself.
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