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Polyhaloalkyl ether derivatives as well as liquid crystal compositions and liquid crystal display elements containing them

US6187223A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 18, 1999
Grant dateFeb 13, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 18, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09K2323/00
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A compound expressed by the general formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 denotes an alkyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms in which one or more methylene groups in said group may be replaced by oxygen atoms or --CH.dbd.CH-- and one or more hydrogen atoms in said group may be replaced by flourine or chlorine atoms, with the proviso that two or more methylene groups may not be continuously replaced by oxygen atoms, PA1 Y.sup.1 denotes an alkoxy group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, in which at least one hydrogen atom is replaced by a fluorine atom and one or more hydrogen atoms may be further replaced by chlorine atoms, PA1 Z.sup.1, Z.sup.2 and Z.sup.3 each independently denote a covalent bond, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, --CH.dbd.CH--, --COO-- or --CF.sub.2)--, with the proviso that at least one of Z.sup.1, Z.sup.2 and Z.sup.3 is --COO-- or --CF.sub.2 O--, PA1 rings A.sup.1, A.sup.2, A.sup.3 and A.sup.4 each independently denote trans-1,4-cyclohexylene, 3-cyclohexen-1,4-ylene, 3-fluoro-3-cyclohexen-1,4-ylene, pyrimidine-2,5-diyl, 1,3-dioxan-2,5-diyl, trans-1-sila-1,4-cyclohexylene, trans-4-sila-1,4-cyclohexylene, or 1,4-phenylene in which one or more hydrogen atoms may be replaced by…

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