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Liquid crystal compounds exhibiting negative anisotropy of permittivity, liquid crystal compositions, and liquid crystal displays

US6210761A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 28, 1999
Grant dateApr 3, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2019

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

Abstract

The present invention is to provide liquid crystalline compounds which exhibit a negative dielectric anisotropy value, have an extremely high voltage holding ratio and a low threshold voltage, are remarkably small in their dependency on temperature, hardly exhibit smectic phase, and are excellent in miscibility with other liquid crystal materials; to provide liquid crystal compositions comprising the liquid crystalline compound; and to provide liquid crystal display devices fabricated by using the liquid crystal composition; the liquid crystalline compounds are expressed by the following general formula (1) ##STR1## wherein Ra, Rb, Y.sub.1 to Y.sub.6, Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 are herein defined.

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