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Liquid crystal compounds with branched or cyclic end groups

US7462427B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 12, 2002
Grant dateDec 9, 2008
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Expiry dateJun 9, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09K2019/3416
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The use of a mesogenic compound having a terminal end chain comprising carbon, oxygen, or sulphur, which has at least one pendent C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxy or a cycloalkyl ring, arranged no more than 6 atoms from the end of the chain either decreasing the melting point, increasing the clearing point, increasing the speed of switching and/or increasing the tilt angle of a liquid crystal mixture. Examples of such compounds are of formula (I)

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