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Liquid crystal composition
Assignee: Hodogaya Chemical Co Ltd
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Filing: 1973-10-30
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Granted: 1976-08-17
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Expires: 1993-10-30
Abstract
Abstract A liquid crystal composition having long-life dynamic light scattering properties under application of DC or AC voltage, comprising (1) at least one liquid crystalline substance selected from the group consisting of nematic and cholesteric, and (2) at least one additive selected from the group consisting of (A) mixtures of at least one first organic cyclic compound selected from the group consisting of quinone compounds, quinoneimine compounds, imino compounds, desoxybenzoin compounds, dibenzyl methane compounds and triphenyl methane compounds, with at least one second organic cyclic compound selected from the group consisting of hydroquinone compounds, aromatic amino compounds, heterocyclic amino compounds and alicyclic amino compounds, and (B) aromatic, heterocyclic and alicyclic compounds having at least one radical selected from the group consisting of carbonyl and imino radicals and at least one radical selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl and amino radicals.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshitake Ohnishi
- 👤 Minoru Ozutsumi
- 👤 Yoshihide Miyazawa
- 👤 Michihiro Gonda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 14:50
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K19/00; C09K19/04; C09K19/36; C09K19/52; C09K19/54; C09K19/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
A liquid crystal composition having long-life dynamic light scattering properties under application of AC or DC voltage, comprising (1) at least one nematic liquid crystal or mixture thereof with at least one cholesteric liquid crystal, and (2) at least one additive selected from the group consisting of (A) mixtures of at least one first organic cyclic compound selected from the group consisting of naphthoquinone, diphenoquinone, stilbenequinone, anthraquinone, phenanthrenequinone, benzoanthraquinone, benzophenanthrenequinone, quinoneimine compounds, organocyclic imino compounds, benzophenone compounds, desoxybenzoin compounds, dibenzyl methane compounds and triphenyl methane compounds, with at least one second organic cyclic compound selected from the group consisting of naphthohydroquinones, diphenohydroquinones, stilbenehydroquinones, hydroxyanthraquinones, hydroxyphenanthrenequinones, hydroxybenzoanthraquinones and hydroxybenzophenanthrenequinones, aromatic amino compounds, heterocyclic amino compounds and alicyclic amino compounds, and (B) third organic cyclic compounds selected from the group consisting of hydroxycyclopentenone, hydroxycyclohexenone, hydroxybicycloheptanone, hydroxyindanone, hydroxynaphthoquinone, hydroxybenzophenone, hydroxydinaphthoquinone, hydroxydiphenoquinone, benzoin, hydroxyacetophenone, hydroxyanthrone, hydroxyanthraquinone, hydroxyphenanthrenequinone, hydroxyfluorenequinone, hydroxynaphthacenquinone, hydroxybenzanthrone, fuchsone, aminocyclohexenoneimine, aminobicyclopheptanone, aminonaphthoquinone, naphthoquinoneimine, benzoquinoneimine, aminobenzophenone, aminoanthrone, aminoanthraquinone, aminohydroxyanthraquinone, aminophenanthrenequinone, aminofluorenone, aminonaphthacenquinone, aminobenzanthrone, aminofuchsone, naphthopyridone, anthrapyridone, acridone, phenazine, phenothiazine, phenooxazine and carbazole.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
A liquid crystal composition having long-life dynamic light scattering properties under application of AC or DC voltage, comprising (1) at least one nematic liquid crystal or mixture thereof with at least one cholesteric liquid crystal, and (2) at least one additive selected from the group consisting of (A) mixtures of at least one first organic cyclic compound selected from the group consisting of naphthoquinone, diphenoquinone, stilbenequinone, anthraquinone, phenanthrenequinone, benzoanthraquinone, benzophenanthrenequinone, quinoneimine compounds, organocyclic imino compounds, benzophenone compounds, desoxybenzoin compounds, dibenzyl methane compounds and triphenyl methane compounds, with at least one second organic cyclic compound selected from the group consisting of naphthohydroquinones, diphenohydroquinones, stilbenehydroquinones, hydroxyanthraquinones, hydroxyphenanthrenequinones, hydroxybenzoanthraquinones and hydroxybenzophenanthrenequinones, aromatic amino compounds, heterocyclic amino compounds and alicyclic amino compounds, and (B) third organic cyclic compounds selected from the group consisting of hydroxycyclopentenone, hydroxycyclohexenone, hydroxybicycloheptanone, hydroxyindanone, hydroxynaphthoquinone, hydroxybenzophenone, hydroxydinaphthoquinone, hydroxydiphenoquinone, benzoin, hydroxyacetophenone, hydroxyanthrone, hydroxyanthraquinone, hydroxyphenanthrenequinone, hydroxyfluorenequinone, hydroxynaphthacenquinone, hydroxybenzanthrone, fuchsone, aminocyclohexenoneimine, aminobicyclopheptanone, aminonaphthoquinone, naphthoquinoneimine, benzoquinoneimine, aminobenzophenone, aminoanthrone, aminoanthraquinone, aminohydroxyanthraquinone, aminophenanthrenequinone, aminofluorenone, aminonaphthacenquinone, aminobenzanthrone, aminofuchsone, naphthopyridone, anthrapyridone, acridone, phenazine, phenothiazine, phenooxazine and carbazole.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A liquid crystal composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said additive is present in an amount of 0.01 to 10% by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A liquid crystal composition as claimed in claim 2, wherein said amount of said additive is from 0.05 to 5% by weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A liquid crystal composition as claimed in claim 3, wherein said amount of said additive is from 0.1 to 1.0% by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
74 words
A liquid crystal composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said nematic liquid crystal is selected from the group consisting of p-alkoxybenzylidene-p-n-alkylanilines in which the alkoxyl radical in the alkoxybenzylidene group has 1-4 carbon atoms and the n-alkyl group in the alkylaniline group has 1 -12 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof, and wherein said cholesteric liquid crystal is selected from the group consisting of cholesteryl halides, cholesteryl esters of organic acids and mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A liquid crystal composition as claimed in claim 5, wherein said p-alkoxybenzylidene-p-n-alkylaniline is selected from the group consisting of p-methoxybenzylidene-p-n- butylaniline, p-ethoxybenzylidene-p-n-butylaniline, p-propoxybenzylidene-p-n-octylaniline, p-methoxybenzylidene-p-n-hexylaniline and p-methoxybenzylidene-p-n-octylaniline.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A liquid crystal composition as claimed in claim 5, wherein said cholesteryl halide is selected from the group consisting of cholesteryl chloride and cholesteryl bromide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A liquid crystal composition as claimed in claim 5, wherein said cholesteryl ester is selected from the group consisting of cholesteryl nonanoate and cholesteryl benzoate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A liquid crystal composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said quinoneimine compound of said first organic cyclic compound group is selected from the group consisting of 6-amino-2-methylbenzoquinone-(1)-imine-(4) and 2,5-diamino-naphthoquinone-(1)-imine-(4).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A liquid crystal composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said organocyclic imino compound of said first organic cyclic compound group is 3-amino-1,1-dimethylcyclohexene-(3)-imine-(5).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
A liquid crystal composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first organic cyclic compound is mixed in an equal amount by mole with said second organic cyclic compound.
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