High temperature non-crystallizing cholesteric liquid crystal compositions

Claim 1

A composition comprising an elevated temperature cholesteric liquid crystal composition consisting essentially of: at least about 50 weight percent of the 3-chloropropionate ester of Ch; at least about 5 weight percent of an ester of Ch having the formula ##SPC3## wherein: m is 0 or 1; p is 0 or 1; p + m = 1; n is 0 to 3; and X is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl radical having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a thiooxy radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an oxo-carbonyl radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a non-oxo-carbonyl radical having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy radical, an halo radical, a cyano radical, and a nitro radical; and from 0 to 20 weight percent of an aliphatic ester of Ch; wherein Ch is O 3 -cholestanyl or -cholesteryl.