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Liquid crystal compounds containing an alicyclic ring and exhibiting a low dielectric anisotropy and liquid crystal materials and devices incorporating such compounds
Assignee: UK Secretary of State for Defence
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Filing: 1981-01-27
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Granted: 1982-11-02
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Expires: 2001-01-27
Abstract
Abstract Novel liquid crystal compounds exhibiting a low dielectric anisotropy have a structural formula: ##STR1## where R 1 is an alkyl group, R 2 is a group containing an alkyl group R and is either an alkyl group R, an alkoxy group OR, an alkylcarbonyloxy group OCOR or an alkoxycarbonyloxy group OCOOR, R 1 and R containing up to 18 carbon atoms, ##STR2## is a trans-1,4-disubstituted cyclohexane ring ##STR3## or a 1,4-disubstituted bicyclo(2,2,2)octane ring ##STR4## and Ar is a 1,4 disubstituted benzene ring ##STR5## a 3-fluoro-1,4 disubstituted benzene ring ##STR6## or a 2,6 disubstituted naphthalene ring ##STR7## These compounds may be used in liquid crystal mixture compositions for use in a number of known electro-optic effects. The compounds may be prepared by routes in which the individual steps involved are known.
Inventors
- 👤 Neil Carr
- 👤 George W. Gray
- 👤 Stephen M. Kelly
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 18:20
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C43/00; C07C43/02; C07C43/20; C07C43/225; C07C29/00; C07C29/132; C07C29/136; C07C29/147; C07C43/21; C09; C09K; C09K19/00; C09K19/04; C09K19/06; C09K19/08; C09K19/10; C09K19/20; C09K19/30; C09K19/3001; C09K19/3066; C09K19/32; C09K19/321; C09K19/322; C07B; C07B2200/00; C07B2200/09; C07C2601/00; C07C2601/12; C07C2601/14; C07C2602/00; C07C2602/36; C07C2602/44
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
A liquid crystal compound exhibiting a low dielectric anisotropy and having a structural formula: ##STR45## where R 1 is an alkyl group, R 2 is a group containing an alkyl group R and is either an alkyl group R, an alkoxy group OR, an alkylcarbonyloxy group OCOR or an alkoxycarbonyloxy group OCOOR, R 1 and R containing up to 18 carbon atoms, ##STR46## is a trans-1,4 disubstituted cyclohexane ring ##STR47## or a 1,4-disubstituted bicyclo(2,2,2)octane ring ##STR48## and Ar is a 1,4 disubstituted benzene ring ##STR49## a 3-fluoro-1,4 disubstituted benzene ring ##STR50## or a 2,6 disubstituted naphthalene ring ##STR51##
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
A liquid crystal compound exhibiting a low dielectric anisotropy and having a structural formula: ##STR45## where R 1 is an alkyl group, R 2 is a group containing an alkyl group R and is either an alkyl group R, an alkoxy group OR, an alkylcarbonyloxy group OCOR or an alkoxycarbonyloxy group OCOOR, R 1 and R containing up to 18 carbon atoms, ##STR46## is a trans-1,4 disubstituted cyclohexane ring ##STR47## or a 1,4-disubstituted bicyclo(2,2,2)octane ring ##STR48## and Ar is a 1,4 disubstituted benzene ring ##STR49## a 3-fluoro-1,4 disubstituted benzene ring ##STR50## or a 2,6 disubstituted naphthalene ring ##STR51##
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A liquid crystal compound as claimed in claim 1 and wherein R 1 is an n-alkyl group having up to 10 carbon atoms and R 2 is an n-alkyl or n-alkoxy group having up to 10 carbon atoms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A liquid crystal compound as claimed in claim 1 and wherein the group ##STR52## is a trans-1,4 disubstituted cyclohexane ring.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A liquid crystal compound as claimed in claim 3 and wherein the group Ar is a 1,4 disubstituted benzene ring ##STR53##
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A liquid crystal compound as claimed in claim 3 and wherein the group Ar is a 3-fluoro-1,4 disubstituted benzene ring ##STR54##
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A liquid crystal compound as claimed in claim 3 and wherein the group Ar is a 2,6 disubstituted naphthalene ring ##STR55##
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A liquid crystal compound as claimed in claim 2 and wherein the group ##STR56## is a bicyclo(2,2,2)octane ring.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A liquid crystal compound as claimed in claim 7 and wherein the group Ar is a 1,4 disubstituted benzene ring.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A liquid crystal material comprising a mixture of liquid crystal compounds and wherein the improvement comprises at least one of said compounds being a compound as claimed in claim 1.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
72 words
A liquid crystal electro-optic display device including two dielectric substrates at least one of which is optically transparent, a layer of liquid crystal material sandwiched between the substrates and electrodes on the inner surfaces of the substrates to enable an electric field to be applied across the layer of liquid crystal material to provide an electro-optic effect therein, wherein the improvement comprises said material being a material as claimed in claim 9.
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