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Guest-host type liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device
Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corp
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Filing: 1982-03-18
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Granted: 1984-11-20
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Expires: 2002-03-18
Abstract
Abstract The present liquid crystal composition is characterized by containing a dye of anthraquinone series represented by the following general formula (1) dissolved as a guest in a host liquid crystal: <IMAGE> (1) wherein R represents an alkyl group or a cycloalkyl group. The alkyl group or the cycloalkyl group of the dye of anthraquinone series includes those substituted by alkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl, aryloxy, dialkylamino, or heterocyclic residue. Furthermore, the liquid crystal composition can contain two or more other kinds of the dye of anthraquinone series, or can be used in combination with other dyes. In the dye of anthraquinone series, the group -COOR at the 2-position and the group -CN at the 3-position are particularly important for realization of cyan color and a high S value. The dye of anthraquinone series is particularly effective for preparation of a black dye. The present liquid crystal display device is characterized by comprising a liquid crystal cell comprising two transparent juxtaposed substrate plates, transparent electrodes formed each on the opposite inner surfaces of the substrate plates, alignment films formed each on the opposite inner surfaces of the substrate plates to cover the transparent electrodes and align liquid crystal molecules, sealing members for keeping the two substrate plates at a predetermined distance, a liquid crystal composition containing the dye represented by the said general formula (1) being filled in the liquid crystal cell, and a light source being provided outside the liquid crystal cell.
Inventors
- 👤 Shuji Imazeki
- 👤 Akio Mukoh
- 👤 Mikio Sato
- 👤 Seiichi Imahori
- 👤 Masaharu Kaneko
- 👤 Tetsuo Ozawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 05:19
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09B; C09B1/00; C09B1/16; C09B1/20; C09B1/22; C09B31/00; C09B31/02; C09B31/04; C09B31/043; C09B31/06; C09B31/062; C09K; C09K19/00; C09K19/52; C09K19/60; C09K19/603
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
A guest-host type liquid crystal composition containing a pleochroic dye dissolved as a guest in a host liquid crystal, which comprises the pleochroic dye being at least one of dyes of anthraquinone series, represented by the following general formula (1); ##STR52## wherein R is an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms or a cyclohexyl group, which alkyl group can be substituted by hydroxyl group, alkoxy group, cyclohexyl group, phenyl group, phenyloxy group, dialkylamino group, ##STR53## and which cyclohexyl group can be substituted at the para-position by an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or a cyclohexyl group.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
A guest-host type liquid crystal composition containing a pleochroic dye dissolved as a guest in a host liquid crystal, which comprises the pleochroic dye being at least one of dyes of anthraquinone series, represented by the following general formula (1); ##STR52## wherein R is an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms or a cyclohexyl group, which alkyl group can be substituted by hydroxyl group, alkoxy group, cyclohexyl group, phenyl group, phenyloxy group, dialkylamino group, ##STR53## and which cyclohexyl group can be substituted at the para-position by an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or a cyclohexyl group.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The guest-host type liquid crystal composition according to claim 1, wherein the pleochroic dye is a black dye mixture, for absorbing an entire range of visible light, comprising the dye of anthraquinone series represented by the general formula (1) and at least one other pleochroic dye.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The guest-host type liquid crystal composition according to claim 2, wherein the at least one other pleochroic dye is a blue dye, a red dye and a yellow dye.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The guest-host type liquid crystal composition according to claim 3, wherein the blue dye is a dye of anthraquinone series, and the red dye and the yellow dye are dyes of at least one of azo series and quinophthalone series.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
The quest-host type liquid crystal composition according to claim 4, wherein the blue dye of anthraquinone series is represented by the following general formula (2): ##STR54## wherein X represents a oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a group --NR'--, where R' represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, and Ar represents an aryl group or a substituted aryl group.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
170 words
A guest-host type liquid crystal composition containing a pleochroic dye dissolved as a guest in a host liquid crystal, which comprises the pleochroic dye being a black dye mixture, for absorbing an entire range of visible light, comprising at least one of dyes of anthraquinone series, represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR55## wherein R is an alkyl group of 1-18 carbon atoms or a cyclohexyl group, which alkyl group can be substituted by hydroxyl group, alkoxy group, cyclohexyl group, phenyl group, phenyloxy group, dialkylamino group, ##STR56## and which cyclohexyl group can be substituted at the para-position by an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or a cyclohexyl group; at least one of dyes of anthraquinone series represented by the following general formula (2): ##STR57## wherein X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a group --NR 1 --, where R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, and Ar represents an aryl group or a substituted aryl group; and at least one other pleochroic dye.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
170 words
A guest-host type liquid crystal composition containing a pleochroic dye dissolved as a guest in a host liquid crystal, which comprises the pleochroic dye being a black dye mixture, for absorbing an entire range of visible light, comprising at least one of dyes of anthraquinone series, represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR55## wherein R is an alkyl group of 1-18 carbon atoms or a cyclohexyl group, which alkyl group can be substituted by hydroxyl group, alkoxy group, cyclohexyl group, phenyl group, phenyloxy group, dialkylamino group, ##STR56## and which cyclohexyl group can be substituted at the para-position by an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or a cyclohexyl group; at least one of dyes of anthraquinone series represented by the following general formula (2): ##STR57## wherein X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a group --NR 1 --, where R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, and Ar represents an aryl group or a substituted aryl group; and at least one other pleochroic dye.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
51 words
The guest-host type liquid crystal composition according to claim 6, wherein the R of the general formula (1) is ##STR58## the XR 1 of the general formula (2) is ##STR59## and said at least one other pleochroic dye is a mixture of compounds of the following formulae (3) and (4): ##STR60##
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
191 words
In a transmission-type, liquid crystal display device comprising a liquid crystal cell comprising two transparent juxtaposed substrate plates, transparent electrodes formed each on the opposite inner surfaces of the substrate plates, alignment films formed each on the opposite inner surfaces of the substrate plates, thereby to cover the transparent electrodes and align liquid crystal molecules, sealing members for keeping the two substrate plates at a predetermined distance, a liquid crystal being filled in the liquid crystal cell, the liquid crystal composition being a guest-host type liquid crystal composition containing a pleochroic dye dissolved as a guest in a host liquid crystal and a light source being provided outside the liquid crystal cell, an improvement which comprises the pleochroic dye being at least one of dyes of anthraquinone series, represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR61## wherein R is an alkyl group of 1-18 carbon atoms or a cyclohexyl group, which alkyl group can be substituted by hydroxyl group, alkoxy group, cyclohexyl group, phenyl group, phenyloxy group, dialkylamino group, ##STR62## and which cyclohexyl group can be substituted at the para-position by an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or a cyclohexyl group.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
191 words
In a transmission-type, liquid crystal display device comprising a liquid crystal cell comprising two transparent juxtaposed substrate plates, transparent electrodes formed each on the opposite inner surfaces of the substrate plates, alignment films formed each on the opposite inner surfaces of the substrate plates, thereby to cover the transparent electrodes and align liquid crystal molecules, sealing members for keeping the two substrate plates at a predetermined distance, a liquid crystal being filled in the liquid crystal cell, the liquid crystal composition being a guest-host type liquid crystal composition containing a pleochroic dye dissolved as a guest in a host liquid crystal and a light source being provided outside the liquid crystal cell, an improvement which comprises the pleochroic dye being at least one of dyes of anthraquinone series, represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR61## wherein R is an alkyl group of 1-18 carbon atoms or a cyclohexyl group, which alkyl group can be substituted by hydroxyl group, alkoxy group, cyclohexyl group, phenyl group, phenyloxy group, dialkylamino group, ##STR62## and which cyclohexyl group can be substituted at the para-position by an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or a cyclohexyl group.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
47 words
The transmission type liquid crystal display device according to claim 8, wherein the pleochroic dye is a black dye mixture, for absorbing an entire range of visible light, comprising the dye of anthraquinone series represented by the general formula (1) and at least one other pleochroic dye.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
The guest-host type liquid crystal composition according to claim 1, wherein the cyclohexyl group can be substituted at the para-position by an alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or a cyclohexyl group.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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The tranmission type liquid crystal display device according to claim 8, wherein the cyclohexyl group can be substituted at the para-position by an alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or a cyclohexyl group.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
48 words
The guest-host type liquid crystal composition according to claim 5, wherein the substituent of the substituted aryl group is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl, hydroxy, acyloxy, acylamino, sulfonyloxy, sulfoneamido, carboxylic acid ester, carbamoyl, sulfonic acid ester, sulfamoyl, dialkylamino, halogen atom, nitro and cyano.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The guest-host type liquid crystal composition according to claim 12, wherein the aryl or substituted aryl group is a phenyl or substituted phenyl group.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
48 words
The guest-host type liquid crystal composition according to claim 6, wherein the substituent of the substituted aryl group is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl, hydroxy, acyloxy, acylamino, sulfonyloxy, sulfoneamido, carboxylic acid ester, carbamoyl, sulfonic acid ester, sulfamoyl, dialkylamino, halogen atom, nitro and cyano.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
The guest-host type liquid crystal composition according to claim 14, wherein the aryl or substituted aryl group is a phenyl or substituted phenyl group.
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