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Liquid crystal compositions
Assignee: Qinetiq Ltd
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Filing: 1982-03-04
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Granted: 1984-11-20
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Expires: 2002-03-04
Abstract
Abstract A nematic liquid crystal composition suitable for use as the liquid crystal material of a multiplexed twisted nematic electro-optical display comprising a mixture of Components A, B and C as follows: Component A: a high dielectric anisotropy component; Component B: a low dielectric anisotropy component; Component C: a high cleaning component having a clearing point greater than 80° C.; wherein Component A forms from 25% to 50% inclusive by weight of the composition and consists of one or more two ringed compounds having a terminal cyano group and includes at least one compound having formula I as follows ##STR1## where R 1 is an n-alkyl group having up to 7 carbon atoms and ##STR2## represents a trans-1,4 disubstituted cyclohexane ring; wherein Component B forms from 25% to 50% inclusive by weight of the composition and consists of one or more low dielectric anisotropy compounds, at least 50% of Component B being formed by one or more ester compounds having Formula II as follows: ##STR3## where R 2 and R 3 are independently n-alkyl groups having up to seven carbon atoms; and wherein Component C forms from 15% to 35% inclusive by weight of the composition and consists of compounds having a clearing point greater than 80° C. and at least 50% by weight of component C is formed by one or more compounds selected from the families whose general formulae are represented by Formulae IV to VII as follows: ##STR4## where each R is independently n-alkyl having up to seven carbon atoms and ##STR5## represents a trans-1,4-disubstituted cyclohexane ring; the percentages by weight of Components A, B and C adding to 100%.
Inventors
- 👤 Deborah A. L. Irving
- 👤 Damien G. McDonnell
- 👤 Edward P. Raynes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 14:08
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K19/00; C09K19/04; C09K19/42; C09K19/46
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
257 words
A nematic liquid crystal compostion suitable for use as the liquid crystal material of a multiplexed twisted nematic electro-optical display comprising a mixture of Components A, B and C as follows: Component A: a high dielectric anisotropy component; Component B: a low dielectric anisotropy component; Cpmponent C: a high clearing component having a clearing point greater than 80° C.; wherein Component A forms from 20% to 60% inclusive by weight of the composition and comprises one or more compounds of formula: ##STR73## where R 1 is an n-alkyl group having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms; together with one or more compounds of formula: ##STR74## where R is an n-alkyl group having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms; provided that 4-cyano-4'-ethylbiphenyl is present in Component A; wherein Component B forms from 20% to 50% by weight of the composition and comprises one or more esters of formula: ##STR75## where R 3 is selected from n--C 3 H 11 and n--C 7 H 15 ; and wherein Component C forms from 15% to 35% inclusive by weight of the composition and consists of compounds having a clearing point greater than 80° C. and at least 50% by weight of Component C is formed by one or more compounds selected from the families of compounds whose formulae are represented by Formulae IV to VII as follows: ##STR76## where each R is independently n-alkyl having up to seven carbon atoms, and ##STR77## represents a trans-1,4-disubstituted cyclohexane ring; the percentages by weight of Components A, B and C adding to 100%.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
257 words
A nematic liquid crystal compostion suitable for use as the liquid crystal material of a multiplexed twisted nematic electro-optical display comprising a mixture of Components A, B and C as follows: Component A: a high dielectric anisotropy component; Component B: a low dielectric anisotropy component; Cpmponent C: a high clearing component having a clearing point greater than 80° C.; wherein Component A forms from 20% to 60% inclusive by weight of the composition and comprises one or more compounds of formula: ##STR73## where R 1 is an n-alkyl group having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms; together with one or more compounds of formula: ##STR74## where R is an n-alkyl group having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms; provided that 4-cyano-4'-ethylbiphenyl is present in Component A; wherein Component B forms from 20% to 50% by weight of the composition and comprises one or more esters of formula: ##STR75## where R 3 is selected from n--C 3 H 11 and n--C 7 H 15 ; and wherein Component C forms from 15% to 35% inclusive by weight of the composition and consists of compounds having a clearing point greater than 80° C. and at least 50% by weight of Component C is formed by one or more compounds selected from the families of compounds whose formulae are represented by Formulae IV to VII as follows: ##STR76## where each R is independently n-alkyl having up to seven carbon atoms, and ##STR77## represents a trans-1,4-disubstituted cyclohexane ring; the percentages by weight of Components A, B and C adding to 100%.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the 4-cyano-4'-ethylbiphenyl forms about 15% by weight of the composition.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the compound trans-1-n-butyl-4-(4'-cyanophenyl)-cyclohexane is present in the composition as a compound of Formula I.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the compound 4-n-propyl(4'-n-pentyl) phenylbenzoate is present in the composition as a compound of Formula II.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
96 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 and which comprises the following: (i) one or more compounds of Formula I as specified in claim 1 and one or more compounds of Formula III together forming from 35% to 45% inclusive by weight of the composition; (ii) one or more compounds of Formula II as specified in claim 1 forming from 35% to 45% by weight inclusive of the composition; (iii) one or more compounds selected from Formulae IV to VIII as specified in claim 1 forming from 15% to 30% by weight inclusive of the composition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 and wherein up to 1.5% by weight of a chiral additive is added to the composition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A composition as claimed in claim 6 and wherein the chiral additive comprises one more chiral 4-alkyl-or-alkoxy-4'-cyanobiphenyls.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
110 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 and which comprises the following: (i) one or more compounds of Formula I as specified in claim 1 forming from 10% to 30% inclusive by weight of composition; (ii) one or more 4-n-alkyl-4'-cyanobiphenyls having up to seven carbon atoms in the n-alkyl group forming from 10% to 30% inclusive by weight of the composition; (iii) one or more compounds of Formula II as specified in claim 1 forming from 20% to 50% inclusive by weight of the composition; (iv) one or more compounds of Formulae IV to VIII specified in claim 1 forming from 15% to 35% inclusive by weight of the composition.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 and wherein the one or more compounds of Formula II form from 35% to 45% inclusive by weight of the composition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 and wherein the one or more compounds of Formula I are one or more compounds selected from trans-1-ethyl-4-(4'-cyanophenyl)cyclohexane and trans-1-n-butyl-4(-4'-cyanophenyl)cyclohexane.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
52 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 and which comprises the following stated components in the stated percentage by weight or percentages which differ therefrom by not more than 10% of the composition: ______________________________________
Percentage
Component by weight
______________________________________
##STR78## 15
##STR79## 3
##STR80## 20
##STR81## 40
##STR82## 11
##STR83## 11
______________________________________
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
49 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 and which comprises the following stated components in stated percentage by weight or percentages which differ therefrom by not more than 10% of the composition: ______________________________________
Percentage
Component by weight
______________________________________
##STR84## 15
##STR85## 15
##STR86## 40
##STR87## 15
##STR88## 15
______________________________________
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
52 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 and which comprises the following stated components in the stated percentage by weight or percentages which differ therefrom by not more than 10% of the composition: ______________________________________
Percentage
Component by weight
______________________________________
##STR89## 15
##STR90## 3
##STR91## 20
##STR92## 30
##STR93## 16
##STR94## 16
______________________________________
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
52 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 and which comprises the following stated components in the stated percentage by weight or percentages which differ therefrom by not more than 10% of the composition: ______________________________________
Percentage
Component by weight
______________________________________
##STR95## 15
##STR96## 20
##STR97## 20
##STR98## 20
##STR99## 10
##STR100## 15
______________________________________
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
50 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 and which comprises the following stated components in the stated percentage by weight or percentages which differ therefrom by not more than 10% of the composition: ______________________________________
Percentage
Component by weight
______________________________________
##STR101## 15
##STR102## 15
##STR103## 40
##STR104## 15
##STR105## 15
______________________________________
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
52 words
A composition as claimed in claim 1 and which comprises the following stated components in the stated percentage by weight or percentages which differ therefrom by not more than 10% of the composition: ______________________________________
Percentage
Component by weight
______________________________________
##STR106## 15
##STR107## 6
##STR108## 23
##STR109## 30
##STR110## 13
##STR111## 13
______________________________________
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
94 words
A multiplexed twisted nematic liquid crystal electro-optical display which includes two dielectric substrates at least one of which is transparent, a film of liquid crystal material sandwiched between the substrates, the molecular arrangement in the material being such as to give the twisted nematic effect, and electrodes on the inner surfaces of the substrates for applying electric fields across the liquid crystal material, the electrodes being in a configuration whereby the electric fields are applicable in a multiplexed fashion, wherein the improvement comprises the liquid crystal material being the composition claimed in claim 1.
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