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Composition for liquid crystal color display

Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals Inc
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Filing: 1983-11-22
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Granted: 1985-11-26
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Expires: 2003-11-22
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Abstract

Abstract As dichroic dyes for use in a liquid color display device, compounds of formula (I) ##STR1## such as 4'-octylphenyl perylene-3,9-dicarboxylate are provided. These compounds have various characteristic properties. For example, (1) they have a sufficient coloring ability in small amounts; (2) they have a high dichroic ratio and show a high contrast by application and non-application of voltage; (3) they have sufficient compatibility with liquid crystals; (4) they have excellent durability, are stable, and do not reduce the performance of a display device even in long-term use.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yasuyuki Yamada
  • 👤 Tadaaki Tanaka
  • 👤 Ryoichi Tukahara
  • 👤 Tsutomu Nishizawa

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 14:39
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K19/00; C09K19/52; C09K19/60; C09B; C09B3/00; C09B3/14; C09K19/606

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 131 words
A composition for liquid crystal color display, said composition comprising at least one nematic liquid crystal and at least one perylenedicarboxylic acid ester dye represented by the following formula (II): ##STR6## wherein R 1 ' and R 1 are identical or different, and each represents a cyclohexyl, bicyclohexyl, cyclohexylphenyl, phenyl or biphenyl group which may be substituted by a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms or alkoxy group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms; or a group of the formula, Alk--X, wherein Alk represents an alkylene group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms which may be branched and X represents a phenyl group which may be substituted by an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, nitrile group, a halogen atom or a hydroxyl group.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 131 words
A composition for liquid crystal color display, said composition comprising at least one nematic liquid crystal and at least one perylenedicarboxylic acid ester dye represented by the following formula (II): ##STR6## wherein R 1 ' and R 1 are identical or different, and each represents a cyclohexyl, bicyclohexyl, cyclohexylphenyl, phenyl or biphenyl group which may be substituted by a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms or alkoxy group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms; or a group of the formula, Alk--X, wherein Alk represents an alkylene group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms which may be branched and X represents a phenyl group which may be substituted by an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, nitrile group, a halogen atom or a hydroxyl group.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 46 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said perylenedicarboxylic acid ester dye is represented by the following formula (IV): ##STR7## wherein R 2 ' and R 2 are identical or different and each represents an alkyl group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms which may be branched.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 25 words
The composition of claim 1 or 2 wherein a mixture of said perylenedicarboxylic acid ester dyes is dissolved in at least one nematic liquid crystal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 25 words
The composition of claim 1 or 2 wherein a mixture of said perylenedicarboxylic acid ester dyes is dissolved in a mixture of nematic liquid crystals.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 32 words
The composition of claim 1 or 2 wherein the concentration of said perylenedicarboxylic acid ester dye is 0.01 to 10 percent by weight based upon the weight of the nematic liquid crystal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 24 words
The composition of claim 5 wherein said concentration is 0.01 to 5 percent by weight based on the weight of the nematic liquid crystal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 29 words
The composition of claim 1 or 2 wherein a mixture of said perylenedicarboxylic acid ester dye and at least one anthraquinoic dye is dissolved in said nematic liquid crystal.

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