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Mesomorphic compound, ferroelectric liquid crystal composition containing same and ferroelectric liquid crystal device

Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1989-03-27
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Granted: 1991-07-23
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Expires: 2009-03-27
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Abstract

Abstract There is disclosed a mesomorphic compound represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A 1 denotes a single bond, ##STR2## denotes ##STR3## X denotes hydrogen, a halogen or cyano group; Y denotes oxygen or sulfur; R 1 and R 2 respectively denotes a linear or branched alkyl, alkoxy, alkylcarbonyloxy, alkoxycarbonyl or alkoxycarbonyloxy group each having 1-18 carbon atoms and each capable of having a substituted of chloro, bromo, cyano, alkoxy or akoxycarbonyl group; and B denotes ##STR4## A ferroelectric liquid crystal composition comprises at least two mesomorphic compounds including at least one mesomorphic compound represented by the formula (I). A ferroelectric liquid crystal device is constituted by disposing the ferroelectric liquid crystal composition between a pair of substrates.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kenji Shinjo
  • 👤 Akio Yoshida
  • 👤 Takashi Iwaki
  • 👤 Takao Takiguchi
  • 👤 Hiroyuki Kitayama
  • 👤 Kazuharu Katagiri

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 10:57
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07D; C07D271/00; C07D271/02; C07D271/10; C07D285/00; C07D285/01; C07D285/02; C07D285/04; C07D285/12; C09; C09K; C09K19/00; C09K19/04; C09K19/06; C09K19/34; C09K19/3441; C09K19/345; C09K19/3455; C09K19/3458; C09K19/3463; C09K19/3477; C09K19/348; C09K19/3491; C09K19/3497; C09K19/42

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 91 words
A ferroelectric liquid crystal composition comprising at least two mesomorphic compounds, at least one of which is represented by the following formula: ##STR29## wherein A 1 denotes a single bond or ##STR30## A 2 denotes ##STR31## ##STR32## X denotes hydrogen, F or C1; R 1 denotes a linear or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms which may be substituted with C1; R 2 denotes a linear or branched alkyl group, alkoxy group or alkoxycarbonyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms; and B denotes --O.CO--, --CO.O--, --OCH 2 or --CH 2 O--.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 91 words
A ferroelectric liquid crystal composition comprising at least two mesomorphic compounds, at least one of which is represented by the following formula: ##STR29## wherein A 1 denotes a single bond or ##STR30## A 2 denotes ##STR31## ##STR32## X denotes hydrogen, F or C1; R 1 denotes a linear or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms which may be substituted with C1; R 2 denotes a linear or branched alkyl group, alkoxy group or alkoxycarbonyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms; and B denotes --O.CO--, --CO.O--, --OCH 2 or --CH 2 O--.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
A composition according to claim 1, which contains 0.5-60 wt. % of the mesomorphic compound represented by the formula (I).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 20 words
A composition according to claim 2, which contains 5-40 wt. % of the mesomorphic compound represented by the formula (I).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 25 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the mesomorphic compound represented by the formula (I) is one of the following formulas A-1 to A-40: ##STR33##
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 103 words
A ferroelectric liquid crystal device, comprising a pair of substrates and a ferroelectric liquid crystal composition disposed between said substrates, said ferroelectric liquid crystal composition comprising a mesomorphic compound represented by the following formula: ##STR34## wherein A 1 denotes a single bond or ##STR35## A 2 denotes ##STR36## ##STR37## X denotes hydrogen, F or Cl; R 1 denotes a linear or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms which may be substituted with Cl; R 2 denotes a linear or branched alkyl group, alkoxy group or alkoxycarbonyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms; and B denotes --O.CO--, --CO.O--, --OCH 2 or --CH 2 O.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 103 words
A ferroelectric liquid crystal device, comprising a pair of substrates and a ferroelectric liquid crystal composition disposed between said substrates, said ferroelectric liquid crystal composition comprising a mesomorphic compound represented by the following formula: ##STR34## wherein A 1 denotes a single bond or ##STR35## A 2 denotes ##STR36## ##STR37## X denotes hydrogen, F or Cl; R 1 denotes a linear or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms which may be substituted with Cl; R 2 denotes a linear or branched alkyl group, alkoxy group or alkoxycarbonyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms; and B denotes --O.CO--, --CO.O--, --OCH 2 or --CH 2 O.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 37 words
A device according to claim 6, wherein said pair of substrates are disposed so as to have a spacing therebetween which is sufficiently small so as to release the helical structure of the ferroelectric liquid crystal composition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 13 words
A device according to claim 5, wherein each substrate has an electrode thereon.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 18 words
A device according to claim 5, wherein each of the substrates is provided with a rubbing treated film.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 45 words
A device according to claim 5, which further comprises means for applying an electric field for switching the aligned state of the ferroelectric liquid crystal molecules, and means for applying an AC electric field to provide an increased tilt angle of the ferroelectric liquid crystal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 25 words
A device according to claim 5, wherein the mesomorphic compound represented by the formula (I) is one of the following formulas A-1 to A-40: ##STR38##

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