Hitachi, Ltd.

Merck Patent Gmbh

Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Incorporated

Kazuhisa Toriyama

Shinji Hasegawa

Tamihito Nakagomi

Georg Weber

Ludwig Pohl

Fumio Nakano

Mikio Sato

Hisato Sato

Haruyoshi Takatsu

Kiyoshige Kinugawa

Makoto Sasaki

Hidetoshi Abe

Yoshi Arai

Ken Sasaki

Yutaka Fujita

Masatoshi Ito

Kenji Murao

Hironari Tanaka

Katsuhiko Morita

Tsujiaki Hata

Tuneo Shimamura

Noboru Nagata

A nematic liquid crystal composition comprising (a) at least one compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is n--C.sub.m H.sub.2m+1, n--C.sub.m H.sub.2m+1 --O or n--C.sub.m H.sub.2m+1 --CO; R.sub.2 is n--C.sub.q H.sub.2q+1, n--C.sub.q H.sub.2q+1 --O or n--C.sub.q H.sub.2q+1 --CO; m and q are each an integer of 1 to 10 and n is a symbol indicating that carbons are linked linearly, and (b) at least one compound of the formula: ##STR2## wherein R.sub.3 is n--C.sub.r H.sub.2r+1 or n--C.sub.r H.sub.2r+1 --O; R.sub.4 is n--C.sub.s H.sub.2s+1 or n--C.sub.s H.sub.2s+1 --O; r and s are each an integer of 1 to 10 and n is as defined above, and where necessary (c) at least one nematic liquid crystal compound having positive dielectric anisotropy and/or its homologous compound, and if necessary (d) at least one nematic liquid crystal compound having negative dielectric anisotropy and/or its homologous compound. This liquid crystal composition, when used for a display device, shows excellent properties in that it is oriented with high stability over a wide temperature range, allows wide-range setting of threshold voltage and is small in temperature dependency and quick to respond to the applied voltage.

Nematic liquid crystal composition for display devices

A liquid crystal composition comprising, as the essential components, trans-4-n-propyl-(4-ethylphenyl)-cyclohexane, trans-4-n-propyl-(4-cyanophenyl)-cyclohexane, trans-4-n-pentyl-(4-cyanophenyl)-cyclohexane, trans-4-n-pentyl-(4'-ethylbiphenyl-4)-cyclohexane and 4-(trans-4-n-pentylcyclohexyl)-4'-(trans-4-n-propylcyclohexyl)-biphenyl is drivable over a wide temperature range and can be operated rapidly at low temperatures.

Liquid crystal mixture

A liquid crystal composition comprising trans-4-n-propyl-(4-ethylphenyl)-cyclohexane, trans-4-n-pentyl-(4-cyanophenyl)-cyclohexane, trans-4-n-pentyl-(4' -ethylbiphenyl-4)cyclohexane, trans-4-n-pentyl-(4'-cyanobiphenyl-4)-cyclohexane, 4-n-propylphenyl-4-(trans-4-n-propylcyclohexyl)benzoate, and 4-(trans-4-n-pentyl-cyclohexyl)-4'-(trans-4-n-propylcyclohexyl)-biphenyl is drivable over a wide temperature range and can be operated rapidly at low temperatures.

Liquid crystal composition

A compound represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein R represents a linear alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

4-N-Alkylbenzoyloxy-3'-fluoro-4'-cyanobenzenes

A nematic liquid crystal composition composed of (i) at least one compound of the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents n-C.sub.m H.sub.2m+1, R.sub.2 represents n-C.sub.q H.sub.2q+1 -O, and m and q are integers of 1 to 10, (ii) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of nematic liquid crystalline compounds having positive dielectric anisotropy and homologs thereof, and (iii) as an optional ingredient, at least one compound selected from the group consisting of nematic liquid crystalline compounds having negative dielectric anisotropy and homologs thereof. This liquid crystal composition is colorless and chemically stable and has superior multiplexing drive characteristics. These properties render it useful as a display element.

Nematic liquid crystals for display devices

There is provided a compound for controlling dielectric constant of liquid crystal consisting of 4-p-Alkylbenzoyloxypyridine oxide represented by the general formula ##STR1## where R is a normal alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms.

Compound for controlling dielectric constant of liquid crystal

A liquid crystal display device of the type comprising outer and lower substrates, electrodes formed on the inner surfaces of the substrates, liquid crystal orientation layers covering the protective films, and a liquid crystal interposed between the liquid crystal orientation films, is manufactured by forming the liquid crystal orientation layers by depositing SiO onto the protective films at a definite deposition angle with respect to the protective films and at a vapor deposition speed which varies in accordance with the type of the liquid crystal used.

Method of manufacturing liquid crystal display device involving

A nematic liquid crystal composition having an improved response to a pulsating driving voltage for effecting a dynamic scattering mode which comprises a predominant amount of a nematic liquid crytal having properties of the dynamic scattering mode and 0.001 to 3% by weight of an onium halide salt having a nitrogen atom as a nucleus, the composition further containing a phenolic compound for improving the solubility of the onium halide salt in the lqiuid crystal and assisting in increasing the degree of dissociation of the neutral onium halide salt to ions.

Nematic liquid crystal composition

A nematic liquid crystal composition having an improved responsibility to a pulsating driving voltage and a prolonged descent time of dynamic scattering mode which comprises a predominant amount of a nematic liquid crystal having properties of dynamic scattering mode, 0.1 to 1 % by weight of a cholesteric compound and 0.01 to 5 % by weight of a halide of an organic quaternary nitrogen compound.

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