Industrial Technology Research Institute

Shih-Yiing Sheu

Wen-Liang Tsai

Hwei-Long Kuo

A liquid crystal composition containing an optically active or a ferroelectric liquid crystal compound represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein A can be either --CH.sub.2 -- or --CO--; R can be either an alkyl or alkoxyl group having 1 to 22 carbons: R' is an alkyl group having 2 to 8 carbons; x and y are integers of either 0 or 1, provided that when x=0, y.noteq.1; D can be a hydrogen or a halogen atom; and * represents a chiral center. The ferroelectric liquid crystals of the present invention exhibit optical and chemical stabilities, high-speed responsive, and high spontaneous polarization, and thus are excellent materials for use in making liquid crystal devices and liquid crystal light switching elements.

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