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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1982
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1980
Siegfried Aftergut, Schenectady, NY (US);
Herbert S Cole, Jr, Scotia, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Novel tris-azo dye compositions and a liquid crystal composition containing the tris-azo dye compositions are disclosed. The tris-azo dye composition having terminal aromatic groups has the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are various aromatic compounds including aromatic amines, substituted aromatic amines, hydroxy-substituted aromatic compounds and substituted hydroxy-containing aromatic compounds. When the tris-azo dichroic dyes are used as a guest dye in a host liquid crystal material, they form a novel liquid crystal composition for use in liquid crystal displays. Examples of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 include organic radicals of aminoquinoline, tetrahydroquinoline, N-ethyl-1-naphthylamine and 1,8-diaminonaphthalene.