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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1988
Kouji Ohno, Yakohamashi, JP;
Shinichi Saito, Yakohamashi, JP;
Hiromichi Inoue, Yakohamashi, JP;
Kazutoshi Miyazawa, Yakohamashi, JP;
Makoto Ushioda, Kawasakishi, JP;
Chisso Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An optically active compound having particularly a specific feature of increasing spontaneous polarization value as one of important specific features for ferroelectric liquid crystal compositions, and a ferroelectric liquid crystal composition containing the compound are provided, which compound is expressed by the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a linear or branched chain alkyl, alkoxy, alkanoyl, alkoxycarbonyl or alkoxycarbonyloxy each of 1 -15C, H, halogen or -CN; R.sup.2 represents an optically active group having 2-20 skeletal atoms, ##STR2## wherein X represents H, halogen or -CN; l represents an integer of 1-10; m is 0 or 1; and * indicates asymmetric C.