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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shuichi Naijoh, Tokyo, JP;
Chozo Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Ayako Kurotaki, Tokyo, JP;
Kimie Nagai, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Showa Denko K.K., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K / ; C09K / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
25229965 ; 25229964 ; 25229967 ; 560 18 ;
Abstract
An optically active benzoic acid derivative represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R represents a straight chain alkyl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms; Q* represents an optically active branched chain alkyl group having an asymmetric carbon atom; and m and n each represents an integer of 0 or 1, provided that m is not 0 when n is 1, a process for the production thereof, and a liquid crystal device element using the same are disclosed. The benzoic acid derivative exhibits a chiral smectic phase over a wide temperature range, a large spontaneous polarization and a high speed response.