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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1997
Yasuko Sekiguchi, Chiba, JP;
Katsuyuki Murashiro, Chiba, JP;
Fusayuki Takeshita, Chiba, JP;
Tetsuya Matsushita, Chiba, JP;
Etsuo Nakagawa, Chiba, JP;
Chisso Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Liquid crystal compositions having a small value of .gamma. (V.sub.10 /V.sub.90) and a small .tau. (fast response speed) in order to cope especially with high speed response, while satisfying various characteristics required of STN display mode. These compositions comprise at least one compound expressed by formula (I) as a first component; expressed by any one of formulas (II-a) to (II-d) as a second component; and expressed by formula (III) or (IV) as a third component; and as a fourth component, a chiral component in the amount necessary for maintaining the ratio d/P of the cell thickness d (.mu.m) to the pitch length of twist P (.mu.m) in the range of 0.4 to 0.6 when the liquid crystal composition is used for liquid crystal display devices. ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 to R.sup.9 represent an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; Z.sup.0 to Z.sup.4 represent, for example, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --; A.sup.1 to A.sup.4, B, C, E, and G independently represent, for example, 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; D represents 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,3-pyrimidine-2,5-diyl; Q.sup.1 represents H or F; and q and m are independently 0 or 1.