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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2010
Junichi Yamashita, Chiba, JP;
Masahide Kobayashi, Chiba, JP;
Sayaka Fujimori, Chiba, JP;
JNC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
JNC PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides a liquid crystal compound having general physical properties necessary for the liquid crystal compound, namely, stability to heat, light and so forth, a small viscosity, a refractive index anisotropy having a suitable magnitude value, a dielectric anisotropy having a suitable magnitude value, steep electrooptical characteristics, a wide temperature range of a nematic phase, and an excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, in particular, a liquid crystal compound having a wide temperature range of the nematic phase; a compound represented by formula (i): wherein, for example, Rand Rare alkyl having 1 to 8 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 8 carbons; ring Ais trans-1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; ring Ais trans-1,4-cyclohexylene or 2,3-difluoro-1,4-phenylene; Qand Qare fluorine or chlorine; and h is 0, 1 or 2.