Abstract: The invention relates to compounds represented by Formula (1): wherein Ra is alkyl or the like; Rb is hydrogen, alkyl or the like; A is 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or the like; Z is a single bond, alkylene or the like; Y is a single bond, alkylene or the like; and m and n are each an integer of approximately 0 to approximately 5.

Abstract: The cholesteric liquid crystal composition includes at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by Formulas (1) to (8): wherein R1 represents independently alkyl having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or alkoxy having 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The invention is to provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one characteristic among the characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a negatively large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light, a high stability to heat and so forth.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition is provided that has a wide temperature range of a nematic phase, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large negative dielectric anisotropy and a large specific resistance, and preferably a liquid crystal composition is provided that has a larger optical anisotropy and a lower minimum temperature of a nematic phase while satisfying the aforementioned characteristics. A liquid crystal display device containing the liquid crystal composition is also provided. The liquid crystal composition contains a liquid crystal compound having terphenyl, in which one or two hydrogens are replaced by fluorines, as the first component, and a liquid crystal compound having phenylene, in which two hydrogens are replaced by fluorine, as the second component, and the liquid crystal display device contains the liquid crystal composition.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase that includes two components, wherein the first component is a specific compound having negatively large dielectric anisotropy, and the second component is a specific two-ring compound having especially small viscosity, and a liquid crystal display device including the composition.

Abstract: The subject is to provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one characteristic among characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a low viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a negatively large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or that is suitably balanced regarding two or more characteristics. The subject is to provide an AM device that has a short response time, a high voltage holding ratio, a high contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth.

Abstract: Such a liquid crystal compound is provided that has stability to heat, light and so forth, has a nematic phase in a wide temperature range, has a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, and suitable elastic constants K33 and K11 (K33: bend elastic constant, K11: splay elastic constant), and has suitable negative dielectric anisotropy and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds. A liquid crystal composition containing the liquid crystal compound, and a liquid crystal display device containing the liquid crystal composition are also provided.

Abstract: A liquid crystal compound is provided that has stability to heat and an ultraviolet ray, a small viscosity, a suitable refractive index anisotropy, a suitable dielectric anisotropy, a nematic phase within a wide temperature range and favorable compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, and a liquid crystal composition is also provided that has a particularly small viscosity. The liquid crystal compound is a compound represented by formula (1): wherein in formula (1), R1 is hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 5 carbons; one of X1 and X2 is hydrogen, and the other thereof is fluorine; and R2 is hydrogen or methyl.

Abstract: The liquid crystal composition includes at least one compound selected from a group of compounds represented by formula (1) as a first component, has a positive dielectric anisotropy, and has a nematic phase, and a liquid crystal display element containing the composition: wherein R11 and R12 are alkyls having different carbon numbers.

Abstract: The polymerizable liquid crystal composition includes at least two selected from the group of compounds represented by the following Formulas (1) and (2): wherein m is 5 or 10; and wherein n is 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 or 9, and R is hydrogen or methyl wherein said composition includes at most only two compounds of Formula (1) in which m is 10; and wherein said composition does not include a compound of Formula (2) in which n is 3 and R is hydrogen.

Abstract: The invention is to provide such a liquid crystal compound that has general properties required for a liquid crystal compound, stability to heat, light and the like, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a negatively large dielectric anisotropy, a wide temperature range of a nematic phase, and favorable compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, and a liquid crystal composition containing the compound. The invention provides a compound represented by Formula (1), wherein Ra and Rb are hydrogen or an alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; ring A1 is 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene, pyridine-2,5-diyl, pyridazine-3,6-diyl, decahydronaphthalene-2,6-diyl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene-2,6-diyl, 5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene-2,6-diyl, or naphthalene-2,6-diyl; Z1 is a single bond or an alkylene having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; Y1 is hydrogen, halogen, —CN, —CF3, —CHF2, —CH2F, —OCF3, —OCHF2, or —OCH2F; and m is 1, 2, or 3.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase that includes two components, wherein the first component is at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula (1), and the second component is at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula (2): wherein R1 is alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 12 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons; R2 and R3 are each independently alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 12 carbons, alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons in which arbitrary hydrogen is replaced by fluorine; ring A and ring B are each independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,3-dioxan-2,5-diyl, 1,4-phenylene, 3-fluoro-1,4-phenylene, 3,5-difluoro-1,4-phenylene or 2,5-pyrimidine; Z1 is a single bond, ethylene, carbonyloxy or difluoromethyleneoxy; X1 and X2 are each independently hydrogen or fluorine; and p is 0, 1 or 2.

Abstract: A liquid crystal medium is described, having a wide temperature range of a liquid crystal phase, a large optical anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy, and exhibiting an optically isotropic liquid crystal phase. The liquid crystal medium features including a chiral dopant and a liquid crystal compound with chloronaphthalene ring and exhibiting an optically isotropic liquid crystal phase.

Abstract: The invention provides a five-ring liquid crystal compound having a CF2O bonding group as a new compound having a general physical properties necessary for compounds, stability to heat, light and so forth, a wide temperature range of liquid crystal phases, a high clearing point, a good compatibility with other compounds, a large dielectric anisotropy and refractive index anisotropy, and an especially high clearing point and an especially large refractive index anisotropy, and provides a liquid crystal composition and a liquid crystal display device.

Abstract: A liquid crystal medium is described, which has a wide temperature range of a liquid crystal phase, a large optical anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy and exhibits an optically isotropic liquid crystal phase. The liquid crystal medium is characterized in including a chiral dopant and a liquid crystal compound with a chlorophenyl ring and exhibiting an optically isotropic liquid crystal phase.

Abstract: The liquid crystal composition includes at least one compound selected from a group of compounds represented by formula (1) as a first component, has a positive dielectric anisotropy, and has a nematic phase, and a liquid crystal display element containing the composition: wherein R11 and R12 are alkyls having different carbon numbers.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition is provided that satisfies at least one characteristic among the characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or is properly balanced regarding at least two characteristics. An AM device is provided that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. The liquid crystal composition contains a specific tricyclic compound having a large optical anisotropy as the first component and a specific tetracyclic compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as the second component, and may contain a specific bicyclic compound having a particularly small viscosity as the third component. The liquid crystal composition has a nematic phase.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition having a negative dielectric anisotropy that includes three components, wherein the first component is at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by Formulas (1-1) to (1-6), the second component is at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by Formula (2), and the third component is at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by Formulas (3-1) and (3-2): wherein, for example, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons; X1 and X2 are fluorine; Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5 and Z6 are a single bond; and ring A, ring B, ring C and ring D are 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase that includes two components, wherein the first component is a specific four-ring compound having phenylene, one hydrogen of which is replaced by fluorine, and the second component is a specific compound having phenylene, two hydrogens of which are replaced by halogen, and a liquid crystal display device including the composition.

Abstract: A compound represented by Formula (1) and a polymer obtained using the compound: wherein R1 is phenyl which may have substituents, Q1 is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cyclohexenyl or phenyl in which optional hydrogen may be replaced by halogen or alkyl having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, Q2 is a group represented by Formula (2): wherein the code < represents a bonding point with silicon, l, m, n and p are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, and A1 to A4, Z0 to Z4 and Y1 are defined in the specification.