Abstract: A liquid crystal-aligning agent comprising at least one of a polyamic acid obtained by reacting (A) a tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride consisting of 70 to 98 mole % of a dianhydride of a tetracarboxylic acid such as ##STR1## or the like, and 2 to 30 mole % of a dianhydride of a cyclobutanetetracarboxylic acid, and (B) a diamine compound, and a polymer obtained by imidizing the polyamic acid.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 7, 1995
Date of Patent:
December 16, 1997
Assignee:
Japan Synthetic Rubber Co., Ltd., a Japanese Corporation