Abstract: Liquid crystalline compounds having a large negative ?? low viscosity, a large K33/K11 value, a small ??/?? and mutually excellent solubility even at low temperature, compositions containing at least one of the compounds and liquid crystal display devices containing such a liquid crystal compositions are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a difluoromethyl ether derivative simple and efficient process for producing the difluoromethyl ether derivative represented by Formula (1d?) or a difluoromethyl ether derivative represented by Formula (1c?): wherein all the variables are defined in the specification.

Abstract: A liquid crystalline compound represented by Formula (1c′): wherein R1 and R2, rings A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5, Z1, Z2, Z3 and Z4, Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4, and k, l, m and n are as defined in the specification. Also provided is a liquid crystal composition containing at least one of these liquid crystalline compounds.

Abstract: There are provided a liquid crystalline compound having a large negative &Dgr;&egr;, low viscosity, a large K33/K11 value, a small &Dgr;&egr;/&egr;L and mutually excellent solubility even at extremely low temperature; a liquid crystal composition prepared from a liquid crystalline compound; and a liquid crystal display device fabricated from such a liquid crystal composition.

Abstract: Liquid crystalline compounds having a large negative &Dgr;∈ low viscosity, a large K33/K11 value, a small &Dgr;∈/&Dgr;⊥ and mutually excellent solubility even at low temperature, compositions containing at least one of the compounds and liquid crystal display devices containing such a liquid crystal compositions are disclosed.

Abstract: Liquid crystalline compounds suitable for driving at a low voltage and at a wide temperature range, and suitable for high speed response, liquid crystal compositions comprising the compound, and liquid crystal display devices comprising the liquid crystal composition. The crystalline compounds are ester compounds expressed by the general formula (1) wherein R1 represents e.g. a hydrogen atom; A1 to A5 each independently represent e.g. 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene, 1-cyclohexene-1,4-diyl, 3-cyclohexene-1,4-diyl, 1-sila-1,4-cyclohexylene, or 4-sila-1,4-cyclohexylene; bonding groups Za to Zd each independently represent e.g. a single bond, —CH2—, —O—, —C≡C—, or an alkylene group or alkenylene group having 2 to 4 carbon; bonding group Ze represents e.g.

Abstract: The present invention provides a difluoromethyl ether derivative which shows various suitable physical properties as a liquid crystal compound, a liquid crystal composition comprising the compound and a liquid crystal display element containing the composition, and also provides a simple and efficient process for producing the difluoromethyl ether derivative.

Abstract: The present invention provides a difluoromethyl ether derivative which shows various suitable physical properties as a liquid crystal compound, a liquid crystal composition comprising the compound and a liquid crystal display element containing the composition, and also provides a simple and efficient process for producing the difluoromethyl ether derivative.

Abstract: Provided are liquid crystalline compounds having a wide liquid crystal phase temperature range, low viscosity, a large elastic constant ratio K33/K11 and excellent solubility at low temperature, a liquid crystal composition using the same and a liquid crystal display.

Abstract: The present invention provides a difluoromethyl ether derivative which shows various suitable physical properties as a liquid crystal compound, a liquid crystal composition comprising the compound and a liquid crystal display element containing the composition, and also provides a simple and efficient process for producing the difluoromethyl ether derivative. According to the present invention, a process for producing a difluoromethyl ether derivative represented by Formula (1d): wherein the variables are defined in the specification, is characterized by using an &agr;&agr;-difluorocyclohexylidene derivative represented by Formula (1a): wherein R1, rings A1 and A2, Z1, Z2, k and l have the same meanings as defined in the specification, as a starting material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fluoro-substituted alkenyl compound represented by formula (1) wherein Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4 are each independently H or F, provided that at least one of Y1 and Y2 is F; Q1 is a single bond or an alkylene group of 1-20 carbon atoms, at least one —CH2— being optionally substituted by —O—, provided that two or more —O— are not adjacent to each other; Q2 is a single bond or —C≡C—; Rings A1, A2 and A3 are each independently a cyclohexane ring, a dioxane ring, a cyclohexene ring, a pyrimidine ring, a pyridine ring, or a benzene ring, or a benzene ring having at least one hydrogen atom substituted by F; Z1, Z2 and Z3 are each independently a single bond, —CH2CH2—, —CH2O—, —OCH2—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, —CF2O—, or —OCF2; and m and n are each independently 0 or 1; provided that Y3 is F when Ring A3 is a cy

Abstract: The present invention provides liquid crystalline compounds having a high voltage holding ratio and a low threshold voltage, little variation of these properties with temperature change, high &Dgr;n, and good compatibility with other liquid crystal materials particularly under a low temperature; liquid crystal compositions containing these crystalline compounds; and liquid crystal display devices made using these liquid crystal compositions.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystalline compound having a high voltage holding ratio which has a very small degree of temperature dependence, a low threshold voltage which has a very small degree of temperature dependence, a high &Dgr;n, and excellent miscibility with other liquid crystal materials at low temperature; a liquid crystal composition; and a liquid crystal display element, and the liquid crystalline compound is a substituted benzene derivative represented by general formula (1), where, R represents a straight chain or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms in which each of optional and nonadjacent methylene groups (—CH2—) may be substituted by an oxygen atom; X represents a halogen atom, —CF3, —CF2H, —CFH2, —OCF3 or —OCF2H; each of Z1 and Z2 independently represents —(CH2)2—, —(CH2)4—, —CH2O—, —OCH2— or a covalent bond, but Z1 and Z2 are not covalent bonds simultaneously; each of Y1

Abstract: Novel liquid crystal compound having a negative and absolutely large value of dielectric anisotropy, being excellent in compatibility with other liquid crystalline compounds at a low temperature and being stable chemically and physically, as well as a liquid crystal composition comprising this compound, and a liquid crystal display device comprising this liquid crystal composition are provided, said compound is expressed by the general formula (1): R1—A1—B1—A2—B2—A3—B3—Z—B4—A4—R2  (1) wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 represent a single bond, 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene which may be substituted with a fluorine atom(s) or the like; B1, B2, B3 and B4 represent a single bond, 1,2-ethylene, 1,2-ethenylene, 1,2-ethynylene, oxymethylene, methyleneoxy or the like; R1 and R2 represent an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or the like; and Z represents (I) to (VI): wherein X represents H or F, and Y represents difluoromethyl gr

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a liquid crystal composition which has particularly a high upper limit temperature of a nematic phase, a low lower limit temperature of the nematic phase and a small birefringence while satisfying general characteristics required for the liquid crystal composition for an AM-LCD. Liquid crystal compositions are disclosed which comprise a component I comprising at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by Formula (I-1) or (I-2) as described in the specification, a component II comprising at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by Formulas (II-1) to (II-8) as described in the specification and a component III comprising at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by Formulas (III-1) to (III-5) as described in the specification.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal composition with the characteristics satisfying various properties required for AM-LCD and having a suitable value of &agr;n in compliance with a cell thickness, particularly a negative and absolutely large value of dielectric anisotropy, comprising, as a first component, at least one compound selected from the compounds expressed by the general formula (I), and, as a second component, at least one compound selected from the compounds expressed by the general formulas (II-1) and (II-2): wherein R1 to R6 represent C1 to C10 alkyl; Z1 to Z5 represent a single bond or —CH2CH2—; rings A1 and A2 represent a 1,4-phenylene group or a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group, and A liquid crystal display element comprising the composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides liquid crystalline compounds having a high voltage holding ratio and a low threshold voltage, little variation of these properties with temperature change, high &Dgr;n, and good compatibility with other liquid crystal materials particularly under a low temperature; liquid crystal compositions containing these crystalline compounds; and liquid crystal display devices made using these liquid crystal compositions.

Abstract: The invention is to provide liquid crystalline compounds having a negative and extremely large dielectric anisotropy value and a small optical anisotropy value at the same time; liquid crystal compositions comprising the compound; and liquid crystal display devices fabricated by using the liquid crystal composition; the liquid crystalline compounds have 2,3-dihalogenophenylene moiety and are expressed by formula (1) wherein Ra and Rb each independently represents a linear or branched alkyl having 1 to 10 carbon, any methylene in the alkyl may be replaced by —O—, —S—, —CH═CH—, or —C≡C—, but —O— is not successive, and any hydrogen in the alkyl may be replaced by halogen; rings A1 to A4 each independently represents trans-1,4-cyclohexylene, cyclohexene-1,4-diyl, pyridine-1,4-diyl, pyrimidine-2,5-diyl, or 1,4-phenylene, wherein at least one hydrogen in these rings may be replaced by halogen, and any nonadjacent methylene in c

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystalline compound having a difluoropropyleneoxy group as a bonding group, which is represented by Formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent hydrogen, halogen, a cyano group or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; rings A1 to A5 each independently represent a 1,4-cyclohexylene group, a 1,4-cyclohexenylene group or a 1,4-phenylene group; Z1 to Z4 each independently represent a single bond, —CH2CH2—, —CH2O—, —OCH2—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, —CF2O— or —OCF2—; Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4 each independently represent hydrogen or fluorine; and k, l, m and n each independently represent 0 or 1. This liquid crystalline compound has a large absolute value (|&Dgr;&egr;|) of a dielectric anisotropy and shows a relatively small refractive anisotropy.

Abstract: Liquid crystalline compounds are disclosed which have large dielectric anisotropy and relatively low viscosity, and which are represented by formula (1) wherein R1 represents hydrogen or C1-C15 alkyl in which one or more non-adjacent methylene may be replaced by oxygen, sulfur or —CH═CH— and one or more hydrogen may be replaced by halogen; R2 represents hydrogen, cyano, halogen or C1-C15 alkyl in which one or more non-adjacent methylene may be replaced by oxygen, sulfur or —CH═CH— and one or more hydrogen may be replaced by halogen; L represents halogen or hydrogen; A1, A2, A4 and A5 each independently represent trans-1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene, one or more —CH2— in the trans-1,4-cyclohexylene may be replaced by oxygen or sulfur, one or more ═CH— in the 1,4-phenylene may be replaced by nitrogen, and one or more hydrogen in the 1,4-phenylene ring may be replaced by halogen; A3represents trans-1,4-cyclohexylene in which one or mo