Abstract: Liquid crystalline compounds are provided which have an extremely high voltage holding ratio, altered only slightly by change of temperature, and which have a low threshold voltage and a high &Dgr;n. Also provided are liquid crystal compositions containing the liquid crystalline compound; and liquid crystal display devices containing the liquid crystal composition. The liquid crystalline compound is expressed by the general formula (1) wherein R, Y1 to Y16, X and Z1 to Z3 are defined in claim 1.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition which has a superior voltage transmittance (sharpness) for good color and high-speed response characteristics. The composition contains at least one of the following first component (I-a, I-b), second component (II-a to II-d) and third component (III-a to III-c) respectively: wherein R1, R2, Z0, Z1, Q1, A1, A3, p, q, m and n are defined in the specification.

Abstract: There are herein disclosed a fluorovinyl derivative compound represented by the general formula (1) and having characteristics of a liquid crystal, a liquid crystal composition, and a liquid crystal display device formed by using this composition: wherein R1 is an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and a methylene group in the alkyl group may be substituted by an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, —CH═CH— or —C≡C— and a hydrogen atom in the alkyl group may be substituted a halogen atom or a cyano group; rings A, B and C are each 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or the like in which a hydrogen atom in the ring may be substituted by a halogen atom; Z1, Z2 and Z3 are each a single bond, —CH2CH2—, —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, —CH2O—, —OCH2—, —(CH2)4—, —(CH2)3—O—, —O—(CH2)3—, —(CH2)2—CH═CH—, —CH═CH—(CH2)2—, &mdash

Abstract: Liquid crystalline compounds which exhibit a negative dielectric anisotropy value, have an extremely high voltage holding ratio and a low threshold voltage, are small in their dependency on temperature, hardly exhibit smectic phase, and are excellent in miscibility with other liquid crystal materials at the same time; liquid crystal compositions comprising the compound; and liquid crystal display devices fabricated by using the liquid crystal composition are provided; the liquid crystalline compounds being specific 3,3′-difluorobiphenyl derivatives expressed by the following general formula (1):

Abstract: The invention is to provide liquid crystalline compounds which have a low viscosity, high negative dielectric anisotropy, high resistivity, and high voltage holding ratio, and are stable against heat and ultraviolet light; to provide liquid crystal compositions comprising the liquid crystalline compound; and to provide liquid crystal display devices using the liquid crystal composition therein; the liquid crystalline compound is expressed by the general formula (1) wherein R1 and Y1 represent an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; X1, X2, and X3 independently represent single bond, 1,2-ethylene group, vinylene group, —COO—, —CF2O—, or —OCF2—; ring A1, ring A2, ring A3, and ring A4 independently represent trans-1,4-cyclohexylene, or 1,4-phenylene hydrogen atom on the ring may be replaced by fluorine atom or chlorine atom provided that at least one of ring A2, ring A3, and ring A4 represents 2,3-difluoro-1,4-phenylene; m and n are 0 or 1, and each elem

Abstract: A compound expressed by the general formula (1): wherein R1 denotes an alkyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms in which one or more methylene groups in said group may be replaced by oxygen atoms or —CH═CH— and one or more hydrogen atoms in said group may be replaced by flourine or chlorine atoms, with the proviso that two or more methylene groups may not be continuously replaced by oxygen atoms, Y1 denotes an alkoxy group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, in which at least one hydrogen atom is replaced by a fluorine atom and one or more hydrogen atoms may be further replaced by chlorine atoms, Z1, Z2 and Z3 each independently denote a covalent bond, —CH2CH2—, —CH═CH—, —COO— or —CF2)—, with the proviso that at least one of Z1, Z2 and Z3 is —COO— or —CF2O—, rings A1, A2, A3 and A4 each independently denote trans-1,4-cyclohexylene, 3-cyclohexen-1,4-ylene, 3-fluoro-3-cyclohexen-1,4-ylene, pyrimidine-2

Abstract: Disclosed are (a) liquid crystalline compounds which are essential as component of the liquid crystal compositions, are excellent in miscibility with other liquid crystal compositions, particularly in the miscibility at low temperatures, and expressed by the general formula (1) wherein R0 and R1 independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; ring A0, ring A1, ring A2, and ring A3 represent 1,4-cyclohexylene group, 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl group, 1,4-phenylene group in which one or more hydrogen atoms on the ring may be represented by a halogen atom or R2O group, pyridine-2,5-diyl group, or pyrimidine-2,5-diyl group; Z0, Z1, Z2, and Z3 represent —CH2CH2—, —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, —CH2O—, —OCH2—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —COO—, —OCO—, —(CH2)4—, or single bond; Q1 and Q2 represent hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; Q3 represents hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or R2O g

Abstract: A compound represented by the general formula (1) wherein R1 is an alkadienyl group having 4 to 10 carbon atoms in which a hydrogen atom may be substituted by a fluorine atom or the like; R2 is an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms in which a hydrogen atom may be substituted by a fluorine atom or the like; one or more non-adjacent methylene groups (—CH2—) in the alkadienyl group or the alkenyl group may be replaced by —O— or the like; rings A1, A2, A3 and A4 are each 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or the like in which a hydrogen atom may be substituted by a halogen atom; Z1, Z2 and Z3 are each a single bond, —CH2CH2—, —CF═CF— or the like; p and q are each 0 or 1. The above compound has a large elastic constant ratio, steep electro-optic characteristics and a little temperature dependence in a low temperature range, and so it is useful for the manufacture of a liquid crystal display device.

Abstract: Novel liquid crystalline compounds which have a wide temperature range of liquid crystal phase, are excellent in miscibility with other liquid crystalline compounds, have a low viscosity, are low in toxicity, and are safe; liquid crystal compositions comprising the liquid crystalline compound; and liquid crystal display devices fabricated by using the composition are provided; and the compounds are cyclohexane derivatives expressed by the general formula (1) wherein R represents an alkylene chain having 2 to 10 carbon atoms in which alkylene chain ethylene group (—CH2CH2—) may be replaced by ethenylene group (—CH═CH—) or methylenoxy group (—OCH2—); and M represents COOH or CN group.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition is disclosed which comprises three components. The first component comprises at least one of the compounds of the following formulas (1-1) and (1-2). The second component comprises at least one of the compounds of the following formula (2). The third component comprises at least one of the compounds of the following formulas (3-1) to (3-4). ##STR1## Each symbol in formulas (1-1) to (3-4) is defined in the specification. The liquid crystal composition has low threshold voltage and high stability to hear and ultraviolet rays while satisfying general characteristics required for the STN display mode.

Abstract: Liquid crystalline compounds having a wide temperature range of liquid crystal phase, a high dielectric anisotropy, and a high optical anisotropy; and liquid crystal compositions and display devices containing the composition. The liquid crystalline compounds are conjugated nitrile derivatives expressed by the formula (1) ##STR1## wherein R represents an alkyl group or a fluoroalkyl group each having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, halogen atom, or cyano group provided that in the alkyl or fluoroalkyl group, one or not-adjacent two or more methylene or fluoromethylene groups may be replaced by oxygen atom or 1,2-ethenylene group; A.sub.1, A.sub.2, A.sub.3 and A.sub.4 represent 1,4-cyclohexylene group, 1,4-phenylene in which one or two hydrogen atoms on the ring may be replaced by fluorine atom, 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl, or pyrimidine-2,5-diyl; B.sub.1, B.sub.2, and B.sub.

Abstract: Liquid crystalline compounds which have excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal materials, especially at low temperatures, high voltage holding ratio, low threshold voltage, their small temperature dependency, high .DELTA.n, and broad liquid phase temperature range, the compounds being represented by formula (1)Ra--A.sub.1 --Z.sub.1 --A.sub.2 --Z.sub.2 --(--A.sub.3 --Z.sub.3 --).sub.m --A.sub.0 --Rf (1)(wherein m is 0 or 1; A.sub.0, A.sub.1, A.sub.2 and A.sub.3 represent a six-membered ring, ring A.sub.0 is 1,4-phenylene which may be substituted with 1 to 3 of F and/or Cl, rings A.sub.1, A.sub.2 and A.sub.3, independently of one another, are selected from trans-1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene which may be substituted with one or more halogen atoms, cyclohexene-1,4-diyl or 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl; Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2 and Z.sub.3 represent a bridge between the rings and independently of one another, are selected from --(CH.sub.2).sub.2 --, --(CH.sub.2).sub.4 --, --CH.sub.2 O--, --OCH.sub.

Abstract: Liquid crystal compositions comprising at least two components wherein the first component is at least one selected from propiolonitrile derivatives containing 2-4 rings and the second component is at least one selected from the liquid crystalline compounds containing 2-4 rings and a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group of up to 10 carbons. The propiolonitrile derivatives of the first component are those wherein each ring is trans-1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene, 2,6-dioxan-1,4-diyl or 2,6-pyrimidine-1,4-diyl, each bridge between the rings is ethylene, carbonyloxy or covalent bond and the terminal group at one end is hydrocarbon group of up to 10 carbons which may contain at least one ether bond in the chain.

Abstract: A compound expressed by the general formula (1): whereinR.sup.1 denotes an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms in which one or more methylene groups in said group may be replaced by oxygen atoms or --CH.dbd.CH-- and one or more hydrogen atoms in said group may be replaced by fluorine or chlorine atoms, with the proviso that two or more methylene groups may not be continuously replaced by oxygen atoms;Y.sup.1 denotes a halogen atom, CN, CF.sub.3, CHF.sub.2 or an alkoxy group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, in which at least one hydrogen atom is replaced by a fluorine atom and one or more hydrogen atoms may be further replaced by chlorine atoms;Z.sup.1, Z.sup.2 and Z.sup.3 each independently denote a covalent bond, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, --CH.dbd.CH-- or CF.sub.2 O--, with the proviso that at least one of Z.sup.1, Z.sup.2, and Z.sup.3 is --CF.sub.2 O--;rings A.sup.1, A.sup.2 and A.sup.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal composition in particular with a low threshold voltage and a wide range of nematic phase temperature (with high TNI point and low TC), while satisfying various properties required for liquid crystal compositions for active matrix type liquid crystal display elements. The composition contains, for example, compounds represented by general formulas (1-1) and (2-1): ##STR1## where each R.sub.1 independently represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; X.sub.1 represents H or F; and each X.sub.2 independently represents F, OCF.sub.3, CF.sub.3, or OCF.sub.2 H.

Abstract: A ferroelectric liquid crystal composition exhibiting a novel chiral smectic phase is disclosed. In this novel phase, a director of liquid crystal molecules may settle in a third stable state which is distinguished from known bistable states of liquid crystal molecules in a ferroelectric chiral smectic C phase. By using this composition in a display element, a dichromatic display having a quick response can be provided on a third-colored display ground by applying a controlled electric field across the composition.

Abstract: A liquid crystalline compound having a remarkably high .DELTA.n and good miscibility with other liquid crystalline compounds, and expressed by the general formula (1) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents, for example, a halogen atom, cyano group, or an alkyl or alkenyl group of 1 to 15 carbon atoms in which alkyl or alkenyl group hydrogen atom may be replaced, for example, by fluorine atom, and one or not-adjacent two or more methylene groups may be replaced by oxygen atom, --CH.dbd.CH-- or --C.tbd.C--; R.sub.2 represents an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms or hydrogen atom; rings A.sub.1, A.sub.2, A.sub.3, and A.sub.4 independently represent, for example, 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene in which hydrogen atom may be replaced by a halogen atom or cyano group; Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2, and Z.sub.3 independently represent, for example, a covalent bond or --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --; s and t are 0 or 1; u is an integer of 1 to 5; and each of the elements in the general formula may be its isotope.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal composition satisfying many characteristics required to liquid crystal compositions for AM-LCD, having a preferable .DELTA.n value in proportion to the cell thickness, and having very low threshold value suitable for driving at low voltage.The liquid crystal composition of the present invention comprises as the first constituent at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by particular formula (I) and as the second constituent at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by particular formulas (II-1)-(II-7).

Abstract: There is provided an electrically and chemically stable liquid crystalline compound which exhibits a significantly large value of De and a high voltage holding ratio. The compound is a phenyldioxane derivative represented by formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R represents a C1-C20 alkyl group; each of n1 and n2 represents 0 or 1; each of Q.sub.1 through Q.sub.6 represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, or a chlorine atom, provided that Q.sub.3 is a fluorine atom or a chlorine atom when n2 is 0, and that at least one of Q.sub.1 and Q.sub.3 is a fluorine atom or a chlorine atom when n2 is 1; each of Za and Zb represents a single bond, --COO--, or --CF.sub.2 O--; Zc represents a single bond or --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --; Y represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a C1-C5 halogenated alkyl group in which one or more non-adjacent methylene groups may be replaced by oxygen atoms or sulfur atoms; and each of the elements that constitute the compound may comprise isotopes of the element.

Abstract: A chiral nematic liquid crystal composition which has a broad d/P margin, particularly for corresponding to a large size of LCD panel, while satisfying various characteristics sought for STN display mode, and which contains as a first component, at least one member of compounds expressed by the formulas (I-a) to (I-d); as a second component, at least one member of compounds expressed by the formulas (II) to (V); and as a third component, cholesteryl nonanoate, ##STR1## wherein the substituents are described herein.