Abstract: The compound (1) having 2,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1,4-phenylene is stable chemically and has excellent miscibility with other liquid crystal compounds, large and negative dielectric anisotropy and proper optical anisotropy. A liquid crystal composition comprising the compound has large specific resistance and a large voltage holding ratio, and that the composition is useful for a liquid crystal display element.

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: 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 compound (1) having 2,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1,4-phenylene is stable chemically and has excellent miscibility with other liquid crystal compounds, large and negative dielectric anisotropy and proper optical anisotropy. A liquid crystal composition comprising the compound has large specific resistance and a large voltage holding ratio, and that the composition is useful for a liquid crystal display element.

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: 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), 1

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition which comprises at least one phenylbenzoate derivative represented by formula (1) wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1-10 carbons and others; X is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; A and B each independently represent a 1,4-phenylene group or a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group and others; Z1 and Z2 each independently represent —CH2CH2—, —CO—O—, a covalent bond and others; m and n each independently represent 0 or 1.

Abstract: Disclosed are liquid crystalline compounds which (i) are characterized in that the compounds have a wide temperature range in which the compounds exhibit a liquid crystal phase, are low in viscosity, and have a negative and large &Dgr;&egr;, (ii) are readily mixed with other various liquid crystal materials even at low temperatures, and (iii) are useful as component of liquid crystal compositions suitable both for TFT type display mode and IPS mode; and liquid crystal composition comprising the liquid crystalline compound; the compounds are expressed by the general formula (1) wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms; ring A1, ring A2, and ring A3 independently represent trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group, trans-1,4-silacyclohexylene group, pyrimidine-2,5-diyl group, pyridine-2,5-diyl group, 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl group, tetrahydropyran-2,5-diyl group, 1,3-dithian-2,5-diyl group, or tetrahydrothiopyran-2,5-diyl group, or 1,4-phenylene group in which one or more hydrogen atom

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystalline compound having a difluoropropyleneoxy group as a bonding group, which is represented by Formula (1): 1

Abstract: Liquid crystalline compounds superior in having an eminent dielectric anisotropy, being stable against environment and having improved miscibility with other liquid crystalline compounds, as well as a liquid crystal composition with driving-ability at a low voltage and responsibility at a high-speed comprising the compounds as a constituting component, and a liquid crystal display element comprising the composition are provided, said compounds are fluoroalkoxybenzene derivatives expressed by the general formula (1) wherein A1, A2 and A3 each independently denote trans-1,4-cyclohexylene,1,4-phenylene or so; B, B2 and B3 each independently denote a single bond, 1,2-ethylene or so; R denotes an alkyl group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms optionally substitutable with a halogen atom(s); Rf denotes a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon; k, m, and n each independently denote 0 or 1; with the proviso that when k=0 is a case, then one of B1, B2 and B3 is a methyleneoxy bond or so, and that whe

Abstract: Disclosed are liquid crystalline compounds which (i) are characterized in that the compounds have a wide temperature range in which the compounds exhibit a liquid crystal phase, are low in viscosity, and have a negative and high &Dgr;&egr;, (ii) are readily mixed with other various liquid crystal materials even at low temperatures, and (iii) are useful as component of liquid crystal compositions suitable both for TFT type display mode and IPS mode; and liquid crystal composition comprising the liquid crystalline compound; the compounds are expressed by the general formula (1) 1

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide novel liquid crystalline compounds having a negative and extremely large dielectric anisotropy value and a small optical anisotropy value together, to provide liquid crystal compositions comprising the liquid crystalline compound, and to provide liquid crystal display devices fabricated by using the liquid crystal composition; the liquid crystalline compounds have 2,3-difluorophenyl moiety and are expressed by the general formula (1) 1

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide novel liquid crystalline compounds having a negative and extremely large dielectric anisotropy value and a small optical anisotropy value together, to provide liquid crystal compositions comprising the liquid crystalline compound, and to provide liquid crystal display devices fabricated by using the liquid crystal composition; the liquid crystalline compounds have 2,3-difluorophenyl moiety and are expressed by the general formula (1) wherein Ra and Rb each independently represent a straight chain or branched alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms in which group any methylene group may be replaced by —O—, —CH═CH—, or —C≡C—, but there is not a case wherein —O— continues; ring A1 represents cyclohexane-1,4-diyl not adjacent any methylene group may be replaced by —O—; ring A2 represents 2,3-difluoro-1,4-phenylene in which phenylene hydrogen atoms at 5-position and 6-position m

Abstract: There can be provided a liquid crystalline compound expressed by the general formula (1): 1

Abstract: The present invention provides liquid crystalline compounds having a high voltage holding ratio and a low threshold voltage, little variation of these properties depending on 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 comprising these liquid crystal compositions.

Abstract: Liquid crystalline compounds which have a wide temperature range of liquid crystal phase, low viscosity, and improved threshold voltage; liquid crystal compositions; and liquid crystal display devices comprising the composition can be provided; and the liquid crystalline compounds are expressed by the general formula (1) Ra—A1—Z1—A2—Z2—A3—(Z3—A4)m—Rb  (1) wherein Ra represents an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms one or more —CH2— in which alkyl group may be replaced by —O— or the like, and one or more hydrogen atoms in which alkyl group may be replaced by a halogen atom; Rb represents Ra, a halogen atom, or cyano group; A1, A2, A3, and A4 independently represent a divalent ring group; Z1, Z2, and Z3 independently represent an alkenylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, —COO—, a covalent bond, or the like provided that at least one of Z1 to Z3 represents an alkenylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and at

Abstract: A liquid crystalline alkenyltolan derivative expressed by the general formula CtH2t−1—G—(CH2)m—A1—B1—(A2—B2)n—(A3—B3)p—A4—X wherein A1, A2, A3, and A4 independently represent a 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene in which one or two hydrogen atoms may be replaced by a fluorine atom(s), dioxane-2,5-diyl, or pyrimidine-2,5-diyl group; B1, B2, and B3 independently represent a covalent bond, an 1,2-ethylene, 1,2-ethenylene, 1,2-ethynylene, oxymethylene, methylenoxy, carbonyloxy, or 1,4-butylene group provided that at least one of B1, B2, and B3 represents an 1,2-ethynylene group; G represents a covalent bond or an oxygen atom; CtH2t−1 represents an alkenyl group having t carbon atoms; n and p are each 0 or 1; and X represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Devices useful for storage of information which comprises mixtures of suitable chiral materials with nematic liquid crystals and in which by irradiation with light of two different wavelengths the chirality of the mixture can be reversibly switched between two stable states of different chirality, corresponding to two states of different optical properties.

Abstract: Provided are liquid crystalline compounds having excellent physical properties and being excellent in miscibility with other liquid crystal materials; liquid crystal compositions comprising the crystalline compound; and liquid crystal display device fabricated by using the liquid crystal composition; the liquid crystalline compounds being specific chlorobenzene derivatives expressed by the general formula (1) Ra—A1—Z1—A2&Parenopenst;Z2—A3&Parenclosest;m&Parenopenst;Z3—A4&Parenclosest;nRb  (1) wherein Ra, Rb, A1 to A4, Z1 to Z3, m, and n are herein defined.