Abstract: A method for producing hydrogen peroxide by electrical discharge in a material gas in which oxygen concentration is not less than 0.5% and less than 13% is disclosed in the first aspect. In the second aspect, an apparatus for producing hydrogen peroxide having a plurality of electrical discharge chambers connected in series is disclosed. In the third aspect, an apparatus in which a material gas is recycled is disclosed. In the forth aspect, an apparatus having its electrodes covered with dielectric and an electrical discharge chamber which is cooled by a cooling member. In the fifth aspect, a method for producing hydrogen peroxide having a step of inactivating radical species produced by electrical discharges is disclosed. In the sixth aspect, an apparatus having a condensation tube coated with resin with low reactivity with hydrogen peroxide is disclosed.

Abstract: A liquid crystal compound represented by formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a straight chain alkyl group having from 4 to 18 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 represents a straight chain alkyl group having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms or a branched alkyl group having from 3 to 6 atoms and having a methyl group as a side chain; and m and n each represents 1 or 2, is disclosed.The liquid crystal compound of formula (I) is optically and electrically stable and exhibits fast electro-optical switching in image display.

Abstract: A liquid crystal compound represented by formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a straight chain alkyl group having from 4 to 18 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 represents a straight chain alkyl group having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms or a branched alkyl group having from 3 to 6 atoms and having a methyl group as a side chain; and m and n each represents 1 or 2, is disclosed.The liquid crystal compound of formula (I) is optically and electrically stable and exhibits fast electro-optical switching in image display.