An antiferroelectric liquid crystal compound is represented by the following general formula (I) :
wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having 6 to 16 carbon atoms; R2 represents a straight chain alkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms or a branched alkyl group having 4 to 10 carbon atoms; and * means an asymmetric carbon atom; and an antiferroelectric liquid crystal composition comprises at least one liquid crystal compound as defined above. The optically active compound of the present invention is highly miscible with a number of known antiferroelectric liquid crystal compounds and is thus capable of providing liquid crystal materials having improved temperature properties. A liquid crystal composition containing the optically active compound of the present invention is applicable to electro-optical devices with the use of antiferroelectric liquid crystals.
一种反
铁电液晶化合物由以下通式(I)表示:
其中 R1 代表具有 6 至 16 个碳原子的烷基;R2 代表具有 3 至 8 个碳原子的直链烷基或具有 4 至 10 个碳原子的支链烷基;* 代表不对称碳原子;反
铁电液晶组合物包括至少一种如上定义的液晶化合物。本发明的光学活性化合物可与多种已知的反
铁电液晶化合物高度混溶,因此能够提供具有更好温度特性的液晶材料。含有本发明光学活性化合物的液晶组合物适用于使用反
铁电液晶的电光设备。