POLYMERIZABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOUNDS, POLYMERIZABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITIONS, LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS AND OPTICALLY ANISOTROPIC MATERIALS
申请人:Sakamoto Kei
公开号:US20110140041A1
公开(公告)日:2011-06-16
A polymerizable liquid crystal compound shown by the following formula, a polymerizable liquid crystal composition that includes the polymerizable liquid crystal compound and a chiral compound polymerizable with the polymerizable liquid crystal compound, a liquid crystalline polymer obtained by polymerizing the polymerizable liquid crystal compound or the polymerizable liquid crystal composition, and an optically anisotropic article that includes the liquid crystalline polymer, are disclosed.
wherein Y
1
to Y
6
represent —O—C(═O)— or the like, G
1
and G
2
represent a divalent aliphatic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or the like, Z
1
and Z
2
represent an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms or the like, A
1
and A
2
represent a divalent organic group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, M
1
and M
2
represent a substituted or unsubstituted 2,6-naphthylene group or a substituted or unsubstituted 1,4-phenylene group, provided that at least one of M
1
and M
2
represents a substituted or unsubstituted 2,6-naphthylene group, L
1
and L
2
represent a hydrogen atom or the like, and a and b are 0 or 1. A polymerizable liquid crystal compound that shows a liquid crystal phase over a wide temperature range, is chemically stable, can be produced inexpensively, and has a wide selective reflection wavelength band Δλ (i.e., a large value Δn); a polymerizable liquid crystal composition that includes the compound; a liquid crystalline polymer; and a optically anisotropic article that includes the liquid crystalline polymer as a constituting material; can be provided.