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. The compound also exhibits excellent compatibility with previously known liquid crystalline compounds, and is advantageously used for low voltage driving of liquid crystal displays for TFTs. There are also provided liquid crystal compositions comprising the compound, as well as liquid crystal display elements constructed of the compositions.
提供一种电学和
化学稳定的液晶化合物,其具有显著的De值和高电压保持比。该化合物是由式(1)表示的苯基
二噁烷衍
生物:##STR1## 其中R表示C1-C20烷基;n1和n2中的每一个表示0或1;Q.sub.1到Q.sub.6中的每一个表示氢原子、
氟原子或
氯原子,但当n2为0时,Q.sub.3表示
氟原子或
氯原子,而当n2为1时,Q.sub.1和Q.sub.3中至少一个表示
氟原子或
氯原子;Za和Zb中的每一个表示单键,--COO--或--CF.sub.2 O--;Zc表示单键或--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --;Y表示氢原子、卤素原子或C1-C5卤代烷基,其中一个或多个非相邻的亚甲基团可以被氧原子或
硫原子取代;化合物的组成元素中的每一个都可以包括元素的同位素。该化合物还与先前已知的液晶化合物具有良好的兼容性,并且可优选用于TFT液晶显示器的低电压驱动。还提供了包含该化合物的液晶组合物,以及由该组合物构建的液晶显示元件。