申请人:Chisso Corporation
公开号:US05256330A1
公开(公告)日:1993-10-26
A novel lactone compound exhibiting a larger spontaneous polarization value when added to ferroelectric liquid crystal compositions as a basic substance, than those of so far known lactone compounds, and yet having a relatively low viscosity, and a liquid crystal composition comprising the compound, and further a liquid crystal element using the same are provided, the lactone compound being expressed by the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a linear or branched alkyl group or alkoxy group of 1-15C, R.sup.2 is a linear or branched alkyl group of 1-16C, --A-- is single bond, 1,4-phenylene group or 1,4-cyclohexylene group and * is an asymmetric carbon atom.
提供了一种新型内酯化合物,当作为基础物质添加到铁电液晶组合物中时,其自发极化值比迄今为止已知的内酯化合物更大,同时具有相对较低的粘度,以及包含该化合物的液晶组成物和使用相同的液晶元件。该内酯化合物由以下式子表示:##STR1##其中,R1是1-15C的线性或支链烷基或烷氧基,R2是1-16C的线性或支链烷基,-A-是单键,1,4-苯基或1,4-环己基,*是一个不对称碳原子。