Three-ring liquid crystal compound having lateral fluorine, liquid crystal composition, and liquid crystal display device
申请人:JNC Corporation
公开号:US08216489B2
公开(公告)日:2012-07-10
The invention provides a liquid crystal compound represented by the following formula having stability to heat, light and so forth, a wide temperature range of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy and a suitable elastic constant K33 (K33: bend elastic constant), and further having a suitable and negative dielectric anisotropy and an excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, and provides a liquid crystal composition including the compound,
wherein R1 and R2 are hydrogen, alkyl or the like, ring A1 is trans-1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or the like, L1 to L4 are hydrogen or fluorine, and at least three of them are fluorine; when the ring A1 is trans-1,4-cyclohexylene or the like, Z1 is a single bond, —(CH2)2— or the like, when ring A1 is 1,4-phenylene, Z1 is —(CH2)2— or the like.
本发明提供了一种液晶化合物,其化学式如下,具有耐热、耐光等稳定性,具有宽广的向列相温度范围、小粘度、大光学各向异性及适当的弯曲弹性常数K33(K33:弯曲弹性常数),并且具有适当的负介电各向异性和与其他液晶化合物的良好相容性,以及提供了包括该化合物的液晶组合物。其中,R1和R2为氢、烷基或类似物,环A1为反式1,4-环己烯基、1,4-苯基或类似物,L1至L4为氢或氟,其中至少三个为氟;当环A1为反式1,4-环己烯基或类似物时,Z1为单键,—(CH2)2—或类似物,当环A1为1,4-苯基时,Z1为—(CH2)2—或类似物。