申请人:Morishima Shinichi
公开号:US20090274853A1
公开(公告)日:2009-11-05
A dichroic dye composition, containing at least one kind of azo dye represented by formula (I) that has a liquid crystallinity:
wherein R
1
, R
2
, R
3
, R
4
, X
1
and X
2
each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; A
1
is a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group; B
1
is a divalent substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group or a divalent substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group; n represents an integer of 1 to 5; and at least one of B
1
s represents a phenylene group having an alkyl group.