申请人:Kato Takashi
公开号:US20070131903A1
公开(公告)日:2007-06-14
The invention provides a liquid crystal display element and a light-modulating material each containing at least one low molecular weight gelling agent, at least one dichroic dye having a substituent represented by formula (1) and at least one host liquid crystal between a pair of electrodes at least one of which is a transparent electrode. Representations in formula (1) are: Het, O or S; B
1
and B
2
, divalent arylene, heteroarylene or alicyclic hydrocarbon group; Q
1
, divalent linking group; C
1
, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, acyl or acyloxy group; j, 0 or 1; p, q and r, an integer 0 to 5; n, an integer 1 to 3; and (p+r)×n is an integer 3 to 10.
-(Het)
j
-[(B
1
)
p
-(Q
1
)
q
-(B
2
)
r
]
n
-C
1
Formula (
1
)