Novel ferroelectric liquid crystalline compounds having a superior stability and chiral, smectic liquid crystalline compositions containing at least one kind of the same are provided, which compounds are expressed by the general formula
wherein
represents 1,4-phenylene group
or 1,4-trans-cyclohexane group
an optically active alkyl group; m = 0, 1 or 2; n = 1 or 2; X, a linear chain or brached alkyl group or alkoxy group, each having 1 to 18 carbon atoms; and when
presents
m = 1; and n = 1, X represents a linear chain or branched alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms or a linear chain alkoxy group having 11 to 18 carbon atoms.
本发明提供了具有优异稳定性的新型
铁电液晶化合物和至少含有一种
铁电液晶化合物的手性、共晶液晶组合物,这些化合物由通式表示 其中,代表 1,4-亚苯基或 1,4-反式-
环己烷基团的光学活性烷基;m = 0、1 或 2;n = 1 或 2;X,直链或支链烷基或烷氧基,每个都具有 1 至 18 个碳原子;当出现 m = 1;n = 1 时,X 代表具有 1 至 18 个碳原子的直链或支链烷基或具有 11 至 18 个碳原子的直链烷氧基。