申请人:XU Ruisong
公开号:US20120003401A1
公开(公告)日:2012-01-05
The present invention relates to compounds represented by the following Formula I,
in which R
1
-R
6
can each independently be selected from hydrogen or hydrocarbyl (e.g., methyl); L
1
is a divalent linking group, such as a bond or —OC(O)—R
8
—C(O)O—, where R
8
can be divalent hydrocarbyl (e.g., —CH
2
CH
2
—); each L
2
independently represents a flexible segment, such as divalent linear or branched C
1
-C
25
alkyl; each L
3
independently represents a rigid segment including, for example, optionally substituted phenylen-1,4-diyl groups; t is from 1 to 4; m and p are each independently from 0 to 4 for each t, provided that the sum of m and p is at least 1 for each t; and E can be hydrogen or hydrocarbyl. The present invention also relates to compositions, such as liquid crystal compositions, and articles, such as optical elements, that include the compound represented by Formula I.