申请人:Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
公开号:US05651919A1
公开(公告)日:1997-07-29
Disclosed are a benzyl ether derivative represented by the following formula (I), useful as a liquid crystal display material, and a liquid crystal composition containing the same and a liquid crystal display device utilizing the composition. ##STR1## [wherein A represents a 4-alkylcyclohexyl group or an alkyl group, B represents a di- or tri-fluorophenyl group, a 4-(di- or tri-fluorophenyl)phenyl group, a 4-alkylphenyl group or a 4-alkoxyphenyl group]. The compound (I) of the present invention has good compatibility with other compounds, and can be used in a liquid crystal composition by combining with many liquid crystal materials as a constitutional component of the liquid crystal composition. It has functions of lowering a C-N point of a liquid crystal composition, lowering a threshold voltage by enlarging a dielectric anisotropy, and also lowering a viscosity and increasing a N-I point of the liquid crystal composition. Further, according to selection thereof, it is also possible to change an optical anisotropy, and can be advantageously used for improving characteristics of a liquid crystal composition particularly for a TN type, STN type or active type liquid crystal display device.
本发明公开了一种苯甲醚衍生物,其表示为以下式子(I),可用作液晶显示材料,以及含有该衍生物的液晶组合物和利用该组合物的液晶显示装置。 ##STR1## [其中A表示4-烷基环己基基团或烷基基团,B表示二氟苯基或三氟苯基,4-(二氟苯基或三氟苯基)苯基,4-烷基苯基或4-烷氧基苯基]。本发明的化合物(I)与其他化合物具有良好的相容性,并且可以通过与许多液晶材料结合作为液晶组成部分用于液晶组合物中。它具有降低液晶组合物的C-N点、通过增大介电各向异性降低阈值电压的功能,以及降低粘度和提高液晶组合物的N-I点。此外,根据选择,还可以改变光学各向异性,并且可以有利地用于改善液晶组合物的特性,特别是用于TN型、STN型或有源型液晶显示装置。