Patent ID: 7534371
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: C07C,C07D,C09K

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystalline composition comprising: a liquid crystalline composition R which exhibits a liquid crystal phase having a positive birefringence; and a liquid crystalline composition D which exhibits a liquid crystal phase having a negative birefringence, wherein the liquid crystalline composition R comprises a compound having a rectangular plate-like shape, the compound having the rectangular plate-like shape is a liquid crystalline compound represented by the formula (R-I): wherein L X n R wherein * denotes a position to be bonded to the benzene ring in the formula (R-I); L the divalent cyclic group is a divalent linking group having at least one type of cyclic structure; the divalent chain group is an alkylene group, a substituted alkylene group, an alkenylene group, a substituted alkenylene group, an alkynylene group or a substituted alkynylene group, wherein the —CH Q p represents an integer of from 0 to 3.