Patent ID: 6224788
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: C09K,G02F

Abstract:
A liquid crystal aligning agent composed of a polymer comprising at least one moiety selected from the group consisting of a moiety represented by the formula (1): ##STR6##wherein P.sup.1 is a divalent organic group having an aromatic ring,Q.sup.1 is a divalent aromatic ring,and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group,a moiety represented by the formula (2): ##STR7##wherein P.sup.2 is a monovalent organic group having an aromatic ring, Q.sup.2 is a trivalent aromatic ring, and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group,a moiety represented by the formula (3): ##STR8##wherein P.sup.3 is a monovalent organic group having an aromatic ring, Q.sup.3 is a divalent organic group having an aromatic ring, and R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group,a moiety represented by the formula (4): ##STR9##wherein P.sup.4 is a divalent organic group having an aromatic ring, Q.sup.4 is a monovalent aromatic ring, and R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group,and a moiety represented by the formula (5): ##STR10##wherein P.sup.5 is a trivalent organic group having an aromatic ring, Q.sup.5 is a monovalent aromatic ring, and R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 are independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.