Patent ID: 6572938
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: C09K

Abstract:
A liquid crystal composition comprising a component I comprising at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by Formula (I-1) or (I-2), a component II comprising at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by Formulas (II-1) to (II-8) and a component III comprising at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by Formulas (III-1) to (III-5), and the composition does not contain any compound having a terminal CN group: wherein R1 and R2 each represent independently an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxymethyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms; R3 represents an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxymethyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms or â€”COOâ€”R6; R6 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R4 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms; R5 represents an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxymethyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms; Z1 and Z4 each represent independently a single bond or â€”CH2CH2â€”; Z2 and Z3 each represent independently a single bond, â€”CH2CH2â€” or â€”CH&boxH;CHâ€”; X1 represents F, Cl, OCHF2 or OCF3; X2 represents F, OCHF2 or OCF3; Y1 and Y2 each represent independently H or F; and Q represents H or F.