Patent ID: 8460766

Claim:
A liquid crystal compound of Formula (1): wherein R is hydrogen, linear or branching C1-15 alkyl, linear or branching C1-15 alkyl (wherein any one of —CH 2 — is replaced by —O—, —S—, —CO—, —CO—O—, or —O—CO—), linear or branching C2-15 alkenyl, or linear or branching C2-15 alkenyl (wherein any one of —CH 2 — is replaced by —O—, —S—, —CO—, —CO—O—, or —O—CO—); A and B are, independently, cyclohexane, cyclohexane (wherein any one of —CH 2 — is replaced by —O— or —NH—), benzene, or benzene (wherein any one of —CH 2 ═ is replaced by —N═); when Q is CH 2 , X is a single bond, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —CH 2 O—, —OCH 2 —, —CH 2 CH 2 —, —C═C—, —C≡C—, —CF 2 O— or —OCF 2 —, when Q is oxygen, X is —CF 2 O— or —OCF 2 —; Y is CF 3 , CF 2 H, or CFH 2 ; L 1 , L 2 , and L 3 are, independently, hydrogen or fluorine; and m is 0, 1, or 2.