Liquid crystal materials containing substituted bicyclo(2,2,2)octanes
AssigneeThe Secretary of State for Defence in Her Britannic Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
InventorsHilal M. Abdullah, Jennifer Constant, George W. Gray, Damien G. McDonnell, Kenneth J. Toyne
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Abstract
Liquid crystal compositions are described which comprise a mixture of compounds and which includes at least one additive compound characterized in that the composition includes one or more additive compounds of Formula I as follows: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an alkyl group, R.sub.2 represents an alkyl or alkoxy group or hydrogen and ##STR2## represents a 1,4-disubstituted bicyclo(2,2,2)octane ring. The preparation and properties of novel compounds of Formula I are also described. These liquid crystal compositions are useful in display devices such as digital calculators and word displays.
Claims7
A liquid crystal composition which comprises a mixture of compounds and which includes at least one additive compound of Formula I as follows:
- ##STR40## wherein R.sub.1 represents an alkyl group, R.sub.2 represents an alkyl or alkoxy group or hydrogen and ##STR41## represents a 1,4-disubstituted bicyclo(2,2,2)octane ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.