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AssigneeShin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakaaki Shimizu, Tsutomu Ogihara, Takeshi Kinsho, Tatsushi Kaneko, Ryuichi Saito, Hideshi Kurihara
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A silacyclohexane compound represented by the following general formula (I). ##STR1## In this formula, R denotes a linear-chain alkyl group with a carbon number of 1-10, a mono- or di-fluoroalkyl group with a carbon number of 1-10, a branched-chain alkyl group with a carbon number of 3-8, an alkoxyalkyl group with a carbon number of 2-7, or an alkenyl group with a carbon number of 2-8. ##STR2## denotes a trans-1-silacyclohexylene or trans-4-silacyclohexylene group whose silicon at position 1 or position 4 has a substitutional group(s) of H, F, Cl or CH.sub.3. X denotes a CN, F, Cl, CF.sub.3, CF.sub.2 Cl, CHFCl, OCF.sub.3, OCHF.sub.2, OCF.sub.2 Cl, OCHFCl, R or OR group. Y denotes H or F. Z denotes H or F.
A silacyclohexane compound represented by the following general formula (I):
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Compounds having one or more C—Si linkages: compounds with a Si-H linkage
Compounds with Si-C or Si-Si linkages: comprising at least one atom selected from the elements N, O, halogen, S, Se or Te
Compounds having one or more C—Si linkages: organo silicon halides
Containing elements other than carbon, hydrogen, halogen, oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur, e.g. silicon, metals: containing silicon
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a new silacyclohexane compound, a method of preparing it, and a liquid crystal composition which contains it as well as a liquid crystal display element which contains said liquid crystal composition.
2. The Prior Art
This invention is described in detail below. The new compounds represented by said general formula (I) are silacyclohexane compounds whose ring structure has one trans-1 or 4-silacyclohexane ring, specifically represented by the general formulas (II) or (III) shown below: ##STR10## R denotes the following groups listed in (a) through (e): (a) A linear-chain alkyl group with a carbon number of 1-10, i.e. a methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonyl or n-decyl group
(b) A mono- or di-fluoroalkyl group with a carbon number of 1-10, i.e. fluoromethyl, 1-fluoroethyl, 1-fluoropropyl, 1-fluorobutyl, 1-fluoropentyl, 1-fluorohexyl, 1-fluoroheptyl, 1-fluorooctyl, 1-fluorononyl, 1-fluorodecyl, 2-fluoroethyl, 2-fluoropropyl, 2-fluorobutyl, 2-fluoropentyl, 2-fluorohexyl, 2-fluoroheptyl, 2-fluorooctyl, 2-fluorononyl, 2-fluorodecyl, 3-fluoropropyl, 3-fluorobutyl, 3-fluoropentyl, 3-fluorohexyl, 3-fluoroheptyl, 3-fluorooctyl, 3-fluorononyl, 3-fluorodecyl, 4-fluorobutyl, 4-fluoropentyl, 4-fluorohexyl, 4-fluoroheptyl, 4-fluorooctyl, 4-fluorononyl, 4-fluorodecyl, 5-fluoropentyl, 5-fluorohexyl, 5-fluoroheptyl, 5-fluorooctyl, 5-fluorononyl, 5-fluorodecyl, 6-fluorohexyl, 6-fluoroheptyl, 6-fluorooctyl, 6-fluorononyl, 6-fluorodecyl, 7-fluoroheptyl, 7-fluorooctyl, 7-fluorononyl, 7-fluorodecyl, 8-fluorooctyl, 8-fluorononyl, 8-fluorodecyl, 9-fluorononyl, 9-fluorodecyl, 10-fluorodecyl, difluoromethyl, 1,1-difluoroethyl, 1,1-difluoropropyl, 1,1-difluorobutyl, 1,1-difluoropentyl, 1,1-difluorohexyl, 1,1-difluoroheptyl, 1,1-difluorooctyl, 1,1-difluorononyl, 1,1-difluorodecyl, 2,2-difluoroethyl, 2,2-difluoropropyl, 2,2-difluorobutyl, 2,2-difluoropentyl, 2,2-difluorohexyl, 2,2-difluoroheptyl, 2,2-difluorooctyl, 2,2-difluorononyl, 2,2-difluorodecyl, 3,3-difluoropropyl, 3,3-difluorobutyl, 3,3-difluoropentyl, 3,3-difluorohexyl, 3,3-difluoroheptyl, 3,3-difluorooctyl, 3,3-difluorononyl, 3,3-difluorodecyl, 4,4-difluorobutyl, 4,4-difluoropentyl, 4,4-difluorohexyl, 4,4-difluoroheptyl, 4,4-difluorooctyl, 4,4-difluorononyl, 4,4-difluorodecyl, 5,5-difluoropentyl, 5,5-difluorohexyl, 5,5-difluoroheptyl, 5,5-difluorooctyl, 5,5-difluorononyl, 5,5-difluorodecyl, 6,6-difluorohexyl, 6,6-difluoroheptyl, 6,6-difluorooctyl, 6,6-difluorononyl, 6,6-difluorodecyl, 7,7-difluoroheptyl, 7,7-difluorooctyl, 7,7-difluorononyl, 7,7-difluorodecyl, 8,8-difluorooctyl, 8,8-difluorononyl, 8,8-difluorodecyl, 9,9-difluorononyl or 10,10-difluorodecyl group
(c) A branched-chain alkyl group with a carbon number of 3-8, i.e. an isopropyl, sec-butyl, isobutyl, 1-methylbutyl, 2-methylbutyl, 3-methylbutyl, 1-methylpentyl, 2-methylpentyl, 3-methylpentyl, 1-ethylpentyl, 1-methylhexyl, 2-methylhexyl, 3-methylhexyl, 2-ethylhexyl, 3-ethylhexyl, 1-methylheptyl, 2-methylheptyl or 3-methylheptyl group