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US 5,851,424 AGranted
Photo cross-linkable liquid crystalline 1,4-dioxane-2,3 diyl derivatives
AssigneeRolic AG
InventorStephen Kelly
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Abstract
The present invention is concerned with photo cross-linkable liquid crystalline compounds of the general formula ##STR1## wherein A.sup.1 and A.sup.2 each represent a cross-linkable, mesogenic residue, liquid crystalline mixtures which contain such compounds and their use in the cross-linked state as optical components.
Claims130
A compound having the formula:
- ##STR14## wherein A.sup.1 and A.sup.2 are residues of formula:
- ##STR15## wherein rings C and D each independently are pyridine-2,5 diyl, pyrimidine-2,5-diyl, trans-1,4-cyclohexylene, trans-1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl or 1,4 phenylene unsubstituted or substituted with halogen, methyl or cyano;
- Z.sup.1 is--CH.sub.2 --(CH.sub.2).sub.m --, --(CH.sub.2).sub.m O--, --O(CH.sub.2).sub.m --, --COO--, --OOC--, --(CH.sub.2).sub.m COO-- or --(CH.sub.2).sub.m OOC--;
- Z.sup.2 is a single bond --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 O--, --OCH.sub.2 --, --COO--, --OOC--, --(CH.sub.2).sub.4 --, --O(CH.sub.2).sub.3 or --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 O--;
- Z.sup.3 is --(CY.sub.2).sub.m --, --O(CY.sub.2).sub.m --, --(CY.sub.2).sub.m O--, --(CY.sub.2).sub.m COO--, --(CY.sub.2).sub.m OOC--, --(Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2 !O).sub.m --, --OCH.sub.2 (Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2 !O).sub.m Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2 !CH.sub.2 O-- or --NHCH.sub.2 (Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2 !O).sub.m Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2 !CH.sub.2 NH--;
- Y is hydrogen or fluorine;
- n is 0, 1 or 2;
- m is an integer from 1 to 16;
- and
- R.sup.1 is CH.sub.2 .dbd.CH--, CH.sub.2 .dbd.CH--COO--, CH.sub.2 .dbd.C(CH.sub.3)--COO--, CH.sub.2 .dbd.C(C1)--COO--, CH.sub.2 .dbd.C(Ph)--COO--, CH.sub.2 .dbd.CH--COO--Ph--, CH.sub.2 .dbd.CH--CO--NH--, CH.sub.2 .dbd.C(CH.sub.3)--CONH--, CH.sub.2 .dbd.C(C1)--CONH--, CH.sub.2 .dbd.C(Ph)--CONH--, CH.sub.2 .dbd.C(COOR')--CH.sub.2 --COO--, CH.sub.2 .dbd.CH--O--, CH.sub.2 .dbd.CH--OOC--, Ph--CH.dbd.CH--, CH.sub.3 --C(.dbd.NR')--, cis,trans HOO--CR'--CR'--COO--, ##STR16## Ph is phenyl;
- R' is lower alkyl;
- and
- R" is methyl, methoxy, cyano or halogen;
- with the proviso that R.sup.1 -Z.sup.3 contains no --O--O-- or --N--O-- groups.
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