摘要 |
<p>The invention provides a liquid crystal compound having general physical properties necessary for the liquid crystal compound, namely, stability to heat, light and so forth, a small viscosity, a refractive index anisotropy having a suitable magnitude value, a dielectric anisotropy having a suitable magnitude value, steep electrooptical characteristics, a wide temperature range of a nematic phase, and an excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, in particular, a liquid crystal compound having a wide temperature range of the nematic phase; a compound represented by formula (i):
wherein, for example, R 1 and R 2 are alkyl having 1 to 8 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 8 carbons; ring A 1 is trans-1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; ring A 2 is trans-1,4-cyclohexylene or 2,3-difluoro-1,4-phenylene; Q 1 and Q 2 are fluorine or chlorine; and h is 0, 1 or 2.</p> |