Optically active compound and liquid crystal composition containing same.

摘要

An optically active, generally mesomorphic compound represented by the following formula (I): <CHEM> wherein R1 denotes an alkyl group having 1 - 18 carbon atoms, R2 denotes an alkyl group having 1 - 12 carbon atoms; X denotes a single bond, <CHEM> C* denotes an asymmetric carbon atom; k, m and n are respectively 0, 1 or 2 with proviso that k+m+n amounts to 2 or 3; and p is 1 or 2.