Tolan-type nematic liquid crystalline compounds

摘要

A liquid crystalline compound of the general formula <IMAGE> (I) wherein <IMAGE> represents <IMAGE> R and R', independently from each other, represent a linear alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxymethylene group whose alkoxy moiety has 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a cyano group or a halogen atom, and n and m, independently from each other, represent 0 or 1.