DE3669501D1 - Fluorierte phenylester und fluessigkristall-materialien sowie -vorrichtungen, die diese phenylester enthalten. - Google Patents

Fluorierte phenylester und fluessigkristall-materialien sowie -vorrichtungen, die diese phenylester enthalten.

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DE3669501D1
DE3669501D1 DE8686900809T DE3669501T DE3669501D1 DE 3669501 D1 DE3669501 D1 DE 3669501D1 DE 8686900809 T DE8686900809 T DE 8686900809T DE 3669501 T DE3669501 T DE 3669501T DE 3669501 D1 DE3669501 D1 DE 3669501D1
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phenylesters
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fluorine
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Joan Bradshaw
Peter Raynes
Ian Bishop
Charles Sage
Anthony Jenner
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UK Secretary of State for Defence
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07C—ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
    • C07C69/00—Esters of carboxylic acids; Esters of carbonic or haloformic acids
    • C07C69/76—Esters of carboxylic acids having a carboxyl group bound to a carbon atom of a six-membered aromatic ring
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    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • C09K19/00—Liquid crystal materials
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    • C09K19/06—Non-steroidal liquid crystal compounds
    • C09K19/08—Non-steroidal liquid crystal compounds containing at least two non-condensed rings
    • C09K19/10—Non-steroidal liquid crystal compounds containing at least two non-condensed rings containing at least two benzene rings
    • C09K19/20—Non-steroidal liquid crystal compounds containing at least two non-condensed rings containing at least two benzene rings linked by a chain containing carbon and oxygen atoms as chain links, e.g. esters or ethers
    • C09K19/2007—Non-steroidal liquid crystal compounds containing at least two non-condensed rings containing at least two benzene rings linked by a chain containing carbon and oxygen atoms as chain links, e.g. esters or ethers the chain containing -COO- or -OCO- groups
    • C09K19/2021—Compounds containing at least one asymmetric carbon atom
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    • C09K19/08—Non-steroidal liquid crystal compounds containing at least two non-condensed rings
    • C09K19/10—Non-steroidal liquid crystal compounds containing at least two non-condensed rings containing at least two benzene rings
    • C09K19/20—Non-steroidal liquid crystal compounds containing at least two non-condensed rings containing at least two benzene rings linked by a chain containing carbon and oxygen atoms as chain links, e.g. esters or ethers
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    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • C09K19/08—Non-steroidal liquid crystal compounds containing at least two non-condensed rings
    • C09K19/10—Non-steroidal liquid crystal compounds containing at least two non-condensed rings containing at least two benzene rings
    • C09K19/20—Non-steroidal liquid crystal compounds containing at least two non-condensed rings containing at least two benzene rings linked by a chain containing carbon and oxygen atoms as chain links, e.g. esters or ethers
    • C09K19/2007—Non-steroidal liquid crystal compounds containing at least two non-condensed rings containing at least two benzene rings linked by a chain containing carbon and oxygen atoms as chain links, e.g. esters or ethers the chain containing -COO- or -OCO- groups
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    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • C09K19/00—Liquid crystal materials
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    • C09K19/06—Non-steroidal liquid crystal compounds
    • C09K19/08—Non-steroidal liquid crystal compounds containing at least two non-condensed rings
    • C09K19/30—Non-steroidal liquid crystal compounds containing at least two non-condensed rings containing saturated or unsaturated non-aromatic rings, e.g. cyclohexane rings
    • C09K19/3001—Cyclohexane rings
    • C09K19/3066—Cyclohexane rings in which the rings are linked by a chain containing carbon and oxygen atoms, e.g. esters or ethers
    • C09K19/3068—Cyclohexane rings in which the rings are linked by a chain containing carbon and oxygen atoms, e.g. esters or ethers chain containing -COO- or -OCO- groups
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    • C09K19/46—Mixtures of liquid crystal compounds covered by two or more of the preceding groups C09K19/06 - C09K19/40 containing esters

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DE8686900809T 1985-01-22 1986-01-21 Fluorierte phenylester und fluessigkristall-materialien sowie -vorrichtungen, die diese phenylester enthalten. Expired - Lifetime DE3669501D1 (de)

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GB858501509A GB8501509D0 (en) 1985-01-22 1985-01-22 Esters
PCT/GB1986/000040 WO1986004327A1 (en) 1985-01-22 1986-01-21 Biphenyl esters and liquid crystal materials and devices containing them

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EP (1) EP0210215B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH0729990B2 (de)
KR (1) KR930004374B1 (de)
CN (1) CN1009657B (de)
AT (1) ATE50981T1 (de)
CA (1) CA1338988C (de)
DD (1) DD244352A5 (de)
DE (1) DE3669501D1 (de)
GB (1) GB8501509D0 (de)
IN (1) IN166582B (de)
WO (1) WO1986004327A1 (de)

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IN166582B (de) 1990-06-09
US4769176A (en) 1988-09-06
GB8501509D0 (en) 1985-02-20
KR870700225A (ko) 1987-05-30
CA1338988C (en) 1997-03-11
CN86101044A (zh) 1986-12-17
DD244352A5 (de) 1987-04-01
ATE50981T1 (de) 1990-03-15
WO1986004327A1 (en) 1986-07-31
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JPH0729990B2 (ja) 1995-04-05
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