JP2009292729A - Pentacyclic liquid crystal compound having cf2o-bonding group, liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display element - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquid crystal compound having general physical properties required for the compound such as stability to heat, light, etc., low viscosity, suitable magnitude of the refractive index anisotropy value, suitable magnitude of the dielectric anisotropy value and a steep electrooptical character, a wide temperature range of nematic phase and an excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, and especially having the large refractive index anisotropy value and large dielectric anisotropy value. <P>SOLUTION: This liquid crystal compound is expressed by formula (1) [wherein, e.g. R<SP>1</SP>is a 1-20C alkyl; ring A<SP>1</SP>to ring A<SP>6</SP>are each 1,4-phenylene; Z<SP>1</SP>to Z<SP>6</SP>are each a single bond; L<SP>1</SP>to L<SP>4</SP>are each H or a halogen; X<SP>1</SP>is H or a halogen; l, m, n, o, p and q are each 0 or 1; and (l+m+n+o+p+q)=3]. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a novel liquid crystal compound and liquid crystal composition useful as a material for a display element. Specifically, it has a large refractive index anisotropy value and dielectric anisotropy value, has good compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, low viscosity, and in addition, it is steep when used in a liquid crystal display device. The present invention relates to a novel liquid crystal compound capable of obtaining electro-optical characteristics and a liquid crystal display device containing the composition.

  A display element using a liquid crystal compound (in this application, the term liquid crystal compound is used as a general term for a compound that exhibits a liquid crystal phase and a compound that does not exhibit a liquid crystal phase but is useful as a constituent of a liquid crystal composition) Widely used in displays such as calculators, word processors, etc. These display elements utilize the refractive index anisotropy and dielectric anisotropy of liquid crystal compounds.

  In the liquid crystal display element, the classification based on the operation mode of the liquid crystal includes PC (phase change), TN (twisted nematic), STN (super twisted nematic), BTN (Bistable twisted nematic), ECB (electrically controlled birefringence), OCB ( optically compensated bend), IPS (in-plane switching), VA (vertical alignment), and the like. The classification based on the element driving method is PM (passive matrix) and AM (active matrix). PM (passive matrix) is classified into static and multiplex, and AM is classified into TFT (thin film transistor), MIM (metalinsulator metal), and the like.

These liquid crystal display elements contain a liquid crystal composition having appropriate physical properties. In order to improve the characteristics of the liquid crystal display element, the liquid crystal composition preferably has appropriate physical properties. General physical properties necessary for the liquid crystal compound which is a component of the liquid crystal composition are as follows.
(1) being chemically stable and physically stable;
(2) having a high clearing point (liquid crystal phase-isotropic phase transition temperature);
(3) The lower limit temperature of the liquid crystal phase (nematic phase, smectic phase, etc.), especially the lower limit temperature of the nematic phase is low,
(4) Excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds,
It is.

When a composition containing a chemically and physically stable liquid crystal compound as in (1) is used for a display element, the voltage holding ratio can be increased.
In addition, as shown in (2) and (3), a composition containing a liquid crystal compound having a high clearing point or a low lower limit temperature of the liquid crystal phase can widen the temperature range of the nematic phase and display in a wide temperature range. It can be used as an element.

  In general, a liquid crystal compound is used as a composition prepared by mixing with many other liquid crystal compounds in order to develop characteristics that are difficult to achieve with a single compound. Therefore, it is preferable that the liquid crystal compound used for the display element has good compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds and the like as in (4).

In recent years, there has been a demand for liquid crystal display elements having higher display performance, such as contrast, display capacity, response time, and the like. Furthermore, liquid crystal materials used are required to have a low driving voltage, that is, a liquid crystal compound capable of lowering the threshold voltage and a liquid crystal composition having a low driving voltage including the same.

As is well known, the threshold voltage (V _th ) is expressed by the following equation (HJ Deuling, et al., Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 27 (1975) 81).

V _th = π (K / ε ₀ Δε) ^1/2

In the above equation, K is an elastic constant, and ε ₀ is a vacuum dielectric constant. As can be seen from the equation, there are two methods for decreasing _Vth , either increasing the value of Δε (dielectric anisotropy) or decreasing K. However, since it is still difficult to actually control K with the current technology, the current situation is that the demand is usually dealt with using a liquid crystal material having a large Δε. Liquid crystal compounds have been actively developed.

  Furthermore, in order to perform a good liquid crystal display, it is preferable that the cell thickness of the liquid crystal display element constituting the liquid crystal display and the value of Δn (refractive index anisotropy) of the liquid crystal material used are constant (E. Jakeman, et al., Pyhs. Lett., 39A. 69 (1972)). The response speed of the liquid crystal display element is inversely proportional to the square of the thickness of the cell used. Therefore, a liquid crystal composition having a large Δn value must be used in order to manufacture a liquid crystal display element capable of high-speed response that can be applied to the display of moving pictures and the like. Therefore, a liquid crystal compound having a large Δn is required.

So far, various compounds having a CF ₂ O bonding group have been synthesized as liquid crystal compounds having large values of Δε and Δn, and some of them have been practically used. For example, Patent Documents 1 to 6 show tetracyclic compounds having a CF ₂ O bonding group. However, these compounds do not have a sufficiently large Δn when made into a liquid crystal composition, and the clearing point is not sufficiently high.

Further, Patent Documents 7 to 10 show compounds (compounds (S-1) to (S-3)) containing a tetrahydropyran ring and having a 5-ring CF ₂ O bonding group. These compounds also do not have a sufficiently large Δn when made into a liquid crystal composition, and the clearing point is not sufficiently high.

International Publication No. 96/11897 Pamphlet Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-204016 British Patent No. 2229438 German Patent Application No. 4023106 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-251186 International Publication No. 2004/035710 Pamphlet International Publication No. 2004/048501 Pamphlet JP 2004-352721 A International Publication No. 2005/019378 Pamphlet International Publication No. 2005/019341 Pamphlet

  The first object of the present invention is to provide general physical properties necessary for a compound, stability to heat, light, etc., large refractive index anisotropy value and dielectric anisotropy value, steep electro-optical characteristics, wide liquid crystal phase It is a liquid crystal compound having excellent compatibility with a temperature range and other liquid crystal compounds, and particularly to provide a liquid crystal compound having a large refractive index anisotropy value. The second purpose is a liquid crystal composition containing this compound and having a high maximum temperature of the nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of the nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable refractive index anisotropy, and a low threshold voltage. It is to provide a liquid crystal composition having a particularly large refractive index anisotropy value. A third object is to provide a liquid crystal display device containing this composition and having a wide temperature range that can be used, a short response time, a small power consumption, a large contrast, and a low driving voltage.

  The present invention provides the following liquid crystal compound, liquid crystal composition, and liquid crystal display device containing the liquid crystal composition. In the following, preferred examples of the terminal group, ring and bonding group in the compound represented by the formula (1) will be described.

式（１）において、Ｒ^１は炭素数１〜２０のアルキルであり、このアルキルにおいて任意の−ＣＨ_２−は−Ｏ−、−Ｓ−または−ＣＨ＝ＣＨ−により置き換えられてもよく；環Ａ^１、環Ａ^２、環Ａ^３、環Ａ^４、環Ａ^５、および環Ａ^６は独立して、１，４−フェニレン、または任意の水素がハロゲンにより置き換えられた１，４−フェニレンであり；Ｚ^１、Ｚ^２、Ｚ^３、Ｚ^４、Ｚ^５、およびＺ^６は独立して、単結合、−ＣＨ_２ＣＨ_２−、−ＣＨ＝ＣＨ−、−Ｃ≡Ｃ−、−ＣＯＯ−、−ＯＣＯ−、−ＣＦ_２Ｏ−、−ＯＣＦ_２−、−ＣＨ_２Ｏ−、−ＯＣＨ_２−、−ＣＦ＝ＣＦ−、−（ＣＨ_２）_４−、−（ＣＨ_２）_２ＣＦ_２Ｏ−、−（ＣＨ_２）_２ＯＣＦ_２−、−ＣＦ_２Ｏ（ＣＨ_２）_２−、−ＯＣＦ_２（ＣＨ_２）_２−、−ＣＨ＝ＣＨ−（ＣＨ_２）_２−、または−（ＣＨ_２）_２−ＣＨ＝ＣＨ−であり；Ｌ^１、Ｌ^２、Ｌ^３、およびＬ^４は独立して、水素またはハロゲンであり；Ｘ^１は水素、ハロゲン、−Ｃ≡Ｎ、−Ｎ＝Ｃ＝Ｓ、−ＳＦ_５、または炭素数１〜１０のアルキルであり、このアルキルにおいて任意の−ＣＨ_２−は、−Ｏ−、−Ｓ−または−ＣＨ＝ＣＨ−により置き換えられてもよく、そして任意の水素はハロゲンにより置き換えられてもよく；ｌ、ｍ、ｎ、ｏ、ｐ、およびｑは独立して、０または１であり、ｌ＋ｍ＋ｎ＋ｏ＋ｐ＋ｑ＝３である。 [1] A compound represented by formula (1).

In the formula (1), R ¹ is alkyl having 1 to 20 carbons, and in this alkyl, arbitrary —CH ₂ — may be replaced by —O—, —S— or —CH═CH—; A ¹ , Ring A ² , Ring A ³ , Ring A ⁴ , Ring A ⁵ , and Ring A ⁶ are independently 1,4-phenylene, or 1,4-phenylene in which any hydrogen is replaced by halogen. Yes; Z ¹ , Z ² , Z ³ , Z ⁴ , Z ⁵ , and Z ⁶ are independently a single bond, —CH ₂ CH ₂ —, —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, —COO—. , —OCO—, —CF ₂ O—, —OCF ₂ —, —CH ₂ O—, —OCH ₂ —, —CF═CF—, — (CH ₂ ) ₄ —, — (CH ₂ ) ₂ CF ₂ O _{-, - (CH 2) 2} OCF 2 -, - CF 2 O (CH 2) 2 -, - OCF 2 (CH ₂ ) ₂ —, —CH═CH— (CH ₂ ) ₂ —, or — (CH ₂ ) ₂ —CH═CH—; L ¹ , L ² , L ³ , and L ⁴ are independently hydrogen Or X ¹ is hydrogen, halogen, —C≡N, —N═C═S, —SF ₅ , or alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons, and in this alkyl, any —CH ₂ — is -O-, -S- or -CH = CH- may be replaced, and any hydrogen may be replaced by halogen; l, m, n, o, p, and q are independently 0 or 1 and l + m + n + o + p + q = 3.

[2] In Formula (1), Z ¹ , Z ² , Z ³ , Z ⁴ , Z ⁵ , and Z ⁶ are independently a single bond, —CH ₂ CH ₂ —, —CH═CH—, —C≡. _{C -, - COO -, -} CF 2 O -, - CH 2 O-, or -OCH ₂ - the compound according to item [1] it is.

これらの式において、Ｒ^１は炭素数１〜２０のアルキルであり、このアルキルにおいて任意の−ＣＨ_２−は−Ｏ−、−Ｓ−または−ＣＨ＝ＣＨ−により置き換えられてもよく；Ｚ^１、Ｚ^２、Ｚ^３、Ｚ^４、Ｚ^５、およびＺ^６は独立して、単結合、−ＣＨ_２ＣＨ_２−、−ＣＨ＝ＣＨ−、−Ｃ≡Ｃ−、−ＣＯＯ−、−ＣＦ_２Ｏ−、−ＣＨ_２Ｏ−、または−ＯＣＨ_２−であり；Ｌ^１、Ｌ^２、Ｙ^１、Ｙ^２、Ｙ^３、Ｙ^４、Ｙ^５、およびＹ^６は独立して、水素またはフッ素であり；Ｘ^１は水素、ハロゲン、−Ｃ≡Ｎ、−Ｎ＝Ｃ＝Ｓ、−ＳＦ_５、または炭素数１〜１０のアルキルであり、このアルキルにおいて任意の−ＣＨ_２−は−Ｏ−、−Ｓ−または−ＣＨ＝ＣＨ−により置き換えられてもよく、そして任意の水素はハロゲンにより置き換えられてもよい。 [3] The compound according to item [2], which is represented by any one of formulas (1-1) to (1-4).

In these formulas, R ¹ is alkyl having 1 to 20 carbons, and in this alkyl, arbitrary —CH ₂ — may be replaced by —O—, —S— or —CH═CH—; Z ¹ , Z ² , Z ³ , Z ⁴ , Z ⁵ , and Z ⁶ are each independently a single bond, —CH ₂ CH ₂ —, —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, —COO—, —CF _2. O—, —CH ₂ O—, or —OCH ₂ —; L ¹ , L ² , Y ¹ , Y ² , Y ³ , Y ⁴ , Y ⁵ , and Y ⁶ are independently hydrogen or fluorine Yes; X ¹ is hydrogen, halogen, —C≡N, —N═C═S, —SF ₅ , or alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons, and in this alkyl, any —CH ₂ — is —O—, -S- or -CH = CH- may be replaced, and any hydrogen may be halogenated It may be replaced by.

これらの式において、Ｒ^１は炭素数１〜１５のアルキルであり、このアルキルにおいて任意の−ＣＨ_２−は−ＣＨ＝ＣＨ−により置き換えられてもよく；Ｌ^１、Ｌ^２、Ｙ^１、Ｙ^２、Ｙ^３、Ｙ^４、Ｙ^５、およびＹ^６は独立して、水素またはフッ素であり；Ｘ^１はフッ素、塩素、−Ｃ≡Ｎ、−ＣＦ_３、−ＣＨＦ_２、−ＣＨ_２Ｆ、−ＯＣＦ_３、−ＯＣＨＦ_２、および−ＯＣＨ_２Ｆである。 [4] The compound according to item [2], which is represented by any one of formulas (1-5) to (1-8).

In these formulas, R ¹ is alkyl having 1 to 15 carbons, and in this alkyl, arbitrary —CH ₂ — may be replaced by —CH═CH—; L ¹ , L ² , Y ¹ , Y ² , Y ³ , Y ⁴ , Y ⁵ , and Y ⁶ are independently hydrogen or fluorine; X ¹ is fluorine, chlorine, —C≡N, —CF ₃ , —CHF ₂ , —CH ₂ F, -OCF _3, -OCHF _2, and a -OCH ₂ F.

これらの式において、Ｒ^１は炭素数１〜１５のアルキルであり；Ｌ^１、Ｌ^２、Ｙ^１、Ｙ^２、Ｙ^３、Ｙ^４、およびＹ^５は独立して、水素またはフッ素であり；Ｘ^１はフッ素または−ＯＣＦ_３である。 [5] The compound according to item [2], which is represented by any one of formulas (1-9) to (1-11) below.

In these formulas, R ¹ is alkyl having 1 to 15 carbons; L ¹ , L ² , Y ¹ , Y ² , Y ³ , Y ⁴ , and Y ⁵ are independently hydrogen or fluorine; X ¹ is fluorine or —OCF ₃ .

これらの式において、Ｒ^１は炭素数１〜１５のアルキルであり；Ｌ^１、Ｙ^１、Ｙ^２、Ｙ^３、Ｙ^４、およびＹ^５は独立して、水素またはフッ素である。 [6] The compound according to item [2], which is represented by any one of formulas (1-12) to (1-17).

In these formulas, R ¹ is alkyl having 1 to 15 carbons; L ¹ , Y ¹ , Y ² , Y ³ , Y ⁴ , and Y ⁵ are independently hydrogen or fluorine.

[7] A liquid crystal composition comprising two or more components, comprising at least one compound according to any one of items [1] to [6].

これらの式において、Ｒ^２は炭素数１〜１０のアルキルまたは炭素数２〜１０のアルケニルであり、アルキルおよびアルケニルにおいて任意の水素はフッ素で置き換えられてもよく、任意の−ＣＨ_２−は−Ｏ−で置き換えられてもよく；Ｘ^２はフッ素、塩素、−ＯＣＦ_３、−ＯＣＨＦ_２、−ＣＦ_３、−ＣＨＦ_２、−ＣＨ_２Ｆ、−ＯＣＦ_２ＣＨＦ_２、または−ＯＣＦ_２ＣＨＦＣＦ_３であり；環Ｂ^１、環Ｂ^２、および環Ｂ^３は、独立して１，４−シクロヘキシレン、１，３−ジオキサン−２，５−ジイル、ピリミジン−２，５−ジイル、テトラヒドロピラン−２，５−ジイル、１，４−フェニレン、または任意の水素がフッ素で置き換えられた１，４−フェニレンであり；Ｚ^７およびＺ^８は独立して、−（ＣＨ_２）_２−、−（ＣＨ_２）_４−、−ＣＯＯ−、−ＣＦ_２Ｏ−、−ＯＣＦ_２−、−ＣＨ＝ＣＨ−、−Ｃ≡Ｃ−、−ＣＨ_２Ｏ−または単結合であり；Ｌ^５およびＬ^６は独立して、水素またはフッ素である。 [8] The liquid crystal composition according to item [7], containing as a component at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by each of general formulas (2), (3), and (4) .

In these formulas, R ² is alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 10 carbons, and in the alkyl and alkenyl, any hydrogen may be replaced by fluorine, and any —CH ₂ — is — May be replaced by O—; X ² may be fluorine, chlorine, —OCF ₃ , —OCHF ₂ , —CF ₃ , —CHF ₂ , —CH ₂ F, —OCF ₂ CHF ₂ , or —OCF ₂ CHFCF ₃ Yes; Ring B ¹ , Ring B ² , and Ring B ³ are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl, pyrimidine-2,5-diyl, tetrahydropyran-2 , 5-diyl, 1,4-phenylene or arbitrary hydrogen is 1,4-phenylene which is replaced by fluorine,; ^{Z 7} and ^{Z 8} are each _{independently, - (CH 2) 2 -} , _{(CH 2) 4 -, -} COO -, - CF 2 O -, - OCF 2 -, - CH = CH -, - C≡C -, - CH 2 O- or a single bond; ^{L 5} and ^{L 6} Is independently hydrogen or fluorine.

これらの式において、Ｒ^３は炭素数１〜１０のアルキルまたは炭素数２〜１０のアルケニルであり、アルキルおよびアルケニルにおいて任意の水素はフッ素で置き換えられてもよく、任意の−ＣＨ_２−は−Ｏ−で置き換えられてもよく；Ｘ^３は−Ｃ≡Ｎまたは−Ｃ≡Ｃ−Ｃ≡Ｎであり；環Ｃ^１、環Ｃ^２および環Ｃ^３は独立して、１，４−シクロヘキシレン、１，４−フェニレン、任意の水素がフッ素で置き換えられた１，４−フェニレン、１，３−ジオキサン−２，５−ジイル、テトラヒドロピラン−２，５−ジイル、またはピリミジン−２，５−ジイルであり；Ｚ^９は−（ＣＨ_２）_２−、−ＣＯＯ−、−ＣＦ_２Ｏ−、−ＯＣＦ_２−、−Ｃ≡Ｃ−、−ＣＨ_２Ｏ−、または単結合であり；Ｌ^７およびＬ^８は独立して、水素またはフッ素であり；ｒは独立して０、１または２であり、ｓは独立して０または１であり、ｒ＋ｓ＝２である。 [9] The liquid crystal composition according to claim 7, further comprising at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula (5).

In these formulas, R ³ is alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 10 carbons, and in the alkyl and alkenyl, any hydrogen may be replaced by fluorine, and any —CH ₂ — is — X ³ is —C≡N or —C≡C—C≡N; Ring C ¹ , Ring C ² and Ring C ³ are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene 1,4-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene in which any hydrogen is replaced by fluorine, 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl, tetrahydropyran-2,5-diyl, or pyrimidine-2,5- Z ⁹ is — (CH ₂ ) ₂ —, —COO—, —CF ₂ O—, —OCF ₂ —, —C≡C—, —CH ₂ O—, or a single bond; L ⁷ and L ⁸ are independently hydrogen or Be Tsu containing; r are independently 0, 1 or 2, s is 0 or 1 independently r + s = 2.

これらの式において中、Ｒ^４およびＲ^５は独立して、炭素数１〜１０のアルキルまたは炭素数２〜１０のアルケニルであり、アルキルおよびアルケニルにおいて任意の水素はフッ素で置き換えられてもよく、任意の−ＣＨ_２−は−Ｏ−で置き換えられてもよく；環Ｄ^１、環Ｄ^２、環Ｄ^３、および環Ｄ^４は独立して、１，４−シクロヘキシレン、１，４−シクロヘキセニレン、１，４−フェニレン、任意の水素がフッ素で置き換えられた１，４−フェニレン、テトラヒドロピラン−２，５−ジイル、またはデカヒドロナフタレン−２，６−ジイルであり；Ｚ^１０、Ｚ^１１、Ｚ^１２、およびＺ^１３は独立して、−（ＣＨ_２）_２−、−ＣＯＯ−、−ＣＨ_２Ｏ−、−ＯＣＦ_２−、−ＯＣＦ_２（ＣＨ_２）_２−、または単結合であり；Ｌ^９およびＬ^１０は独立して、フッ素または塩素であり；ｔ、ｕ、ｘ、ｙ、およびｚは独立して０または１であり、ｕ＋ｘ＋ｙ＋ｚは１または２である。 [10] A term comprising at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by each of the general formulas (6), (7), (8), (9) and (10) as a component [ 7].

In these formulas, R ⁴ and R ⁵ are independently alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 10 carbons, and any hydrogen in alkyl and alkenyl may be replaced by fluorine, Any —CH ₂ — may be replaced by —O—; Ring D ¹ , Ring D ² , Ring D ³ , and Ring D ⁴ are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-cyclohex Senylene, 1,4-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene in which arbitrary hydrogen is replaced by fluorine, tetrahydropyran-2,5-diyl, or decahydronaphthalene-2,6-diyl; Z ¹⁰ , Z ¹¹ , Z ¹² , and Z ¹³ are each independently — (CH ₂ ) ₂ —, —COO—, —CH ₂ O—, —OCF ₂ —, —OCF ₂ (CH ₂ ) ₂ —, or a single bond. Ah ; ^{L 9} and ^{L 10} are independently fluorine or chlorine; t, u, x, y, and z are independently 0 or 1, u + x + y + z is 1 or 2.

これらの式において、Ｒ^６およびＲ^７は独立して、炭素数１〜１０のアルキルまたは炭素数２〜１０のアルケニルであり、このアルキルおよびアルケニルにおいて任意の水素はフッ素で置き換えられてもよく、任意の−ＣＨ_２−は−Ｏ−で置き換えられてもよく；環Ｅ^１、環Ｅ^２、および環Ｅ^３は独立して、１，４−シクロヘキシレン、ピリミジン−２，５−ジイル、１，４−フェニレン、２−フルオロ−１，４−フェニレン、３−フルオロ−１，４−フェニレン、または２，５−ジフルオロ１，４−フェニレンであり；Ｚ^１４およびＺ^１５は独立して、−Ｃ≡Ｃ−、−ＣＯＯ−、−（ＣＨ_２）_２−、−ＣＨ＝ＣＨ−、または単結合である。 [11] The liquid crystal composition according to item [7], containing as a component at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formulas (11), (12), and (13). .

In these formulas, R ⁶ and R ⁷ are independently alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 10 carbons, in which any hydrogen may be replaced by fluorine, Any —CH ₂ — may be replaced by —O—; ring E ¹ , ring E ² , and ring E ³ are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, pyrimidine-2,5-diyl, 1 , 4-phenylene, 2-fluoro-1,4-phenylene, 3-fluoro-1,4-phenylene, or 2,5-difluoro1,4-phenylene; Z ¹⁴ and Z ¹⁵ are independently- C≡C—, —COO—, — (CH ₂ ) ₂ —, —CH═CH—, or a single bond.

[12] The liquid crystal composition according to item [8], further comprising at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula (5) according to item 9.

[13] The liquid crystal composition according to item [8], further comprising at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by general formulas (11), (12), and (13).

[14] The liquid crystal composition according to item [9], further comprising at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formulas (11), (12) and (13).

[15] The liquid crystal composition according to item [10], further comprising at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by general formulas (11), (12), and (13).

[16] The liquid crystal composition according to any one of items [7] to [15], further comprising at least one optically active compound.

[17] The liquid crystal composition according to any one of items [7] to [16], comprising at least one antioxidant and / or ultraviolet absorber.

[18] A liquid crystal display device comprising the liquid crystal composition according to any one of items [7] to [17].

Terms used in this specification are as follows. A liquid crystal compound is a generic term for a compound having a liquid crystal phase such as a nematic phase or a smectic phase and a compound having no liquid crystal phase but useful as a component of a liquid crystal composition. A liquid crystal compound, a liquid crystal composition, and a liquid crystal display element may be abbreviated as a compound, a composition, and an element, respectively. A liquid crystal display element is a general term for a liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display module. The upper limit temperature of the nematic phase is the phase transition temperature of the nematic phase-isotropic phase, and may simply be abbreviated as the upper limit temperature. The lower limit temperature of the nematic phase may simply be abbreviated as the lower limit temperature. The compound represented by formula (1) may be abbreviated as compound (1). This abbreviation may also apply to compounds represented by formula (2) and the like. In the formulas (1) to (13), symbols such as B, D, and E surrounded by hexagons correspond to the rings B, D, and E, respectively. The amount of the compound expressed as a percentage is a weight percentage (% by weight) based on the total weight of the composition. A plurality of the same symbols such as rings A ¹ , Y ¹ , and B are described in the same formula or different formulas, but these may be the same or different.

“Arbitrary” indicates that not only the position but also the number is arbitrary, but the case where the number is 0 is not included. The expression that any A may be replaced by B, C, or D is in addition to any A being replaced by B, any A being replaced by C, and any A being replaced by D. Thus, it is meant to include the case where a plurality of A are replaced by at least two of B to D. For example, alkyl in which any —CH ₂ — may be replaced by —O— or —CH═CH— includes alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkenyl, alkenyloxyalkyl, and the like. In the present invention, it is not preferable that two consecutive —CH ₂ — are replaced with —O— to form —O—O—. In addition, it is not preferable that the terminal —CH ₂ — in alkyl is replaced by —O—. The present invention is further described below.

  The compound of the present invention has general physical properties necessary for the compound, stability to heat, light, etc., large refractive index anisotropy value and dielectric anisotropy value, steep electro-optical characteristics, wide temperature range of liquid crystal phase and Excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds. The liquid crystal composition of the present invention contains at least one of these compounds, and has a high maximum temperature of the nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of the nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large refractive index anisotropy value, and a low threshold voltage. Have The liquid crystal display element of the present invention contains this composition and has a wide temperature range that can be used, a short response time, a small power consumption, a large contrast ratio, and a low driving voltage.

式（１）においてＲ^１は炭素数１〜２０のアルキルであり、このアルキルにおいて任意の−ＣＨ_２−は−Ｏ−、−Ｓ−または−ＣＨ＝ＣＨ−により置き換えられてもよい。例えば、ＣＨ_３（ＣＨ_２）_３−において任意の−ＣＨ_２−を−Ｏ−、−Ｓ−、または−ＣＨ＝ＣＨ−で置き換えた基の例は、ＣＨ_３（ＣＨ_２）_２Ｏ−、ＣＨ_３−Ｏ−（ＣＨ_２）_２−、ＣＨ_３−Ｏ−ＣＨ_２−Ｏ−、ＣＨ_３（ＣＨ_２）_２Ｓ−、ＣＨ_３−Ｓ−（ＣＨ_２）_２−、ＣＨ_３−Ｓ−ＣＨ_２−Ｓ−、ＣＨ_２＝ＣＨ−（ＣＨ_２）_３−、ＣＨ_３−ＣＨ＝ＣＨ−（ＣＨ_２）_２−、ＣＨ_３−ＣＨ＝ＣＨ−ＣＨ_２Ｏ−などである。 1-1 Compound of the Present Invention The first aspect of the present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (1).

In the formula (1), R ¹ is alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and in this alkyl, arbitrary —CH ₂ — may be replaced by —O—, —S— or —CH═CH—. For example, an example of a group in which any —CH ₂ — in CH ₃ (CH ₂ ) ₃ — is replaced by —O—, —S—, or —CH═CH— is CH ₃ (CH ₂ ) ₂ O—, _{CH 3 -O- (CH 2) 2} -, CH 3 -O-CH 2 -O-, CH 3 (CH 2) 2 S-, CH 3 -S- (CH 2) 2 -, CH 3 -S- _{CH 2 -S-, CH 2 = CH-} (CH 2) 3 -, CH 3 -CH = CH- (CH 2) 2 -, CH 3 -CH = CH-CH 2 O- and the like.

Examples of such R ¹ are alkyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxyalkoxy, alkylthio, alkylthioalkoxy, acyl, acylalkyl, acyloxy, acyloxyalkyl, alkenyl, alkenyloxy, alkenyloxyalkyl, alkoxyalkenyl, alkynyl, alkynyloxy Etc. In these groups, straight chain is preferable to branch. Even when R ¹ is a branched group, it is preferable when it is optically active. The preferred configuration of —CH═CH— in alkenyl depends on the position of the double bond. _{-CH = CHCH 3, -CH = CHC} 2 H 5, -CH = CHC 3 H 7, -CH = CHC 4 H 9, -C 2 H 4 CH = CHCH 3, and _{-C 2 H} 4 CH = CHC 2 In alkenyl having a double bond at odd positions such as H ₅ , the trans configuration is preferable. -CH ₂ CH ₌ CHCH _3, cis configuration in the alkenyl having an even position to the double bond, such as _{-CH 2 CH = CHC 2 H 5} , and _-CH 2 CH = _CHC 3 _{H 7} are preferred. An alkenyl compound having a preferred configuration has a high maximum temperature or a wide temperature range of the liquid crystal phase. Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 1985, 131, 109 and Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 1985, 131, 327 have detailed descriptions.

The alkyl may be linear, branched or cyclic, and specific examples of alkyl include —CH ₃ , —C ₂ H ₅ , —C ₃ H ₇ , —C ₄ H ₉ , —C _{5. H 11, -C 6 H 13,} -C 7 H 15, -C 8 H 17, -C 9 H 19, -C 10 H 21, -C 11 H 23, -C 12 H 25, -C 13 H 27 , _-C 14 _{H 29,} and _-C are 15 _{H 31.}

Specific examples of the _{alkoxy, -OCH 3, -OC 2 H 5} , -OC 3 H 7, -OC 4 H 9, -OC 5 H 11, -OC 6 H 13 and _-OC 7 _H 15, _{-OC 8 H 17, -OC 9 H 19} , -OC 10 H 21, -OC 11 H 23, -OC 12 H 25, -OC 13 H 27, and _-OC 14 _{H 29,} is.

The alkoxyalkyl may be linear or branched, and specific examples of alkoxyalkyl include —CH ₂ OCH ₃ , —CH ₂ OC ₂ H ₅ , —CH ₂ OC ₃ H ₇ , — (CH ₂ ). _{2 -OCH 3, - (CH 2} ) 2 -OC 2 H 5, - (CH 2) 2 -OC 3 H 7, - (CH 2) 3 -OCH 3, - (CH 2) 4 -OCH 3, and - a _{(CH 2)} 5 -OCH _3.
The alkenyl may be linear or branched, and specific examples of alkenyl include —CH═CH ₂ , —CH═CHCH ₃ , —CH ₂ CH═CH ₂ , —CH═CHC ₂ H ₅ , — _{CH 2 CH = CHCH 3, -} (CH 2) 2 -CH = CH 2, -CH = CHC 3 H 7, -CH 2 CH = CHC 2 H 5, - (CH 2) 2 -CH = CHCH 3, and - a _{(CH 2) 3 -CH = CH} 2.

The alkenyloxy may be linear or branched, and specific examples of alkenyloxy are —OCH ₂ CH═CH ₂ , —OCH ₂ CH═CHCH ₃ , and —OCH ₂ CH═CHC ₂ H ₅ . is there.

R ¹ is preferably alkyl having 1 to 15 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 16 carbons. The most preferred examples of R ¹ are -CH ₃ , -C ₂ H ₅ , -C ₃ H ₇ , -C ₄ H ₉ , -C ₅ H ₁₁ , -C ₆ H _13, -C ₇ H ₁₅ ,- _{C 8 H 17, -C 9 H} 19, -C 10 H 21 -C 11 H 23, -C 12 H 25, -C 13 H 27, -C 14 H 29, and _-C are 15 _{H 31.}

In formula (1), ring A ¹ , ring A ² , ring A ³ , ring A ⁴ , ring A ⁵ , and ring A ⁶ are independently 1,4-phenylene (14-1) or any hydrogen atom is halogen 1,4-phenylene replaced by Examples of 1,4-phenylene in which arbitrary hydrogen is replaced by halogen are the following formulas (14-2) to (14-15). Further preferred examples are groups represented by formulas (14-2) to (14-7) and formulas (14-11) to (14-14).

Preferred examples of ring A ¹ , ring A ² , ring A ³ , ring A ⁴ , ring A ⁵ , and ring A ⁶ include 1,4-phenylene (14-1), 2-fluoro-1,4-phenylene ( 14-2) (14-3), 2,3-difluoro-1,4-phenylene (14-4), 2,5-difluoro-1,4-phenylene (14-6), 2,6-difluoro- 1,4-phenylene (14-5) (14-7), 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-1,4-phenylene (14-10).

Most preferred examples of ring A ¹ , ring A ² , ring A ³ , ring A ⁴ , ring A ⁵ , and ring A ⁶ are 1,4-phenylene, 2-fluoro-1,4-phenylene, and 2,6 -Difluoro-1,4-phenylene.

In the formula (1), Z ¹ , Z ² , Z ³ , Z ⁴ , Z ⁵ and Z ⁶ are independently a single bond, —CH ₂ CH ₂ —, —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, — _{COO -, - OCO -, -} CF 2 O -, - OCF 2 -, - CH 2 O -, - OCH 2 -, - CF = CF -, - (CH 2) 4 -, - (CH 2) 2 - _{CF 2 O -, - (CH} 2) 2 -OCF 2 -, - CF 2 O- (CH 2) 2 -, - OCF 2 (CH 2) 2 -, - CH = CH- (CH 2) 2 - or - _{(CH 2)} a 2 -CH = CH-.

Preferred examples of Z ¹ , Z ² , Z ³ , Z ⁴ , Z ⁵ and Z ⁶ are a single bond, —CH ₂ CH ₂ —, —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, —COO—, —CF. ₂ O—, —CH ₂ O— or —OCH ₂ —. In these bonds, double bonds of linking groups such as —CH═CH—, —CF═CF—, —CH═CH— (CH ₂ ) ₂ —, and — (CH ₂ ) ₂ —CH═CH— The configuration of is preferably trans rather than cis. Most preferred Z ¹ , Z ² , Z ³ , Z ⁴ , Z ⁵ and Z ⁶ are single bonds.

In the formula (1), L ¹ , L ² , L ³ and L ⁴ are independently hydrogen or halogen. L ¹ , L ² , L ³ and L ⁴ are preferably independently hydrogen or fluorine, and both L ¹ and L ² are more preferably fluorine.

In Formula (1), X ¹ is hydrogen, halogen, —C≡N, —N═C═S, —SF ₅ , or alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons, and in this alkyl, any —CH ₂ — is — O—, —S— or —CH═CH— may be replaced, and any hydrogen may be replaced by halogen.

Specific examples of alkyl in which arbitrary hydrogen is replaced by _{halogen, -CH 2 F, -CHF 2,} -CF 3, - (CH 2) 2 -F, -CF 2 CH 2 F, -CF 2 CHF _{2, -CH 2 CF 3, -CF} 2 CF 3, - (CH 2) 3 -F, - (CF 2) 2 -CF 3, -CF 2 CHFCF 3, -CHFCF 2 CF 3, - (CH 2) _{4 -F, - (CF 2)} 3 -CF 3, - (CH 2) 5 -F and _{- (CF 2) 4 -CF 3} , a.

Specific examples of alkoxy in which arbitrary hydrogen is replaced by _{halogen, -OCH 2 F, -OCHF 2,} -OCF 3, -O- (CH 2) 2 -F, -OCF 2 CH 2 F, -OCF ₂ CHF ₂ , —OCH ₂ CF ₃ , —O— (CH ₂ ) ₃ —F, —O— (CF ₂ ) ₂ —CF ₃ , —OCF ₂ CHFCF ₃ , —OCHFCF ₂ CF ₃ , —O— (CH _{2) 4 -F, -O- (CF} 2) 3 -CF 3, is -O- _{(CH 2)} 5 -F and _{-O- (CF 2) 4 -CF 3} .

Specific examples of alkenyl in which arbitrary hydrogen is replaced by _{halogen, -CH = CHF, -CH = CF} 2, -CF = CHF, -CH = CHCH 2 F, -CH = CHCF 3, - (CH 2 ) ₂ CH═CF ₂ , —CH ₂ CH═CHCF ₃ , —CH═CHCF ₂ CF ₃ .

Specific examples of X ¹ are hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, —C≡N, —N═C═S, —SF ₅ , —CH ₃ , —C ₂ H ₅ , —C ₃ H ₇ , —C _{4. H 9, -C 5 H 11,} -C 6 H 13, -C 7 H 15, -C 8 H 17, -C 9 H 19, -C 10 H 21, -CH 2 F, -CHF 2, -CF _{3, - (CH 2) 2} -F, -CF 2 CH 2 F, -CF 2 CHF 2, -CH 2 CF 3, -CF 2 CF 3, - (CH 2) 3 -F, - (CF 2) _{2 -CF 3, -CF 2 CHFCF 3} , -CHFCF 2 CF 3, - (CH 2) 4 -F, - (CF 2) 3 -CF 3, - (CH 2) 5 -F, - (CF 2) _{4 -CF 3, -OCH 3, -OC} 2 H 5, -OC 3 H 7, -OC 4 H 9, -OC 5 H 11, -OCH 2 _{F, -OCHF 2, -OCF 3,} -O- (CH 2) 2 -F, -OCF 2 CH 2 F, -OCF 2 CHF 2, -OCH 2 CF 3, -O- (CH 2) 3 -F , —O (CF ₂ ) ₂ —CF ₃ , —OCF ₂ CHFCF ₃ , —OCHFCF ₂ CF ₃ , —O (CH ₂ ) ₄ F, —O (CF ₂ ) ₃ CF ₃ , —O (CH ₂ ) _{5 -F, -O- (CF 2) 4} -CF 3, -CH = CH 2, -CH = CHCH 3, -CH 2 CH = CH 2, -CH = CHC 2 H 5, -CH 2 CH = CHCH 3 , — (CH ₂ ) ₂ —CH═CH ₂ , —CH═CHC ₃ H ₇ , —CH ₂ CH═CHC ₂ H ₅ , — (CH ₂ ) ₂ —CH═CHCH ₃ , — (CH ₂ ) ₃ — _{CH = CH 2, -CH = CHF} , -CH = CF 2, -CF = C _{F, -CH = CHCH 2 F,} -CH = CHCF 3, - (CH 2) 2 -CH = CF 2, -CH 2 CH = CHCF 3, and a -CH = CHCF ₂ CF _3.

Preferred examples of X ¹ are fluorine, chlorine, —C≡N, —CF ₃ , —CHF ₂ , —CH ₂ F, —OCF ₃ , —OCHF ₂ and —OCH ₂ F. The most preferred examples of X ¹ are fluorine and —OCF ₃ .

In the formula (1), l, m, n, o, p and q are independently 0 or 1, and l + m + n + o + p + q = 3. Preferred combinations of l, m, n, o, p and q are (l = o = p = 1, m = n = q = 0), (l = m = o = 1, n = p = q = 0) ), And (l = m = n = 1, o = p = q = 0).

1-2 Properties of Compound of the Present Invention and Preparation Method Thereof The compound (1) of the present invention will be described in more detail. Compound (1) is a pentacyclic liquid crystal compound having a CF ₂ O bonding group. This compound is extremely physically and chemically stable under the conditions in which the device is normally used, and has good compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds. A composition containing this compound is stable under conditions in which the device is normally used. Even when the composition is stored at a low temperature, the compound does not precipitate as crystals (or a smectic phase). This compound is a pentacyclic compound, has a high clearing point, and has a large refractive index anisotropy because it consists of 1,4-phenylene which may be substituted for all ring structures. Therefore, it is suitable for manufacturing a liquid crystal display element capable of high-speed response. Furthermore, it has a large dielectric anisotropy and is useful as a component for lowering the threshold voltage of the composition.

By appropriately selecting the left terminal group R ¹ of the compound (1), the group on the rightmost benzene ring and its substitution position (L ¹ , L ² and X ¹ ), or the linking groups Z ^{1 to} Z ⁶ Further, physical properties such as refractive index anisotropy and dielectric anisotropy can be arbitrarily adjusted. The effects of the types of the left terminal group R ¹ , the right terminal group X ¹ , the linking groups Z ^{1 to} Z ⁶ , L ¹ and L ^{2 on} the physical properties of the compound (1) will be described below.

When R ¹ is linear, the temperature range of the liquid crystal phase is wide and the viscosity is small. When R is a branched chain, the compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds is good. A compound in which R ¹ is an optically active group is useful as a chiral dopant. By adding this compound to the composition, a reverse twisted domain generated in the device can be prevented. A compound in which R ¹ is not an optically active group is useful as a component of the composition. When R ¹ is alkenyl, the preferred configuration depends on the position of the double bond. An alkenyl compound having a preferred configuration has a high maximum temperature or a wide temperature range of the liquid crystal phase.

The bonding groups Z ¹ , Z ² , Z ³ , Z ⁴ , Z ⁵ and Z ⁶ are a single bond, —CH ₂ CH ₂ —, —CH═CH—, —CF ₂ O—, —OCF ₂ —, —CH _{2. O -, - OCH 2 -,} - CF = CF -, - (CH 2) 3 -O -, - O- (CH 2) 3 -, - (CH 2) 2 -CF 2 O -, - OCF 2 - When it is (CH ₂ ) ₂ — or — (CH ₂ ) ₄ —, the viscosity is small. When the bonding group is a single bond, — (CH ₂ ) ₂ —, —CF ₂ O—, —OCF ₂ —, or —CH═CH—, the viscosity is smaller. When the bonding group is —CH═CH—, the temperature range of the liquid crystal phase is wide, and the elastic constant ratio K ₃₃ / K ₁₁ (K ₃₃ : bend elastic constant, K ₁₁ : spray elastic constant) is large. When the bonding group is —C≡C—, the optical anisotropy is large. Z ¹ , Z ² , Z ³ , Z ⁴ , Z ⁵ and Z ⁶ are a single bond, — (CH ₂ ) ₂ —, —CH ₂ O—, —CF ₂ O—, —OCF ₂ —, — (CH ₂ ) 4 _- is when is a relatively chemically stable, not prone to relatively deteriorated.

The right terminal group X ¹ is fluorine, chlorine, —C≡N, —N═C═S, —SF ₅ , —CF ₃ , —CHF ₂ , —CH ₂ F, —OCF ₃ , —OCHF ₂ or —OCH _2. When it is F, the dielectric anisotropy is large. When X ¹ is —C≡N, —N═C═S or alkenyl, the optical anisotropy is large. When X ¹ is fluorine, —OCF ₃ , or alkyl, it is chemically stable.

L ¹ and L ² are both fluorine, X ¹ is fluorine, chlorine, —C≡N, —N═C═S, —SF ₅ , —CF ₃ , —CHF ₂ , —CH ₂ F, —OCF ₃ , —OCHF ₂ or —OCH ₂ F, the dielectric anisotropy is large. When L ¹ is fluorine and X ¹ is —OCF ₃ , L ¹ and L ² are both fluorine and X ¹ is —OCF ₃ , or L ¹ , L ² and X ¹ are all fluorine Sometimes, the dielectric anisotropy value is large, the temperature range of the liquid crystal phase is wide, and it is chemically stable and hardly deteriorates.

  As described above, a compound having desired physical properties can be obtained by appropriately selecting the type of terminal group, bonding group, and the like. Therefore, the compound (1) is useful as a component of a composition used for devices such as PC, TN, STN, ECB, OCB, IPS, and VA.

（これらの式において、Ｒ^１は炭素数１〜１５のアルキルであり、このアルキルにおいて任意の−ＣＨ_２−は−ＣＨ＝ＣＨ−により置き換えられてもよく；Ｌ^１、Ｌ^２、Ｙ^１、Ｙ^２、Ｙ^３、Ｙ^４、Ｙ^５、およびＹ^６は独立して水素またはフッ素であり；Ｘ^１はフッ素、塩素、−Ｃ≡Ｎ、−ＣＦ_３、−ＣＨＦ_２、−ＣＨ_２Ｆ、−ＯＣＦ_３、−ＯＣＨＦ_２および−ＯＣＨ_２Ｆである。） 1-3 Specific Example of Compound (1) Preferred examples of compound (1) are the formulas (1-5) to (1-8) shown in item [4]. More preferable examples are the formulas (1-9) to (1-11) shown in the item [5]. Further preferred examples are the formulas (1-12) to (1-17) shown in the item [6].

(In these formulas, R ¹ is alkyl having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, and in this alkyl, arbitrary —CH ₂ — may be replaced by —CH═CH—; L ¹ , L ² , Y ¹ , Y ² , Y ³ , Y ⁴ , Y ⁵ , and Y ⁶ are independently hydrogen or fluorine; X ¹ is fluorine, chlorine, —C≡N, —CF ₃ , —CHF ₂ , —CH ₂ F, -OCF _3, is -OCHF ₂ and -OCH ₂ F.)

（これらの式において、Ｒ^１は炭素数１〜１５のアルキルであり；Ｌ^１、Ｌ^２、Ｙ^１、Ｙ^２、Ｙ^３、Ｙ^４、およびＹ^５は独立して、水素またはフッ素であり；Ｘ^１はフッ素または−ＯＣＦ_３である。）

(In these formulas, R ¹ is alkyl having 1 to 15 carbons; L ¹ , L ² , Y ¹ , Y ² , Y ³ , Y ⁴ , and Y ⁵ are independently hydrogen or fluorine. X ¹ is fluorine or —OCF ₃ ;

（これらの式において、Ｒ^１は炭素数１〜１５のアルキルであり；Ｌ^１、Ｙ^１、Ｙ^２、Ｙ^３、Ｙ^４、およびＹ^５は独立して水素またはフッ素である。）

(In these formulas, R ¹ is alkyl having 1 to 15 carbon atoms; L ¹ , Y ¹ , Y ² , Y ³ , Y ⁴ , and Y ⁵ are independently hydrogen or fluorine.)

1-4 Synthesis of Compound (1) Next, the synthesis of compound (1) will be described. Compound (1) can be synthesized by appropriately combining techniques in organic synthetic chemistry. Methods for introducing the desired end groups, rings and linking groups into the starting materials are Organic Syntheses (John Wiley & Sons, Inc), Organic Reactions (John Wiley & Sons, Inc), Comprehensive・ It is described in the organic synthesis (Comprehensive Organic Synthesis, Pergamon Press), new experimental chemistry course (Maruzen).

An example of a method for forming the bonding group ^Z 1 to Z ⁶ in the 1-4-1 method for forming the bonding group ^Z 1 to Z ⁶ Compound (1) is as the following scheme. In this scheme, MSG ¹ or MSG ² is a monovalent organic group having at least one ring. A plurality of MSG ¹ (or MSG ² ) used in the scheme may be the same or different. Compounds (1A) to (1J) correspond to compound (1).

Next, regarding the bonding groups Z ^{1 to} Z ⁶ in the compound (1), methods for generating various bonds will be described in the following (I) to (XI) items.

(I) Formation of a single bond A compound obtained by reacting an arylboric acid (15) with a compound (16) synthesized by a known method in the presence of a catalyst such as an aqueous carbonate solution and tetrakis (triphenylphosphine) palladium. Synthesize (1A). This compound (1A) is obtained by reacting compound (17) synthesized by a known method with n-butyllithium and then with zinc chloride, and in the presence of a catalyst such as dichlorobis (triphenylphosphine) palladium. ) Is also reacted.

(II) Formation of —COO— and —OCO— The compound (17) is reacted with n-butyllithium and subsequently with carbon dioxide to obtain a carboxylic acid (18). Compound (18) and phenol (19) synthesized by a known method are dehydrated in the presence of DCC (1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide) and DMAP (4-dimethylaminopyridine) to have -COO- Synthesize (1B). A compound having —OCO— is also synthesized by this method.

(III) Formation of —CF ₂ O— and —OCF ₂ — Compound (1B) is treated with a sulfurizing agent such as Lawesson's reagent to obtain compound (20). The compound (20) is fluorinated with a hydrogen fluoride pyridine complex and NBS (N-bromosuccinimide) to synthesize a compound (1C) having —CF ₂ O—. See M. Kuroboshi et al., Chem. Lett., 1992, 827. Compound (1C) can also be synthesized by fluorinating compound (20) with (diethylamino) sulfur trifluoride (DAST). See WH Bunnelle et al., J. Org. Chem. 1990, 55, 768. A compound having —OCF ₂ — is also synthesized by this method. These linking groups can also be generated by the method described in Peer. Kirsch et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2001, 40, 1480.

(IV) Formation of —CH═CH— Compound (17) is treated with n-butyllithium and then reacted with formamide such as N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) to obtain aldehyde (22). A phosphoryl ylide generated by treating a phosphonium salt (21) synthesized by a known method with a base such as potassium tert-butoxide is reacted with an aldehyde (22) to synthesize a compound (1D). Since a cis isomer is generated depending on the reaction conditions, the cis isomer is isomerized to a trans isomer by a known method as necessary.

(V) Formation of — (CH ₂ ) ₂ — Compound (1E) is synthesized by hydrogenating compound (1D) in the presence of a catalyst such as palladium carbon.

(VI) Formation of — (CH ₂ ) ₄ — A compound having — (CH ₂ ) ₂ —CH═CH— is prepared by using the phosphonium salt (23) instead of the phosphonium salt (21) and according to the method of the item (IV). obtain. This is catalytically hydrogenated to synthesize compound (1F).

(VII) Formation of —C≡C— After reacting compound (17) with 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol in the presence of a catalyst of dichloropalladium and copper halide, under basic conditions Deprotection gives compound (24). Compound (1G) is synthesized by reacting compound (24) with compound (16) in the presence of a catalyst of dichlorobistriphenylphosphine palladium and copper halide.

(VIII) Formation of —CF═CF— The compound (17) is treated with n-butyllithium and then reacted with tetrafluoroethylene to obtain the compound (25). Compound (16) is treated with n-butyllithium and then reacted with compound (25) to synthesize compound (1H).

(IX) Formation of —CH ₂ O— or —OCH ₂ — Compound (26) is obtained by reducing compound (22) with a reducing agent such as sodium borohydride. This is halogenated with hydrobromic acid or the like to obtain compound (27). Compound (27) is reacted with compound (19) in the presence of potassium carbonate or the like to synthesize compound (1I).

Formation of (X)-(CH ₂ ) ₃ O— or —O (CH ₂ ) ₃ — Compound (1J) was prepared in the same manner as in (IX) above using Compound (28) instead of Compound (22). ).

1-4-2 Method for synthesizing ring A ¹ , ring A ² , ring A ³ , ring A ⁴ , ring A ⁵ and ring A ⁶ 1,4-phenylene, 2-fluoro-1,4-phenylene, 2, 3-difluoro-1,4-phenylene, 2,5-difluoro-1,4-phenylene, 2,6-difluoro-1,4-phenylene, 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-1,4-phenylene For rings such as, starting materials are commercially available or synthetic methods are well known.

1-4-3-1 Method for synthesizing compound (1) There are a plurality of methods for synthesizing the compound represented by formula (1), and examples thereof are shown here. According to the method described in US Pat. No. 6,231,785 B1, n-butyllithium and then dibromodifluoromethane are reacted with compound (31) to obtain bromodifluoromethane derivative (32). Compound (1) can be synthesized by reacting this bromodifluoromethane derivative (32) with a phenol derivative (33) in the presence of a base such as potassium carbonate.

（これらの式において、環Ａ^１〜環Ａ^６、Ｚ^１〜Ｚ^６、Ｌ^１〜Ｌ^４、Ｒ^１、Ｘ^１、ｌ、ｍ、ｎ、ｏ、ｐ、およびｑは前記と同一の意味である。）

(In these formulas, ring A ¹ to ring A ⁶ , Z ^{1 to} Z ⁶ , L ^{1 to} L ⁴ , R ¹ , X ¹ , l, m, n, o, p, and q are as defined above. .)

Compound (1) can also be synthesized by the method described in P. Kirsch et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2001, 40, 1480. The carboxylic acid derivative (34) is reacted with alkanedithiol and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid to obtain a dithianilium salt (35). The phenol derivative (33) is reacted with a dithianilium salt (35) and then Et ₃ N · 3HF, and treated with bromine to obtain the compound (1).

（これらの式において、環Ａ^１〜環Ａ^６、Ｚ^１〜Ｚ^６、Ｌ^１〜Ｌ^４、Ｒ^１、Ｘ^１、ｌ、ｍ、ｎ、ｏ、ｐ、およびｑは前記と同一の意味である。）

(In these formulas, ring A ¹ to ring A ⁶ , Z ^{1 to} Z ⁶ , L ^{1 to} L ⁴ , R ¹ , X ¹ , l, m, n, o, p, and q are as defined above. .)

1-4-3-2 Method for Synthesizing Phenol Derivative (33) as Synthetic Raw Material Phenol derivative (33) as a synthetic raw material for compound (1) is synthesized, for example, according to the following method. In the formula (33), when o = p = q = 0, is a boronic acid ester derivative obtained by reacting a trialkyl borate with a Grignard reagent prepared from a bromobenzene derivative (36) oxidized with peracetic acid? RL Kidwell et al., Organic Synthesis, Vol. 5, P918 (1973)) or boronic acid derivative (37) easily obtained by acid hydrolysis of boronic acid ester is oxidized with peracetic acid to give the desired phenol derivative ( 33-1) can be easily manufactured.

（この式において、Ｌ^１およびＬ^２は前記と同一の意味であり、Ｘ^１は水素、フッ素、塩素、トリフルオロメチル、ジフルオロメチル、フルオロアルキル、またはトリフルオロメトキシである。）

(In this formula, L ¹ and L ² have the same meaning as described above, and X ¹ is hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, fluoroalkyl, or trifluoromethoxy.)

In Formula (33), when Z ⁴ , Z ⁵ and Z ⁶ are all a single bond, o = p = 0, q = 1, o = 0, p = q = 1, or o = In the case of p = q = 1, for example, the boronic acid derivative (37) is reacted with the anisole derivative (38) in the presence of a base using tetrakistriphenylphosphine palladium (0) as a catalyst and coupled to the compound ( 39) (Suzuki, et al., Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Vol. 46, No. 9, 848 (1988)). Subsequently, the target phenol derivative (33-2) can be synthesized by allowing boron tribromide to act on this product and demethylating it.

（この式において、環Ａ^４〜環Ａ^６、Ｌ^１、Ｌ^２、ｏ、ｐおよびｑは前記と同一の意味であり、Ｘ^１は水素、フッ素、塩素、トリフルオロメチル、ジフルオロメチル、フルオロアルキル、またはトリフルオロメトキシである。）

(In this formula, ring A ⁴ to ring A ⁶ , L ¹ , L ² , o, p and q have the same meaning as described above, and X ¹ represents hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, fluoro Alkyl or trifluoromethoxy.)

In the formula (33), when Z ⁴ , Z ⁵ and Z ⁶ are all single bonds and o = p = q = 0, they can also be synthesized by the following method. N- or sec-butyllithium is allowed to act on benzyl ether derivative (40) in THF at −70 ° C. or lower, and then trialkyl borate is allowed to act on the resulting boric acid ester derivative or acid hydrolysis thereof. The resulting boronic acid derivative is oxidized with peracetic acid to obtain a phenol derivative (41), which is converted to phenolate with sodium hydride, etherified with fluoroalkyl bromide, and subjected to catalytic hydrogen reduction. Thus, the desired phenol derivative (33-3) can be synthesized by deprotection.

（式中、Ｌ^１およびＬ^２は前記と同一の意味を表し、Ｒｆはトリフルオロメチル基を除くフルオロアルキル基を示す。）

(In the formula, L ¹ and L ² represent the same meaning as described above, and Rf represents a fluoroalkyl group excluding a trifluoromethyl group.)

Of the compound (1), a derivative having a biphenyl structure on the right side of the CF ₂ O bonding group, for example, 1 = m = q = 1, n = o = p = 0 and Z ⁶ is a single bond A derivative having a terphenyl structure, for example, l = p = q = 1 and Z ⁵ and Z ⁶ are both single bonds, a derivative having a quarter phenyl structure, for example, Z ⁴ , Z having o = p = q = 1 ^The derivative (1-2) in which both ⁵ and Z ⁶ are single bonds can be synthesized by the method shown below. That is, the compound (42) was obtained in the same manner as in the method for producing the compound represented by the general formula (1) from the compound (31) and the phenol derivative (33-1) or (33-2). After lithiation with the action of n- or sec-butyllithium, followed by conversion to an organometallic compound by adding zinc chloride, the above bromobenzene derivative (in the presence of a catalyst such as tetrakistriphenylphosphine palladium (0)) 36) or a bromobenzene derivative (44) (obtained by etherification of compound (43) and fluoroalkyl).

（この式において、環Ａ^１〜環Ａ^５、Ｚ^１〜Ｚ^３、Ｌ^１〜Ｌ^４、Ｒ^１、Ｘ^１は前記と同一の意味を表し、Ｙ^１およびＹ^２は水素またはフッ素であり、Ｒｆはトリフルオロメチルを除くフルオロアルキルである。）

(In this formula, ring A ¹ to ring A ⁵ , Z ^{1 to} Z ³ , L ^{1 to} L ⁴ , R ¹ and X ¹ represent the same meaning as described above, and Y ¹ and Y ² are hydrogen or fluorine. , Rf is fluoroalkyl excluding trifluoromethyl.)

2 Composition of the Present Invention The second aspect of the present invention is a composition containing a compound represented by the formula (1), and is preferably a liquid crystal composition that can be used for a liquid crystal material. The liquid crystal composition of the present invention needs to contain the compound represented by the formula (1) of the present invention as the component A. The composition of only component A or a composition of component A and other components not specifically indicated in the present specification may be used, but components B, C, D and E shown below for component A are as follows. The liquid crystal composition (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) of the present invention having various characteristics can be provided by adding a component selected from the above.

The component added to Component A was selected from Component B consisting of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of Formulas (2), (3) and (4), or from the group consisting of Formula (5). Mixing component C consisting of at least one compound or component D consisting of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of formulas (6), (7), (8), (9) and (10) [The liquid crystal compositions (b), (c) and (d)] are preferred.
Further, by mixing component E consisting of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of formulas (11), (12) and (13), threshold voltage, liquid crystal phase temperature range, refractive index anisotropy value The dielectric anisotropy value and viscosity can be adjusted [the liquid crystal composition (e)].

  In addition, each component of the liquid crystal composition used in the present invention is not greatly different in physical properties even if it is an analog composed of an isotope element of each element.

  Among the components B, formulas (2-1) to (2-16) are preferable examples of the compound represented by the formula (2), and formulas (3-1) to (2) are preferable examples of the compound represented by the formula (3). Formulas (4-1) to (4-52) can be cited as preferred examples of the compound represented by (3-112) and formula (4), respectively.

（式中、Ｒ^２、Ｘ^２は前記と同じ意味を表す）

(Wherein R ² and X ² represent the same meaning as described above)

Since the compounds represented by the formulas (2) to (4), that is, the component B, have a positive dielectric anisotropy value and are very excellent in thermal stability and chemical stability, a liquid crystal for TFT is used. Used when preparing a composition. The content of component B in the liquid crystal composition of the present invention is suitably in the range of 1 to 99% by weight with respect to the total weight of the liquid crystal composition, preferably 10 to 97% by weight, more preferably 40 to 95% by weight. It is. The viscosity can be adjusted by further containing a compound (component E) represented by formulas (11) to (13).
Preferred examples of the compound represented by formula (5), that is, component C, include formulas (5-1) to (5-63).

（これらの式において、Ｒ^３およびＸ^３は前記と同じ意味である）

(In these formulas, R ³ and X ³ have the same meaning as above)

  These compounds represented by the formula (5), that is, the component C, are mainly used when preparing liquid crystal compositions for STN and TN because the dielectric anisotropy value is positive and the value is very large. By containing this component C, the threshold voltage of the composition can be reduced. Further, the viscosity, the refractive index anisotropy value, and the liquid crystal phase temperature range can be expanded. It can also be used to improve steepness.

  When preparing a liquid crystal composition for STN or TN, the content of component C can be in the range of 0.1 to 99.9% by weight, preferably 10 to 97% by weight, more preferably 40 to 40%. 95% by weight. Moreover, the threshold voltage, the liquid crystal phase temperature range, the refractive index anisotropy value, the dielectric anisotropy value, the viscosity, and the like can be adjusted by mixing the components described later.

  Component D comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of formulas (6) to (8) and formula (10) is a dielectric anisotropy used in a vertical alignment mode (VA mode) and the like. Is a preferred component when preparing the liquid crystal composition of the present invention in which is negative.

  Preferable examples of the compound (component D) represented by formulas (6) to (8) and formula (10) are formulas (6-1) to (6-5) and formulas (7-1) to (7), respectively. -9), formulas (8-1) to (8-3), and formulas (10-1) to (10-11).

（式中、Ｒ^４，Ｒ^５は前記と同じ意味を表す）

(Wherein R ⁴ and R ⁵ represent the same meaning as described above)

  These compounds of component D are mainly used in liquid crystal compositions for VA mode having a negative dielectric anisotropy value. Increasing the content lowers the threshold voltage of the composition, but increases the viscosity. Therefore, it is preferable to reduce the content as long as the required value of the threshold voltage is satisfied. However, since the absolute value of the dielectric anisotropy value is about 5, if the content is less than 40% by weight, voltage driving may not be possible.

  Since the compound represented by the formula (6) among the component D is a bicyclic compound, there is mainly an effect of adjusting the threshold voltage, adjusting the viscosity, or adjusting the refractive index anisotropy value. Further, since the compounds represented by the formulas (7) and (8) are tricyclic compounds, the clearing point is increased, the nematic range is increased, the threshold voltage is decreased, and the refractive index anisotropy value is increased. The effect such as enlarging can be obtained.

  When preparing the composition for VA mode, the content of component D is preferably 40% by weight or more, more preferably 50 to 95% by weight, based on the total amount of the composition. Further, by mixing the component D, it is possible to control the elastic constant and control the voltage transmittance curve of the composition. When component D is mixed with a composition having a positive dielectric anisotropy value, the content is preferably 30% by weight or less based on the total amount of the composition.

  Preferable examples of the compound (component E) represented by the formulas (11), (12) and (13) are the formulas (11-1) to (11-11) and the formulas (12-1) to (12-18), respectively. ) And formulas (13-1) to (13-6).

（式中、Ｒ^６およびＲ^７は前記と同じ意味を表す）

(Wherein R ⁶ and R ⁷ represent the same meaning as described above)

  The compound (component E) represented by the formulas (11) to (13) is a compound having a small absolute value of dielectric anisotropy and close to neutrality. The compound represented by the formula (11) is mainly effective in adjusting the viscosity or the refractive index anisotropy value, and the compounds represented by the formulas (12) and (13) are nematic such as increasing the clearing point. It has the effect of widening the range or adjusting the refractive index anisotropy value.

Increasing the content of the compound represented by Component E increases the threshold voltage of the liquid crystal composition and decreases the viscosity. Therefore, as long as the required value of the threshold voltage of the liquid crystal composition is satisfied, the content is More is desirable. When preparing a liquid crystal composition for TFT, the content of component E is preferably 60% by weight or less, more preferably 40% by weight or less based on the total amount of the composition. When preparing a liquid crystal composition for STN or TN, the content of component E is preferably 70% by weight or less, more preferably 60% by weight or less, based on the total amount of the composition.
The liquid crystal composition of the present invention preferably contains at least one kind of the compound represented by the formula (1) of the present invention in a proportion of 0.1 to 99% by weight in order to develop excellent characteristics.

  The liquid crystal composition of the present invention is generally prepared by a known method, for example, a method of dissolving necessary components at a high temperature. Further, an additive well known to those skilled in the art is added depending on the application, for example, the liquid crystal composition (e) of the present invention containing the optically active compound as described below, and the GH type to which a dye is added. A liquid crystal composition can be prepared. Usually, additives are well known to those skilled in the art and are described in detail in the literature.

The liquid crystal composition (e) of the present invention further contains one or more optically active compounds in addition to the liquid crystal composition of the present invention described above.
A known chiral dopant is added as an optically active compound. This chiral dopant has the effect of inducing the helical structure of the liquid crystal to adjust the necessary twist angle and preventing reverse twist. Examples of the chiral dopant include the following optically active compounds (Op-1) to (Op-13).

In the liquid crystal composition (e) of the present invention, these optically active compounds are usually added to adjust the twist pitch. The twist pitch is preferably adjusted in the range of 40 to 200 μm in the case of a liquid crystal composition for TFT and TN. If it is the liquid crystal composition for STN, it is preferable to adjust to the range of 6-20 micrometers. In the case of the bistable TN (Bistable TN) mode, it is preferably adjusted to a range of 1.5 to 4 μm. Two or more optically active compounds may be added for the purpose of adjusting the temperature dependence of the pitch.

  The liquid crystal composition of the present invention can be obtained as a GH type liquid crystal composition by adding a dichroic dye such as merocyanine, styryl, azo, azomethine, azoxy, quinophthalone, anthraquinone, and tetrazine. It can also be used.

  In addition, the liquid crystal composition of the present invention includes NCAP produced by encapsulating nematic liquid crystal, and polymer dispersed liquid crystal display element (PDLCD) produced by forming a three-dimensional network polymer in liquid crystal, for example, a polymer. It can be used as a liquid crystal composition for birefringence control (ECB) type and DS type as well as for network liquid crystal display elements (PNLCD).

[Example]
EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although an Example demonstrates this invention further in detail, this invention is not restrict | limited by these Examples. Unless otherwise specified, “%” means “% by weight”.

Since the obtained compound was identified by a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum obtained by ¹ H-NMR analysis, a gas chromatogram obtained by gas chromatography (GC) analysis, etc., the analysis method will be described first.

¹ H-NMR analysis: DRX-500 (manufactured by Bruker Biospin Co., Ltd.) was used as a measurement apparatus. The measurement was carried out by dissolving the sample produced in Examples and the like in a deuterated solvent in which a sample such as CDCl ₃ is soluble, and at room temperature under conditions of 500 MHz and 24 times of integration. In the description of the obtained nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum, s is a singlet, d is a doublet, t is a triplet, q is a quartet, and m is a multiplet. Tetramethylsilane (TMS) was used as a reference material for the zero point of the chemical shift δ value.

  GC analysis: GC-14B type gas chromatograph made by Shimadzu Corporation was used as a measuring apparatus. As the column, a capillary column CBP1-M25-025 (length 25 m, inner diameter 0.22 mm, film thickness 0.25 μm) manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation; the fixed liquid phase was dimethylpolysiloxane; nonpolar) was used. Helium was used as the carrier gas, and the flow rate was adjusted to 1 ml / min. The temperature of the sample vaporizing chamber was set to 300 ° C., and the temperature of the detector (FID) portion was set to 300 ° C.

The sample was dissolved in toluene to prepare a 1% by weight solution, and 1 μl of the resulting solution was injected into the sample vaporization chamber.
As a recorder, a C-R6A type Chromatopac manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation or an equivalent thereof was used. The obtained gas chromatogram shows the peak retention time and peak area value corresponding to the component compounds.

As a sample dilution solvent, for example, chloroform or hexane may be used. In addition, as columns, Agilent Technologies Inc. capillary column DB-1 (length 30 m, inner diameter 0.32 mm, film thickness 0.25 μm), Agilent Technologies Inc. HP-1 (length 30 m, inner diameter 0) .32 mm, film thickness 0.25 μm), Rtx-1 from Restek Corporation (length 30 m, inner diameter 0.32 mm, film thickness 0.25 μm), BP-1 from SGE International Pty. Ltd (length 30 m, inner diameter) 0.32 mm, film thickness of 0.25 μm) or the like may be used.

The area ratio of peaks in the gas chromatogram corresponds to the ratio of component compounds. In general, the weight% of the component compound of the analysis sample is not completely the same as the area% of each peak of the analysis sample. However, when the above-described column is used in the present invention, the correction factor is substantially 1. Therefore, the weight% of the component compound in the analysis sample substantially corresponds to the area% of each peak in the analysis sample. This is because there is no significant difference in the correction coefficients of the component liquid crystal compounds. In order to obtain the composition ratio of the liquid crystal compound in the liquid crystal composition more accurately by the gas chromatogram, an internal standard method based on the gas chromatogram is used. The liquid crystal compound component (test component) weighed in a certain amount accurately and the reference liquid crystal compound (reference material) are simultaneously measured by gas chromatography, and the area ratio between the peak of the obtained test component and the peak of the reference material Is calculated in advance. When correction is performed using the relative intensity of the peak area of each component with respect to the reference substance, the composition ratio of the liquid crystal compound in the liquid crystal composition can be determined more accurately from gas chromatography analysis.

Samples for Measuring Physical Property Values of Liquid Crystal Compounds There are two types of samples for measuring the physical property values of liquid crystal compounds: when the compound itself is used as a sample, and when the compound is mixed with mother liquid crystals as a sample.

In the latter case using a sample in which a compound is mixed with mother liquid crystals, the measurement is performed by the following method. First, 15% by weight of the obtained liquid crystal compound and 85% by weight of the mother liquid crystal are mixed to prepare a sample. Then, an extrapolated value is calculated from the measured value of the obtained sample according to the extrapolation method shown in the following equation. This extrapolated value is taken as the physical property value of this compound.

<Extrapolated value> = (100 × <Measured value of sample> − <Weight% of mother liquid crystal> × <Measured value of mother liquid crystal>) / <Weight% of liquid crystal compound>

  Even when the ratio between the liquid crystal compound and the mother liquid crystal is this ratio, when the smectic phase or crystal is precipitated at 25 ° C., the ratio between the liquid crystal compound and the mother liquid crystal is 10% by weight: 90% by weight, 5% by weight. %: 95% by weight, 1% by weight: 99% by weight, and the physical properties of the sample were measured with a composition in which the smectic phase or crystals did not precipitate at 25 ° C., and extrapolated according to the above formula. This is taken as the physical property value of the liquid crystal compound.

There are various types of mother liquid crystals used for measurement. For example, the composition (% by weight) of the mother liquid crystals A is as follows.
Mother liquid crystal A:

Method for measuring physical property values of liquid crystal compounds, etc. The physical property values were measured by the method described later. Many of these measurement methods are the methods described in the Standard of Electric Industries Association of Japan EIAJ / ED-2521A or a modified method thereof. Moreover, TFT was not attached to the TN element used for the measurement.

  Among the measured values, when the liquid crystal compound itself was used as a sample, the obtained value was described as experimental data. When a mixture of a liquid crystal compound and mother liquid crystals was used as a sample, values obtained by extrapolation were described as experimental data.

Phase structure and phase transition temperature (° C.): Measurement was performed by the following methods (1) and (2).
(1) A compound is placed on a hot plate (Mettler FP-52 type hot stage) equipped with a polarizing microscope, and the phase state and its change are observed with a polarizing microscope while heating at a rate of 3 ° C./min. , Identified the type of liquid crystal phase.
(2) Using a scanning calorimeter DSC-7 system or Diamond DSC system manufactured by PerkinElmer Inc., the temperature is raised and lowered at a rate of 3 ° C./min, and the end point of the endothermic peak or exothermic peak accompanying the phase change of the sample is excluded. The phase transition temperature was determined by onset.

Hereinafter, the crystal is expressed as C, and when the crystal can be distinguished, it is expressed as C ₁ or C ₂ , respectively. Further, the smectic phase is represented as S and the nematic phase is represented as N. The liquid (isotropic) was designated as I. In the smectic phase, when the smectic B phase or the smectic A phase can be distinguished, they are represented as S _B or S _A , respectively. As a representation of the phase transition temperature, for example, “C 50.0 N 100.0 I” means that the phase transition temperature (CN) from the crystal to the nematic phase is 50.0 ° C., and the phase from the nematic phase to the liquid The transition temperature (NI) is 100.0 ° C. The same applies to other notations.

Maximum temperature of nematic phase (T _NI ; ° C.): A sample (mixture of liquid crystal compound and mother liquid crystal) is placed on a hot plate (Mettler FP-52 type hot stage) of a melting point measuring apparatus equipped with a polarizing microscope. The polarizing microscope was observed while heating at a rate of ° C / min. The temperature at which a part of the sample changed from a nematic phase to an isotropic liquid was defined as the upper limit temperature of the nematic phase. Hereinafter, the upper limit temperature of the nematic phase may be simply abbreviated as “upper limit temperature”.

  Low temperature compatibility: A sample in which a mother liquid crystal and a liquid crystal compound were mixed so that the liquid crystal compound was in an amount of 20% by weight, 15% by weight, 10% by weight, 5% by weight, 3% by weight, and 1% by weight. Make and place sample in glass bottle. The glass bottle was stored in a freezer at −10 ° C. or −20 ° C. for a certain period, and then it was observed whether a crystal or smectic phase was precipitated.

  Viscosity (η; measured at 20 ° C .; mPa · s): A mixture of a liquid crystal compound and a mother liquid crystal was measured using an E-type rotational viscometer.

  Refractive index anisotropy (Δn): Measurement was performed at 25 ° C. using an Abbe refractometer using light with a wavelength of 589 nm and a polarizing plate attached to the eyepiece. After rubbing the surface of the main prism in one direction, a sample (mixture of liquid crystal compound and mother liquid crystal) was dropped onto the main prism. The refractive index (n‖) was measured when the direction of polarized light was parallel to the direction of rubbing. The refractive index (n⊥) was measured when the direction of polarized light was perpendicular to the direction of rubbing. The value of refractive index anisotropy (Δn) was calculated from the equation: Δn = n∥−n⊥.

  Dielectric anisotropy (Δε; measured at 25 ° C.): Put a sample (mixture of liquid crystal compound and mother liquid crystal) into a liquid crystal cell with a gap (gap) between two glass substrates of about 9 μm and a twist angle of 80 degrees. It was. 20 volts was applied to the cell, and the dielectric constant (ε 率) in the major axis direction of the liquid crystal molecules was measured. 0.5 V was applied, and the dielectric constant (ε⊥) in the minor axis direction of the liquid crystal molecules was measured. The value of dielectric anisotropy was calculated from the equation: Δε = ε∥−ε⊥.

4- [Difluoro (3,4,5-trifluorophenoxy) methyl] -4 ′ ″-pentyl-2 ′, 2 ″, 3,5-tetrafluoro-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″ , 4 ″, 1 ′ ″-Quarterphenyl (No. 1-4-5)

Synthesis of Compound (T-2) To a reactor under a nitrogen atmosphere, 50.0 g of 1-bromo-4-pentylbenzene (T-1), 31.4 g of 3-fluorophenylboronic acid, 91.2 g of potassium carbonate, Pd ( Ph ₃ P) ₂ Cl ₂ 4.63 g, toluene 150 ml, Solmix A-11 150 ml and water 150 ml were added and heated to reflux for 3 hours. The reaction solution was cooled to 25 ° C., poured into 500 ml of water and 500 ml of toluene, and mixed. Then, it left still and isolate | separated into two layers, an organic layer and an aqueous layer, and extraction operation to the organic layer was performed. The obtained organic layer was separated, washed with water, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The resulting solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by preparative operation by column chromatography using heptane as a developing solvent and silica gel as a filler. The product was further purified by recrystallization from Solmix A-11 and dried to obtain 45.2 g of 3-fluoro-4′-pentylbiphenyl (T-2). The yield based on the compound (T-1) was 84.8%.

Synthesis of Compound (T-3) 45.2 g of Compound (T-2) and 300 ml of THF were added to a reactor under a nitrogen atmosphere and cooled to -74 ° C. Thereto, 222 ml of a 1.0 M sec-butyllithium, cyclohexane, n-hexane solution was dropped in a temperature range of -74 ° C. to -68 ° C., and further stirred for 120 minutes. Subsequently, a solution of iodine (61.7 g) in THF (350 ml) was added dropwise in the temperature range of −75 ° C. to −68 ° C., and the mixture was further stirred for 60 minutes. The obtained reaction mixture was returned to 25 ° C. and then poured into 650 ml of ice water and mixed. 500 ml of toluene was added, and the organic layer and the aqueous layer were separated and extracted, and the resulting organic layer was separated, washed successively with an aqueous sodium thiosulfate solution and brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The obtained solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by a fractionation operation by column chromatography using heptane as a developing solvent and silica gel as a filler. The solvent was distilled off and the residue was dried to obtain 58.7 g of 3-fluoro-4-iodo-4′-pentylbiphenyl (T-3). The yield based on the compound (T-2) was 85.2%.

Synthesis of Compound (T-4) To a reactor under a nitrogen atmosphere, 30.0 g of 3-fluoro-4-iodo-4′-pentylbiphenyl (T-3), 12.5 g of 3-fluorophenylboronic acid, potassium carbonate 33 .8 g, Pd / C (NX type) 0.175 g, toluene 100 ml, Solmix A-11 100 ml and water 100 ml were added and heated to reflux for 2 hours. The reaction solution was cooled to 25 ° C., poured into 300 ml of water and 200 ml of toluene, and mixed. Then, it left still and isolate | separated into two layers, an organic layer and an aqueous layer, and extraction operation to the organic layer was performed. The obtained organic layer was separated, washed with water, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The resulting solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by preparative operation by column chromatography using heptane as a developing solvent and silica gel as a filler. Further, it was purified by recrystallization from a mixed solvent of heptane / Solmix A-11, dried, and 2 ′, 3-difluoro-4 ″ -pentyl-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″ -terphenyl ( T-4) 16.1 g was obtained. The yield based on the compound (T-3) was 58.8%.

Synthesis of Compound (T-5) 16.1 g of Compound (T-4) and 200 ml of THF were added to a reactor under a nitrogen atmosphere and cooled to −74 ° C. Thereto, 57.5 ml of 1.0 M sec-butyllithium, cyclohexane, n-hexane solution was dropped in a temperature range of -74 ° C. to -68 ° C., and further stirred for 120 minutes. Subsequently, a solution of iodine 15.8 g in THF 100 ml was added dropwise in the temperature range of −75 ° C. to −68 ° C., and further stirred for 60 minutes. The obtained reaction mixture was returned to 25 ° C. and then poured into 300 ml of ice water and mixed. 200 ml of toluene was added to separate the organic layer from the aqueous layer and extraction was performed. The resulting organic layer was separated, washed successively with aqueous sodium thiosulfate solution and brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The resulting solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by a preparative operation by column chromatography using heptane as a developing solvent and silica gel as a filler. The solvent was distilled off and dried to obtain 21.9 g of 2 ′, 3-difluoro-4-iodo-4 ″ -pentyl-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″ -terphenyl (T-5). . The yield based on the compound (T-4) was 99.1%.

Synthesis of Compound (T-6) 2 ′, 3-Difluoro-4-iodo-4 ″ -pentyl-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″ -terphenyl (T-5) into a reactor under a nitrogen atmosphere ) 10.0 g, 3,5-difluorophenylboronic acid 3.76 g, potassium carbonate 8.96 g, Pd / C (NX type) 0.0460 g, toluene 70.0 ml, Solmix A-11 70.0 ml and water 70 0.0 ml was added and heated to reflux for 2 hours. The reaction solution was cooled to 25 ° C., poured into 200 ml of water and 200 ml of toluene, and mixed. Then, it left still and isolate | separated into two layers, an organic layer and an aqueous layer, and extraction operation to the organic layer was performed. The obtained organic layer was separated, washed with water, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The resulting solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by preparative operation by column chromatography using heptane as a developing solvent and silica gel as a filler. Further, it was purified by recrystallization from a mixed solvent of heptane / Solmix A-11, dried, and 4 ′ ″-pentyl-2 ′, 2 ″, 3,5-tetrafluoro-1,1 ′, 4 ′. , 1 ″, 4 ″, 1 ′ ″-quarterphenyl (T-6) 6.89 g was obtained. The yield based on the compound (T-5) was 71.1%.

Synthesis of Compound (T-7) 5.00 g of Compound (T-6) and 130 ml of THF were added to a reactor under a nitrogen atmosphere and cooled to -74 ° C. Thereto, 9.10 ml of a 1.60 M n-butyllithium / n-hexane solution was dropped in a temperature range of −74 ° C. to −70 ° C., and further stirred for 60 minutes. Subsequently, a solution of dibromodifluoromethane (3.50 g) in THF (20.0 ml) was dropped in a temperature range of -75 ° C to -70 ° C, and the mixture was stirred for 60 minutes while returning to 25 ° C. The obtained reaction mixture was poured into 150 ml of ice water and mixed. 150 ml of toluene was added to separate the organic layer and the aqueous layer, and the extraction was carried out for extraction. The resulting organic layer was separated, washed with brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The resulting solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by a preparative operation by column chromatography using heptane as a developing solvent and silica gel as a filler. The solvent is distilled off and dried to give 4-bromodifluoromethyl-4 ′ ″-pentyl-2 ′, 2 ″, 3,5-tetrafluoro-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″, 4 ″. , 1 ′ ″-quarterphenyl (T-7) 5.44 g was obtained. The yield based on the compound (T-6) was 84.9%.

Synthesis of compound (No. 1-4-5) To a reactor under a nitrogen atmosphere, 1.23 g of 3,4,5-trifluorophenol, 2.87 g of potassium carbonate, N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) 25. 0 ml was added and it stirred at 115 degreeC for 30 minutes. Subsequently, 4.00 g of a DMF 75.0 ml solution was added dropwise to the compound (T-7), and the mixture was stirred at 115 ° C. for 1 hour. After returning the reaction mixture to 25 ° C., the mixture was poured into 100 ml of ice water and mixed, 150 ml of toluene was added to separate the organic layer from the aqueous layer, and the resulting organic layer was separated, followed by saturated sodium bicarbonate. The extract was washed successively with an aqueous solution, a 0.5N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, and brine and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The obtained solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by a fractionation operation by column chromatography using heptane as a developing solvent and silica gel as a filler. Further purified by recrystallization from a mixed solvent of heptane / Solmix A-11, dried, 4- [difluoro (3,4,5-trifluorophenoxy) methyl] -4 ′ ″-pentyl-2 ′, 2.06 g of 2 ″, 3,5-tetrafluoro-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″, 4 ″, 1 ′ ″-quarterphenyl (No. 1-4-5) was obtained. The yield based on the compound (T-7) was 46.1%.

The phase transition temperature of the obtained compound (No. 1-4-5) was as follows.
Phase transition temperature: C 87.1 S _A 181 N 255 I.

The chemical shift δ (ppm) of ¹ H-NMR analysis is as follows, and the obtained compound was 4- [difluoro (3,4,5-trifluorophenoxy) methyl] -4 ′ ″-pentyl- It could be identified as 2 ′, 2 ″, 3,5-tetrafluoro-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″, 4 ″, 1 ′ ″-quarterphenyl. The measurement solvent is CDCl ₃ .

  Chemical shift δ (ppm): 7.58-7.39 (m, 8H), 7.34-7.25 (m, 4H), 7.07-6.95 (m, 2H), 2.67 ( t, J = 8.00 Hz, 2H), 1.74-1.60 (m, 2H), 1.44-1.31 (m, 4H), 0.91 (t, J = 6.65 Hz, 3H) ).

Physical Properties of Liquid Crystal Compound (No. 1-4-5) Four compounds described as the mother liquid crystal A described above were mixed to prepare a mother liquid crystal A having a nematic phase. The physical properties of the mother liquid crystal A were as follows.
Maximum temperature (T _NI ) = 71.7 ° C .; refractive index anisotropy (Δn) = 0.137; dielectric anisotropy (Δε) = 11.0.

85% by weight of mother liquid crystals A and 4- [difluoro (3,4,5-trifluorophenoxy) methyl] -4 ′ ″-pentyl-2 ′, 2 ″, 3,5 obtained in Example 1 A liquid crystal composition B comprising 15% by weight of tetrafluoro-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″, 4 ″, 1 ′ ″-quarterphenyl (No. 1-4-5) was prepared. . The physical property value of the obtained liquid crystal composition B was measured, and the extrapolated value of the physical property of the liquid crystal compound (No. 1-4-5) was calculated by extrapolating the measured value. The values were as follows:
Maximum temperature (T _NI ) = 169 ° C .; refractive index anisotropy (Δn) = 0.257; dielectric anisotropy (Δε) = 36.7.
Accordingly, the liquid crystal compound (No. 1-4-5) is a compound having a high maximum temperature (T _NI ), a large refractive index anisotropy (Δn), and a large dielectric anisotropy (Δε). I understood.

4- [Difluoro [(2,3 ′, 4 ′, 5′-tetrafluoro [1,1′-biphenyl] -4-yl) oxy] methyl] -4 ″ -pentyl-2 ′, 3,5- Synthesis of trifluoro-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″ -terphenyl (No. 1-3-5)

Synthesis of Compound (T-8) To a reactor under a nitrogen atmosphere, 64.0 g of 3-fluoro-4-iodo-4′-pentylbiphenyl (T-3), 30.3 g of 3,5-difluorophenylboronic acid, carbonic acid 73.0 g of potassium, 0.372 g of Pd / C (NX type), 200 ml of toluene, 200 ml of Solmix A-11 and 200 ml of water were added and heated to reflux for 2 hours. The reaction solution was cooled to 25 ° C., poured into 600 ml of water and 400 ml of toluene, and mixed. Then, it left still and isolate | separated into two layers, an organic layer and an aqueous layer, and extraction operation to the organic layer was performed. The obtained organic layer was separated, washed with water, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The resulting solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by preparative operation by column chromatography using heptane as a developing solvent and silica gel as a filler. Further, it was purified by recrystallization from a mixed solvent of heptane / Solmix A-11, dried, and 2 ′, 3,5-trifluoro-4 ″ -pentyl-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″ −. 40.2 g of terphenyl (T-8) was obtained. The yield based on the compound (T-3) was 64.8%.

Synthesis of Compound (T-9) To a reactor under a nitrogen atmosphere, 5.00 g of Compound (T-8) and 65 ml of THF were added and cooled to -74 ° C. Thereto, 11.5 ml of a 1.60 M n-butyllithium / n-hexane solution was dropped in a temperature range of −74 ° C. to −70 ° C., and further stirred for 60 minutes. Subsequently, a solution of 4.45 g of dibromodifluoromethane in 25.0 ml of THF was dropped in a temperature range of −75 ° C. to −70 ° C. and stirred for 60 minutes while returning to 25 ° C. The obtained reaction mixture was poured into 90.0 ml of ice water and mixed. 70 ml of toluene was added to separate an organic layer and an aqueous layer, and an extraction operation was performed. The resulting organic layer was separated, washed with brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The resulting solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by a preparative operation by column chromatography using heptane as a developing solvent and silica gel as a filler. The solvent was distilled off and dried to give 4-bromodifluoromethyl-4 ″ -pentyl-2 ′, 3,5-trifluoro-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″ -terphenyl (T-9) 5 .49 g was obtained. The yield based on the compound (T-8) was 80.6%.

Synthesis of Compound (T-11) To a reactor under a nitrogen atmosphere, 4-bromo-3-fluorophenol (T-10) 5.00 g, 3,4,5-trifluorophenylboronic acid 5.07 g, potassium carbonate 10 .9 g, Pd (Ph ₃ P) ₂ Cl ₂ 0.552 g, and 2-propanol were added, and the mixture was heated to reflux for 5 hours. The reaction solution was cooled to 25 ° C., poured into 100 ml of water and 100 ml of toluene, and mixed. Then, it left still and isolate | separated into two layers, an organic layer and an aqueous layer, and extraction operation to the organic layer was performed. The obtained organic layer was separated, washed with water, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The resulting solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by a fractionation operation by column chromatography using toluene as a developing solvent and silica gel as a filler. Further, it was purified by recrystallization from a mixed solvent of heptane / Solmix A-11, dried, and 4-hydroxy-2,3 ′, 4 ′, 5′-tetrafluoro-1,1′-biphenyl (T-11). ) 4.79 g was obtained. The yield based on the compound (T-1) was 74.4%.

Synthesis of Compound (No. 1-3-5) To a reactor under a nitrogen atmosphere, 2.10 g of Compound (T-11) obtained above, 3.00 g of potassium carbonate, N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) 30.0 ml was added and it stirred at 115 degreeC for 30 minutes. Subsequently, a compound (T-9) 3.50 g DMF 55.0 ml solution was added dropwise, and the mixture was stirred at 115 ° C. for 1 hour. After returning the reaction mixture to 25 ° C., the mixture was poured into 85.0 ml of ice water and mixed, and 100 ml of toluene was added to separate into an organic layer and an aqueous layer for extraction. The obtained organic layer was separated, washed successively with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution, 0.5N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The obtained solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by a fractionation operation by column chromatography using heptane as a developing solvent and silica gel as a filler. Further, it was purified by recrystallization from a mixed solvent of heptane / Solmix A-11, dried, and 4- [difluoro [(2,3 ′, 4 ′, 5′-tetrafluoro [1,1′-biphenyl]- 4-yl) oxy] methyl] -4 ″ -pentyl-2 ′, 3,5-trifluoro-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″ -terphenyl (No. 1-3-5) 30 g was obtained. The yield based on the compound (T-9) was 49.3%.

The phase transition temperature of the obtained compound (No. 1-3-5) was as follows.
Phase transition temperature: C 79.4 S _A 138 N 223 I.

The chemical shift δ (ppm) of ¹ H-NMR analysis is as follows, and the obtained compound is 4- [difluoro [(2,3 ′, 4 ′, 5′-tetrafluoro [1,1′- Biphenyl] -4-yl) oxy] methyl] -4 ″ -pentyl-2 ′, 3,5-trifluoro-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″ -terphenyl could be identified. The measurement solvent is CDCl ₃ .

  Chemical shift δ (ppm); 7.58-7.46 (m, 4H), 7.46-7.35 (m, 2H), 7.32-7.24 (m, 4H), 7.24- 7.13 (m, 4H), 2.67 (t, J = 7.85 Hz, 2H), 1.74-1.60 (m, 2H), 1.44-1.31 (m, 4H), 0.91 (t, J = 6.95 Hz, 3H).

Physical property of liquid crystal compound (No. 1-3-5) 85% by weight of the liquid crystal A and 4- [difluoro [(2,3 ′, 4 ′, 5′-tetrafluoro [ 1,2] obtained in Example 3) 1′-biphenyl] -4-yl) oxy] methyl] -4 ″ -pentyl-2 ′, 3,5-trifluoro-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″ -terphenyl (No. 1- A liquid crystal composition C comprising 15% by weight of 3-5) was prepared. The physical property value of the obtained liquid crystal composition C was measured, and the extrapolated value of the physical property of the liquid crystal compound (No. 1-3-5) was calculated by extrapolating the measured value. The values were as follows:

Maximum temperature (T _NI ) = 146 ° C .; refractive index anisotropy (Δn) = 0.237; dielectric anisotropy (Δε) = 39.0.
Therefore, the liquid crystal compound (No. 1-3-5) is a compound having a high maximum temperature (T _NI ), a large refractive index anisotropy (Δn), and a large dielectric anisotropy (Δε). I understood.

4- [Difluoro [(2,3′-difluoro-4′-trifluoromethoxy [1,1′-biphenyl] -4-yl) oxy] methyl] -4 ″ -pentyl-2 ′, 3,5- Synthesis of trifluoro-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″ -terphenyl (No. 1-3-145)

Synthesis of compound (T-13)
To the reactor under a nitrogen atmosphere, 3.05 g of well-dried magnesium and 20.0 ml of THF were added and heated to 55 ° C. Thereto, 25.0 g of 1-bromo-3-fluoro-4-trifluoromethoxybenzene (T-12) dissolved in 100 ml of THF was slowly dropped in a temperature range of 47 ° C. to 60 ° C., and further stirred for 60 minutes. . The obtained Grignard reagent was dropped into a solution of trimethyl borate (14.0 g) in THF (100 ml) in a temperature range of -74 ° C to -65 ° C, and the mixture was further stirred for 180 minutes while returning to 25 ° C. Subsequently, the reaction mixture was cooled to −30 ° C., 90 ml of 6N hydrochloric acid was slowly added dropwise, and the mixture was further stirred for 180 minutes while returning to 25 ° C. Thereafter, the reaction mixture was poured into a container containing 3000 ml of 250 ml of ice water and mixed. 300 ml of ethyl acetate was added, and an extraction operation was performed by separating the organic layer and the aqueous layer. The obtained organic layer was separated, washed successively with water, saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. Thereafter, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to obtain 11.7 g of 3-fluoro-4-trifluoromethoxyphenylboronic acid (T-13). The yield based on the compound (T-12) was 54.0%.

Synthesis of Compound (T-14) 2,3′-Difluoro-4-phenyl was synthesized in the same manner as the synthesis of Compound (T-11) shown in Example 3 using Compound (T-13) obtained above. 9.26 g of hydroxy-4′-trifluoromethoxy-1,1′-biphenyl (T-14) was synthesized. The yield based on the compound (T-10) was 78.5%.

Synthesis of Compound (No. 1-3-145) Using compound (T-14) obtained above, 4- [4- [ Difluoro [(2,3′-difluoro-4′-trifluoromethoxy [1,1′-biphenyl] -4-yl) oxy] methyl] -4 ″ -pentyl-2 ′, 3,5-trifluoro- 1.86 g of 1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″ -terphenyl (No. 1-3-145) was obtained. The yield based on the compound (T-9) was 47.7%.

The phase transition temperature of the obtained compound (No. 1-3-145) was as follows.
Phase transition temperature: C 67.9 S _A 215 N 248 I.

The chemical shift δ (ppm) of ¹ H-NMR analysis is as follows, and the obtained compound is 4- [difluoro [(2,3′-difluoro-4′-trifluoromethoxy [1,1′- Biphenyl] -4-yl) oxy] methyl] -4 ″ -pentyl-2 ′, 3,5-trifluoro-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″ -terphenyl could be identified. The measurement solvent is CDCl ₃ .

  Chemical shift δ (ppm); 7.57-7.46 (m, 4H), 7.46-7.35 (m, 4H), 7.35-7.25 (m, 5H), 7.24- 7.16 (m, 2H), 2.67 (t, J = 7.70 Hz, 2H), 1.74-1.60 (m, 2H), 1.45-1.31 (m, 4H), 0.91 (t, J = 7.00 Hz, 3H).

Physical property of liquid crystal compound (No. 1-3-145) 85 wt% of mother liquid crystal A and 4- [difluoro [(2,3′-difluoro-4′-trifluoromethoxy [1, 1′-biphenyl] -4-yl) oxy] methyl] -4 ″ -pentyl-2 ′, 3,5-trifluoro-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″ -terphenyl (No. 1- A liquid crystal composition D comprising 15% by weight of 3-145) was prepared. The physical property value of the obtained liquid crystal composition D was measured, and the extrapolated value of the physical property of the liquid crystal compound (No. 1-3-145) was calculated by extrapolating the measured value. The values were as follows:

Maximum temperature (T _NI ) = 155 ° C .; refractive index anisotropy (Δn) = 0.230; dielectric anisotropy (Δε) = 30.9.
From this, it was found that the liquid crystal compound (No. 1-3-145) was a compound having a high maximum temperature (T _NI ) and a large refractive index anisotropy (Δn).

4- [difluoro (3,4,5-trifluorophenoxy) methyl] -2 ′, 2 ″, 3,5,6′-pentafluoro-4 ′ ″-pentyl-1,1 ′, 4 ′, Synthesis of 1 ″, 4 ″, 1 ′ ″-quarterphenyl (Compound No. 1-4-19)

Synthesis of Compound (T-15) 7.00 g of Compound (T-8) and 85.0 ml of THF were added to a reactor under a nitrogen atmosphere and cooled to -74 ° C. Thereto, 45.0 ml of a 1.60 M n-butyllithium / n-hexane solution was dropped in a temperature range of -74 ° C. to -70 ° C., and further stirred for 60 minutes. Subsequently, a solution of iodine (6.52 g) in THF (45.0 ml) was added dropwise in the temperature range of -75 ° C to -70 ° C, and the mixture was further stirred for 60 minutes. The obtained reaction mixture was returned to 25 ° C. and then poured into 130 ml of ice water and mixed. 150 ml of toluene was added to separate the organic layer and the aqueous layer and extraction was performed. The resulting organic layer was separated, washed successively with aqueous sodium thiosulfate solution and brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The resulting solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by a preparative operation by column chromatography using heptane as a developing solvent and silica gel as a filler. The solvent was distilled off and dried, and 9.38 g of 4-iodo-2 ′, 3,5-trifluoro-4 ″ -pentyl-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″ -terphenyl (T-15) Got. The yield based on the compound (T-8) was 98.6%.

Synthesis of Compound (T-16) Using 9.38 g of Compound (T-15) as a raw material, 2 ′, 2 ″, 3, 5 by the same method as the synthesis of Compound (T-6) of Example 1 , 6′-pentafluoro-4 ′ ″-pentyl-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″, 4 ″, 1 ′ ″-quarterphenyl (T-16) 7.77 g was obtained. The yield based on the compound (T-15) was 85.4%.

Synthesis of Compound (T-17) 4-bromodifluoromethyl-2 ′, 2 was prepared in the same manner as in the synthesis of Compound (T-7) of Example 1 using 5.00 g of Compound (T-16) as a raw material. '', 3,5,6′-pentafluoro-4 ′ ″-pentyl-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″, 4 ″, 1 ′ ″-quarterphenyl (T-17) 4. 56 g was obtained. The yield based on the compound (T-16) was 71.6%.

Synthesis of Compound (No. 1-4-19) Using 4.00 g of Compound (T-17) as a raw material, the same procedure as in the synthesis of Compound (No. 1-4-5) of Example 1 was performed. [Difluoro (3,4,5-trifluorophenoxy) methyl] -2 ′, 2 ″, 3,5,6′-pentafluoro-4 ′ ″-pentyl-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ′ 1.81 g of ', 4'',1'''-quarterphenyl (No. 1-4-19) was obtained. The yield based on the compound (T-17) was 40.7%.

The phase transition temperature of the obtained compound (No. 1-4-19) was as follows.
Phase transition _{temperature: C 125 S A 167 N 240} I.

The chemical shift δ (ppm) of ¹ H-NMR analysis is as follows, and the obtained compound is 4- [difluoro (3,4,5-trifluorophenoxy) methyl] -2 ′, 2 ″, It was possible to identify 3,5,6′-pentafluoro-4 ′ ″-pentyl-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″, 4 ″, 1 ″ ′-quarterphenyl. The measurement solvent is CDCl ₃ .

  Chemical shift δ (ppm); 7.58-7.41 (m, 5H), 7.36-7.26 (m, 4H), 7.26-7.19 (d, J = 10.3 Hz, 2H ), 7.06-6.98 (m, 2H), 2.67 (t, J = 8.00 Hz, 2H), 1.74-1.60 (m, 2H), 1.45-1.31. (M, 4H), 0.92 (t, J = 6.80 Hz, 3H).

Physical property of liquid crystal compound (No. 1-4-19) 95% by weight of liquid crystal A and 4- [difluoro (3,4,5-trifluorophenoxy) methyl] -2 ′, 2 obtained in Example 7 ″, 3,5,6′-pentafluoro-4 ′ ″-pentyl-1,1 ′, 4 ′, 1 ″, 4 ″, 1 ′ ″-quarterphenyl (No. 1-4) A liquid crystal composition E comprising 5% by weight of 19) was prepared. The physical property value of the obtained liquid crystal composition E was measured, and the extrapolated value of the physical property of the liquid crystal compound (No. 1-4-19) was calculated by extrapolating the measured value. The values were as follows:

Maximum temperature (T _NI ) = 156 ° C .; refractive index anisotropy (Δn) = 0.257; dielectric anisotropy (Δε) = 43.6.
Therefore, the liquid crystal compound (No. 1-4-19) is a compound having a high maximum temperature (T _NI ), a large refractive index anisotropy (Δn), and a large dielectric anisotropy (Δε). I understood.

Based on Examples 1, 3, 5 and 7, and the synthesis method further described, the following compounds (No. 1-1-1) to (No. 1-1-518), (No. 1-2) -1) to (No. 1-2-490), (No. 1-3-1) to (No. 1-3-623) and (No. 1-4-1) to (No. 1-4) -534) can be synthesized. The appended data is a value obtained in accordance with the method described above. The phase transition temperature is a measured value of the compound itself. The maximum temperature (T _NI ), dielectric anisotropy (Δε), and optical anisotropy (Δn) were mixed with the base liquid crystal (A) as described in Examples 2, 4, 6 and 8. It is an extrapolated value obtained by converting the measured value of the sample according to the extrapolation method.

[Comparative example]
As a comparative example, 4- [difluoro [(2,3 ′, 4 ′, 5′-tetrafluoro [1,1′-biphenyl]], a pentacyclic liquid crystal compound containing a tetrahydropyran ring, described in WO2005 / 019378A1. -4-yl) oxy] methyl] -4 '-(5-pentyltetrahydropyran-2-yl) -2', 3,5,6'-tetrafluoro-1,1'-biphenyl (S-1-1) ) Was synthesized.

The phase transition temperature of the obtained comparative compound (S-1-1) was as follows.
Phase transition temperature: C 101 N 198 I.

  A liquid crystal composition G composed of 85% by weight of the base liquid crystal A and 15% by weight of the comparative compound (S-1-1) was prepared. The physical property value of the obtained liquid crystal composition G was measured, and the extrapolated value of the physical property of the comparative compound (S-11) was calculated by extrapolating the measured value. The values were as follows:

Maximum temperature (T _NI ) = 118 ° C .; refractive index anisotropy (Δn) = 0.177; dielectric anisotropy (Δε) = 52.3.

  Comparative Example Compound (S-1-1) and the compounds of the present invention shown in Examples 1 to 10 (No. 1-4-5, No. 1-3-5, No. 1-3-145, No. 1-4-19 and No. 1-2-5) are compared with the compounds (No. 1-4-5, No. 1-3-5, No. 1-3-145 and No. 1). It can be said that -4-19 is an excellent compound having a wider temperature range of the liquid crystal phase, a high clearing point, and a large refractive index anisotropy.

Further, the comparative compound (S-1-1) and the compounds of the present invention (No. 1-3-5 and No. 1-3-145) shown in Examples 3 to 6 are compared. Both compounds are similar in that they have a biphenyl structure on the right side of the CF ₂ O bonding group, but the compounds (No. 1-3-5 and No. 1-3-145) are more liquid crystalline. Wide temperature range, high clearing point and large refractive index anisotropy. Further, the comparative compound (S-1-1) is not sufficiently high in compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, and the low-temperature compatibility is that of the compounds (No. 1-3-5 and No. 1-3-145). It was better. Therefore, the compounds (No. 1-3-5 and No. 1-3-145) have a high clearing point and a large refractive index anisotropy, and also have a high compatibility with other compounds. It can be said that it is an excellent compound.

  Furthermore, representative compositions of the present invention are summarized in Composition Examples 1 to 14. First, compounds that are components of the composition and their amounts (% by weight) are shown. The compounds were indicated by the symbols of the left terminal group, linking group, ring structure, and right terminal group according to the conventions in Table 1. The configuration of 1,4-cyclohexylene and 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl is trans. If there is no end group symbol, it means that the end group is hydrogen. Next, physical properties of the composition are shown. The physical property values here are measured values as they are.

  The characteristic value can be measured according to the following method. Many of them are the method described in the Standard of Electric Industries Association of Japan EIAJ ED-2521A or a modified method thereof. No TFT was attached to the TN device used for measurement.

  Maximum temperature of nematic phase (NI; ° C.): A sample was placed on a hot plate of a melting point measuring apparatus equipped with a polarizing microscope and heated at a rate of 1 ° C./min. The temperature was measured when a part of the sample changed from a nematic phase to an isotropic liquid. The upper limit temperature of the nematic phase may be abbreviated as “upper limit temperature”.

Minimum temperature of nematic phase (T _C ; ° C.): A sample having a nematic phase is stored in a freezer at 0 ° C., −10 ° C., −20 ° C., −30 ° C., and −40 ° C. Observed. For example, when the sample remains in a nematic phase at −20 ° C. and changes to a crystal (or smectic phase) at −30 ° C., T _C is described as ≦ −20 ° C. The lower limit temperature of the nematic phase may be abbreviated as “lower limit temperature”.

  Viscosity (η; measured at 20 ° C .; mPa · s): An E-type viscometer was used for measurement.

Rotational viscosity (γ1; measured at 25 ° C .; mPa · s):
1) Sample with positive dielectric anisotropy: Measurement was performed according to the method described in M. Imai et al., Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol. 259, 37 (1995). A sample was put in a TN device having a twist angle of 0 ° and a distance (cell gap) between two glass substrates of 5 μm. The voltage was applied to the TN device stepwise in the range of 16 to 19.5 volts every 0.5 volts. After no application for 0.2 seconds, the application was repeated under the condition of only one rectangular wave (rectangular pulse; 0.2 seconds) and no application (2 seconds). The peak current and peak time of the transient current generated by this application were measured. The value of rotational viscosity was obtained from these measured values and the paper by M. Imai et al., Formula (8) on page 40. The value of dielectric anisotropy necessary for this calculation was obtained by the following dielectric anisotropy measurement method using the element used for the measurement of the rotational viscosity.

  2) Sample with negative dielectric anisotropy: Measurement was performed according to the method described in M. Imai et al., Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol. 259, 37 (1995). A sample was put in a VA device having a distance (cell gap) between two glass substrates of 20 μm. This element was applied stepwise in increments of 1 volt in the range of 30 to 50 volts. After no application for 0.2 seconds, the application was repeated under the condition of only one rectangular wave (rectangular pulse; 0.2 seconds) and no application (2 seconds). The peak current and peak time of the transient current generated by this application were measured. The value of rotational viscosity was obtained from these measured values and the paper by M. Imai et al., Formula (8) on page 40. As the dielectric anisotropy necessary for this calculation, a value measured by the following dielectric anisotropy was used.

  Optical anisotropy (refractive index anisotropy; Δn; measured at 25 ° C.): Measurement was performed with an Abbe refractometer using a light having a wavelength of 589 nm and a polarizing plate attached to an eyepiece. After rubbing the surface of the main prism in one direction, the sample was dropped on the main prism. The refractive index (n‖) was measured when the direction of polarized light was parallel to the direction of rubbing. The refractive index (n⊥) was measured when the direction of polarized light was perpendicular to the direction of rubbing. The value of optical anisotropy was calculated from the equation: Δn = n∥−n⊥. When the sample was a composition, the optical anisotropy was measured by this method. When the sample was a compound, the optical anisotropy was measured after mixing the compound with an appropriate composition. The optical anisotropy of the compound is an extrapolated value.

Dielectric Anisotropy (Δε; measured at 25 ° C.): When the sample was a compound, the dielectric anisotropy was measured after mixing the compound with an appropriate composition. The dielectric anisotropy of the compound is an extrapolated value.
1) Composition having a positive dielectric anisotropy: A sample was placed in a liquid crystal cell in which the distance (gap) between two glass substrates was about 9 μm and the twist angle was 80 degrees. 20 volts was applied to the cell, and the dielectric constant (ε 率) in the major axis direction of the liquid crystal molecules was measured. 0.5 V was applied, and the dielectric constant (ε⊥) in the minor axis direction of the liquid crystal molecules was measured. The value of dielectric anisotropy was calculated from the equation: Δε = ε∥−ε⊥.

  2) Composition having a negative dielectric anisotropy: A sample was placed in a liquid crystal cell treated in a homeotropic alignment, and 0.5 volt was applied to measure the dielectric constant (ε ボ ル ト). A sample was put in a liquid crystal cell treated to homogeneous alignment, and a dielectric constant (ε⊥) was measured by applying 0.5 volts. The value of dielectric anisotropy was calculated from the equation: Δε = ε∥−ε⊥.

  Threshold voltage (Vth; measured at 25 ° C .; V): When the sample was a compound, the threshold voltage was measured after mixing the compound with an appropriate composition. The threshold voltage of the compound is an extrapolated value. 1) A composition having a positive dielectric anisotropy: a normally white mode (normally white mode) in which a distance (gap) between two glass substrates is (0.5 / Δn) μm and a twist angle is 80 degrees. A sample was put in a liquid crystal display element in white mode). Δn is a value of optical anisotropy measured by the above method. A rectangular wave having a frequency of 32 Hz was applied to this element. The voltage of the rectangular wave was increased and the value of the voltage when the transmittance of light passing through the element reached 90% was measured.

2) Composition having a negative dielectric anisotropy: For a normally black mode liquid crystal display element in which the distance (gap) between two glass substrates is about 9 μm and is processed in a homeotropic alignment. A sample was placed. A rectangular wave having a frequency of 32 Hz was applied to this element. The voltage of the rectangular wave was raised, and the value of the voltage when the transmittance of light passing through the element reached 10% was measured.

  Voltage holding ratio (VHR; measured at 25 ° C .;%): The TN device used for measurement has a polyimide alignment film, and the distance between two glass substrates (cell gap) is 6 μm. This element was sealed with an adhesive polymerized by ultraviolet rays after putting a sample. The TN device was charged by applying a pulse voltage (60 microseconds at 5 V). The decaying voltage was measured for 16.7 milliseconds with a high-speed voltmeter, and the area A between the voltage curve and the horizontal axis in a unit cycle was determined. The area B is an area when it is not attenuated. The voltage holding ratio is a percentage of the area A with respect to the area B.

  Helical pitch (measured at 20 ° C .; μm): Kano's wedge cell method was used to measure the helical pitch. A sample was injected into a Kano wedge-shaped cell, and the distance (a; unit: μm) between disclination lines observed from the cell was measured. The helical pitch (P) was calculated from the formula P = 2 · a · tan θ. θ is the angle between the two glass plates in the wedge-shaped cell.

  The ratio (percentage) of the component or the liquid crystal compound is a weight percentage (% by weight) based on the total weight of the liquid crystal compound. The composition is prepared by measuring the weight of components such as a liquid crystal compound and then mixing them. Therefore, it is easy to calculate the weight percentage of the component.

[Composition Example 1]
5-BB (F) B (F, F) XB (F) B (F, F) -F 5%
5-BB (F) B (F, F) XB (F) B (F) -OCF3 5%

2-BEB (F) -C 5%
3-BEB (F) -C 4%
4-BEB (F) -C 12%
1V2-BEB (F, F) -C 12%
3-HB-O2 10%
3-HH-4 3%
3-HHB-F 3%
3-HHB-1 4%
3-HHB-O1 4%
3-HBEB-F 4%
3-HHEB-F 6%
5-HHEB-F 6%
3-H2BTB-2 4%
3-H2BTB-3 4%
3-H2BTB-4 4%
3-HB (F) TB-2 5%
NI = 94.4 ° C .; Δn = 0.154; Δε = 28.7; Vth = 1.02V.

[Composition Example 2]
5-BB (F) B (F, F) XB (F) B (F, F) -F 5%
5-BB (F) B (F) B (F, F) XB (F, F) -F 5%

2-HB-C 5%
3-HB-C 10%
3-HB-O2 15%
2-BTB-1 3%
3-HHB-F 4%
3-HHB-1 8%
3-HHB-O1 5%
3-HHB-3 6%
3-HHEB-F 4%
5-HHEB-F 4%
2-HHB (F) -F 7%
3-HHB (F) -F 7%
5-HHB (F) -F 7%
3-HHB (F, F) -F 5%
NI = 103.7 ° C; Δn = 0.114; Δε = 8.0; Vth = 2.01 V.

[Composition Example 3]
5-BB (F, F) XB (F) B (F) B (F, F) -F 5%
5-BB (F) B (F, F) B (F, F) XB (F, F) -F 5%

3-BEB (F) -C 8%
3-HB-C 8%
V-HB-C 8%
1V-HB-C 8%
3-HB-O2 3%
3-HH-2V 11%
3-HH-2V1 7%
V2-HHB-1 8%
3-HHB-1 5%
3-HHEB-F 7%
3-H2BTB-2 6%
3-H2BTB-3 6%
3-H2BTB-4 5%

[Composition Example 4]
5-BB (F) B (F, F) XB (F) B (F) -OCF3 6%
5-BB (F, F) XB (F) B (F) B (F, F) -F 6%

5-BEB (F) -C 5%
V-HB-C 11%
5-PyB-C 6%
4-BB-3 11%
3-HH-2V 10%
5-HH-V 11%
V-HHB-1 7%
V2-HHB-1 9%
3-HHB-1 9%
1V2-HBB-2 4%
3-HHEBH-3 5%

[Composition Example 5]
5-BB (F) B (F) B (F, F) XB (F, F) -F 4%
5-BB (F) B (F, F) B (F, F) XB (F, F) -F 4%

1V2-BEB (F, F) -C 6%
3-HB-C 18%
2-BTB-1 10%
5-HH-VFF 22%
3-HHB-1 4%
VFF-HHB-1 8%
VFF2-HHB-1 11%
3-H2BTB-2 5%
3-H2BTB-3 4%
3-H2BTB-4 4%

[Composition Example 6]
5-BB (F) B (F, F) XB (F) B (F, F) -F 3%
5-BB (F) B (F, F) XB (F) B (F) -OCF3 3%
5-BB (F) B (F) B (F, F) XB (F, F) -F 3%

5-HB-CL 19%
3-HH-4 12%
3-HH-5 4%
3-HHB-F 4%
3-HHB-CL 3%
4-HHB-CL 4%
3-HHB (F) -F 6%
4-HHB (F) -F 6%
5-HHB (F) -F 6%
7-HHB (F) -F 6%
5-HBB (F) -F 4%
1O1-HBBH-5 3%
3-HHBB (F, F) -F 2%
4-HHBB (F, F) -F 3%
5-HHBB (F, F) -F 3%
3-HH2BB (F, F) -F 3%
4-HH2BB (F, F) -F 3%
NI = 116.3 ° C; Δn = 0.105; Δε = 6.4; Vth = 1.93V.
When 0.25 part of optically active compound (Op-5) was added to 100 parts of the composition, the pitch was 61.5 μm.

[Composition Example 7]
5-BB (F) B (F, F) XB (F) B (F, F) -F 5%
5-BB (F, F) XB (F) B (F) B (F, F) -F 5%

3-HHB (F, F) -F 9%
3-H2HB (F, F) -F 8%
4-H2HB (F, F) -F 8%
5-H2HB (F, F) -F 8%
3-HBB (F, F) -F 21%
5-HBB (F, F) -F 15%
3-H2BB (F, F) -F 5%
5-HHBB (F, F) -F 3%
5-HHEBB-F 3%
3-HH2BB (F, F) -F 2%
1O1-HBBH-4 4%
1O1-HBBH-5 4%

[Composition Example 8]
5-BB (F) B (F, F) XB (F) B (F) -OCF3 5%
5-BB (F) B (F, F) B (F, F) XB (F, F) -F 5%

5-HB-F 12%
6-HB-F 9%
7-HB-F 7%
2-HHB-OCF3 7%
3-HHB-OCF3 7%
4-HHB-OCF3 7%
5-HHB-OCF3 5%
3-HH2B-OCF3 4%
5-HH2B-OCF3 4%
3-HHB (F, F) -OCF2H 4%
3-HHB (F, F) -OCF3 5%
3-HH2B (F) -F 3%
3-HBB (F) -F 5%
5-HBB (F) -F 5%
5-HBBH-3 3%
3-HB (F) BH-3 3%

[Composition Example 9]
5-BB (F) B (F) B (F, F) XB (F, F) -F 4%
5-BB (F, F) XB (F) B (F) B (F, F) -F 4%

5-HB-CL 11%
3-HH-4 8%
3-HHB-1 5%
3-HHB (F, F) -F 8%
3-HBB (F, F) -F 20%
5-HBB (F, F) -F 7%
3-HHEB (F, F) -F 10%
4-HHEB (F, F) -F 3%
5-HHEB (F, F) -F 3%
2-HBEB (F, F) -F 3%
3-HBEB (F, F) -F 5%
5-HBEB (F, F) -F 3%
3-HHBB (F, F) -F 6%

[Composition Example 10]
5-BB (F) B (F, F) B (F, F) XB (F, F) -F 5%

3-HB-CL 6%
5-HB-CL 4%
3-HHB-OCF3 5%
3-H2HB-OCF3 5%
5-H4HB-OCF3 15%
V-HHB (F) -F 5%
3-HHB (F) -F 5%
5-HHB (F) -F 5%
3-H4HB (F, F) -CF3 8%
5-H4HB (F, F) -CF3 10%
5-H2HB (F, F) -F 5%
5-H4HB (F, F) -F 7%
2-H2BB (F) -F 5%
3-H2BB (F) -F 5%
3-HBEB (F, F) -F 5%

[Composition Example 11]
5-BB (F) B (F, F) XB (F) B (F, F) -F 5%
5-BB (F) B (F, F) B (F, F) XB (F, F) -F 5%

5-HB-CL 17%
7-HB (F, F) -F 3%
3-HH-4 10%
3-HH-5 5%
3-HB-O2 15%
3-HHB-1 5%
3-HHB-O1 4%
2-HHB (F) -F 5%
3-HHB (F) -F 5%
5-HHB (F) -F 5%
3-HHB (F, F) -F 6%
3-H2HB (F, F) -F 5%
4-H2HB (F, F) -F 5%

[Composition Example 12]
5-BB (F) B (F, F) XB (F) B (F, F) -F 4%
5-BB (F) B (F, F) XB (F) B (F) -OCF3 4%

5-HB-CL 3%
7-HB (F) -F 7%
3-HH-4 9%
3-HH-EMe 23%
3-HHEB-F 6%
5-HHEB-F 6%
3-HHEB (F, F) -F 10%
4-HHEB (F, F) -F 5%
4-HGB (F, F) -F 5%
5-HGB (F, F) -F 6%
2-H2GB (F, F) -F 4%
3-H2GB (F, F) -F 5%
5-GHB (F, F) -F 3%
NI = 83.7 ° C .; Δn = 0.077; Δε = 7.4; Vth = 1.40V.

[Composition Example 13]
5-BB (F) B (F) B (F, F) XB (F, F) -F 3%
5-BB (F, F) XB (F) B (F) B (F, F) -F 4%
5-BB (F) B (F, F) B (F, F) XB (F, F) -F 3%

3-HH-4 8%
3-HHB-1 6%
3-HHB (F, F) -F 10%
3-H2HB (F, F) -F 9%
3-HBB (F, F) -F 15%
3-BB (F, F) XB (F, F) -F 25%
1O1-HBBH-5 7%
2-HHBB (F, F) -F 3%
3-HHBB (F, F) -F 3%
3-HH2BB (F, F) -F 4%

[Composition Example 14]
5-BB (F) B (F, F) XB (F) B (F) -OCF3 4%
5-BB (F) B (F) B (F, F) XB (F, F) -F 4%

5-HB-CL 13%
3-HB-O2 10%
3-PyB (F) -F 10%
5-PyB (F) -F 10%
3-HBB (F, F) -F 7%
3-PyBB-F 8%
4-PyBB-F 7%
5-PyBB-F 7%
5-HBB (F) B-2 10%
5-HBB (F) B-3 10%
NI = 100.9 ° C .; Δn = 0.191; Δε = 9.4; Vth = 1.85V

Claims (18)

The compound represented by Formula (1).

In the formula (1), R ¹ is alkyl having 1 to 20 carbons, and in this alkyl, arbitrary —CH ₂ — may be replaced by —O—, —S— or —CH═CH—; A ¹ , Ring A ² , Ring A ³ , Ring A ⁴ , Ring A ⁵ , and Ring A ⁶ are independently 1,4-phenylene, or 1,4-phenylene in which any hydrogen is replaced by halogen. Yes; Z ¹ , Z ² , Z ³ , Z ⁴ , Z ⁵ , and Z ⁶ are independently a single bond, —CH ₂ CH ₂ —, —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, —COO—. , —OCO—, —CF ₂ O—, —OCF ₂ —, —CH ₂ O—, —OCH ₂ —, —CF═CF—, — (CH ₂ ) ₄ —, — (CH ₂ ) ₂ CF ₂ O _{-, - (CH 2) 2} OCF 2 -, - CF 2 O (CH 2) 2 -, - OCF 2 (CH ₂ ) ₂ —, —CH═CH— (CH ₂ ) ₂ —, or — (CH ₂ ) ₂ —CH═CH—; L ¹ , L ² , L ³ , and L ⁴ are independently hydrogen Or X ¹ is hydrogen, halogen, —C≡N, —N═C═S, —SF ₅ , or alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons, and in this alkyl, any —CH ₂ — is -O-, -S- or -CH = CH- may be replaced, and any hydrogen may be replaced by halogen; l, m, n, o, p, and q are independently 0 or 1 and l + m + n + o + p + q = 3. In formula (1), Z ¹ , Z ² , Z ³ , Z ⁴ , Z ⁵ , and Z ⁶ are independently a single bond, —CH ₂ CH ₂ —, —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, The compound according to claim 1, which is —COO—, —CF ₂ O—, —CH ₂ O—, or —OCH ₂ —. The compound according to claim 2 represented by any one of formulas (1-1) to (1-4).

In these formulas, R ¹ is alkyl having 1 to 20 carbons, and in this alkyl, arbitrary —CH ₂ — may be replaced by —O—, —S— or —CH═CH—; Z ¹ , Z ² , Z ³ , Z ⁴ , Z ⁵ , and Z ⁶ are each independently a single bond, —CH ₂ CH ₂ —, —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, —COO—, —CF _2. O—, —CH ₂ O—, or —OCH ₂ —; L ¹ , L ² , Y ¹ , Y ² , Y ³ , Y ⁴ , Y ⁵ , and Y ⁶ are independently hydrogen or fluorine Yes; X ¹ is hydrogen, halogen, —C≡N, —N═C═S, —SF ₅ , or alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons, and in this alkyl, any —CH ₂ — is —O—, -S- or -CH = CH- may be replaced, and any hydrogen may be halogenated It may be replaced by. The compound according to claim 2 represented by any one of formulas (1-5) to (1-8).

In these formulas, R ¹ is alkyl having 1 to 15 carbons, and in this alkyl, arbitrary —CH ₂ — may be replaced by —CH═CH—; L ¹ , L ² , Y ¹ , Y ² , Y ³ , Y ⁴ , Y ⁵ , and Y ⁶ are independently hydrogen or fluorine; X ¹ is fluorine, chlorine, —C≡N, —CF ₃ , —CHF ₂ , —CH ₂ F, -OCF _3, -OCHF _2, and a -OCH ₂ F.
The compound according to claim 2 represented by any one of formulas (1-9) to (1-11).

In these formulas, R ¹ is alkyl having 1 to 15 carbons; L ¹ , L ² , Y ¹ , Y ² , Y ³ , Y ⁴ , and Y ⁵ are independently hydrogen or fluorine; X ¹ is fluorine or —OCF ₃ . The compound according to claim 2 represented by any one of formulas (1-12) to (1-17).

In these formulas, R ¹ is alkyl having 1 to 15 carbons; L ¹ , Y ¹ , Y ² , Y ³ , Y ⁴ , and Y ⁵ are independently hydrogen or fluorine.   A liquid crystal composition comprising two or more components, comprising at least one compound according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The liquid crystal composition according to claim 7, comprising at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formulas (2), (3) and (4) as one component.

In these formulas, R ² is alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 10 carbons, and in the alkyl and alkenyl, any hydrogen may be replaced by fluorine, and any —CH ₂ — is — May be replaced by O—; X ² may be fluorine, chlorine, —OCF ₃ , —OCHF ₂ , —CF ₃ , —CHF ₂ , —CH ₂ F, —OCF ₂ CHF ₂ , or —OCF ₂ CHFCF ₃ Yes; Ring B ¹ , Ring B ² , and Ring B ³ are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl, pyrimidine-2,5-diyl, tetrahydropyran-2 , 5-diyl, 1,4-phenylene or arbitrary hydrogen is 1,4-phenylene which is replaced by fluorine,; ^{Z 7} and ^{Z 8} are each _{independently, - (CH 2) 2 -} , _{(CH 2) 4 -, -} COO -, - CF 2 O -, - OCF 2 -, - CH = CH -, - C≡C -, - CH 2 O- or a single bond; ^{L 5} and ^{L 6} Is independently hydrogen or fluorine. The liquid crystal composition according to claim 7, further comprising at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula (5).

In these formulas, R ³ is alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 10 carbons, and in the alkyl and alkenyl, any hydrogen may be replaced by fluorine, and any —CH ₂ — is — X ³ is —C≡N or —C≡C—C≡N; Ring C ¹ , Ring C ² and Ring C ³ are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene 1,4-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene in which any hydrogen is replaced by fluorine, 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl, tetrahydropyran-2,5-diyl, or pyrimidine-2,5- Z ⁹ is — (CH ₂ ) ₂ —, —COO—, —CF ₂ O—, —OCF ₂ —, —C≡C—, —CH ₂ O—, or a single bond; L ⁷ and L ⁸ are independently hydrogen or Be Tsu containing; r are independently 0, 1 or 2, s is 0 or 1 independently r + s = 2. The composition according to claim 7, comprising at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formulas (6), (7), (8), (9) and (10) as one component. Liquid crystal composition.

In these formulas, R ⁴ and R ⁵ are independently alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 10 carbons, and any hydrogen in alkyl and alkenyl may be replaced by fluorine, Any —CH ₂ — may be replaced by —O—; Ring D ¹ , Ring D ² , Ring D ³ , and Ring D ⁴ are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-cyclohex Senylene, 1,4-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene in which arbitrary hydrogen is replaced by fluorine, tetrahydropyran-2,5-diyl, or decahydronaphthalene-2,6-diyl; Z ¹⁰ , Z ¹¹ , Z ¹² , and Z ¹³ are each independently — (CH ₂ ) ₂ —, —COO—, —CH ₂ O—, —OCF ₂ —, —OCF ₂ (CH ₂ ) ₂ —, or a single bond. Ah ; ^{L 9} and ^{L 10} are independently fluorine or chlorine; t, u, x, y, and z are independently 0 or 1, u + x + y + z is 1 or 2. The liquid crystal composition according to claim 7, comprising at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formulas (11), (12) and (13) as one component.

In these formulas, R ⁶ and R ⁷ are independently alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 10 carbons, in which any hydrogen may be replaced by fluorine, Any —CH ₂ — may be replaced by —O—; ring E ¹ , ring E ² , and ring E ³ are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, pyrimidine-2,5-diyl, 1 , 4-phenylene, 2-fluoro-1,4-phenylene, 3-fluoro-1,4-phenylene, or 2,5-difluoro1,4-phenylene; Z ¹⁴ and Z ¹⁵ are independently- C≡C—, —COO—, — (CH ₂ ) ₂ —, —CH═CH—, or a single bond.   The liquid crystal composition according to claim 8, further comprising at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula (5) according to claim 9.   The liquid crystal composition according to claim 8, further comprising at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formulas (11), (12) and (13) according to claim 11.   The liquid crystal composition according to claim 9, further comprising at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formulas (11), (12) and (13) according to claim 11.   The liquid crystal composition according to claim 10, further comprising at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formulas (11), (12) and (13) according to claim 11.   The liquid crystal composition according to claim 7, further comprising at least one optically active compound.   The liquid crystal composition according to any one of claims 7 to 16, comprising at least one antioxidant and / or ultraviolet absorber.   The liquid crystal display element containing the liquid-crystal composition of any one of Claims 7-17.