JPH0830036B2 - New liquid crystal compound - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a novel liquid crystalline compound.

More specifically, the present invention relates to the general formula [I] [In the formula, R ¹ and R ² are each independently a C _{2 to} C ₁₆ linear alkyl group, and * represents an asymmetric carbon atom. ] It is related with the optically active compound represented by these, or its racemate, and the liquid-crystal composition containing this compound.

Conventionally, liquid crystal compounds have been used as liquid crystal materials in various electro-optical display devices. The optimum liquid crystal substance properties vary depending on the display method, but the
It is required to be physically, chemically and electrically stable against light, electric field and the like.

In addition, the temperature range of the liquid crystal is wide, the driving voltage is low, the response speed is fast, and the time division characteristic is good.
A wide viewing angle is also required.

However, no single compound satisfying these conditions has been obtained so far, and in practice, several kinds of liquid crystal compounds or non-liquid crystal compounds each having excellent properties are mixed to prepare a liquid crystal composition. The current situation is to obtain a material that can withstand some use.

An object of the present invention is to provide a compound which is advantageous as a material for a liquid crystal composition having excellent practical performance. For this purpose, the present inventors have synthesized a large number of compounds having a 2-substituted propionic acid ester skeleton in the compound, and have found the compound of the present invention.

The compound of the present invention is colorless to pale yellow in a pure state, is chemically stable, and has a wide liquid crystal temperature range.

In addition, other liquid crystal materials, such as existing biphenyl-based materials,
It has excellent compatibility with phenylcyclohexane type, benzoic acid phenyl ester type, cyclohexanecarboxylic acid phenyl ester type, Schiff base type, azoxy type, phenylpyrimidine type, phenyl metadioxane type, etc. We have found that it is a useful component that constitutes a liquid crystal composition with a wide liquid crystal temperature range and excellent response characteristics.

The compound of the present invention can be produced by various methods, for example, the following method.

(1) 4- [1- (n-alkyloxycarbonyl)
Esterification by Reaction of Ethyloxy] benzoic Acid Acid Chloride with 4'-n-alkyloxy-4-hydroxybiphenyl (2) 4-hydroxybenzoic acid 4'-n-alkyloxy in anhydrous polar solvent in the presence of base Etherification by reaction of -4-biphenyl ester with various sulfonic acid 1- (n-alkyloxycarbonyl) ethyl esters (3) 4- [1- (n-alkyloxycarbonyl) ethyloxy] benzoic acid 4 in the presence of a base 4 Etherification by reaction of'-hydroxy-4-biphenyl ester and n-alkyl halide (4) 2- [4- (4'-n-alkyloxy-4-
Biphenyloxycarbonyl) phenoxy] propionic acid acid chloride and esterification by reaction of n-alkyl alcohol can be mentioned.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to Examples, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[Example 1] Production of optically active 4- [1- (n-hexyloxycarbonyl) ethyloxy] benzoic acid 4'-n-octyloxy-4-biphenyl ester.

4-Hydroxybenzoic acid 4'-n-octyloxy-
4-biphenyl ester (melting point 210 - 215 ° C.) 418 mg and (-) - p-toluenesulfonic acid -1 (n-hexyloxy carbonyl) ethyl ester [[α] _{^{▲ 25 D ▼ -26.4 ° (c}} = 1.10, chloroform )]
Add 276 mg of potassium carbonate to 328 mg, and add 20 ml of acetonitrile.
Heated to reflux for 2 hours. After cooling the reaction solution, an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution and chloroform were added to separate the layers. The crude product obtained by washing the chloroform layer with water and concentrating it was separated and purified by silica gel chromatography to give optically active 4- [1- (n-hexyloxycarbonyl) ethyloxy] benzoic acid 4'-.
360 mg of n-octyloxy-4-biphenyl ester
(Yield 62%) was obtained.

[Α] ▲ ²⁵ _D ▼ + 19.0 ° (c = 1.07, chloroform) IR (KBr): 2900,1722,1600,1240,1160,760cm ^-1 NMR (CDCl ₃ ) δ6.7-8.1 (m, 12H ), 4.67 (q, J = 7Hz, 1H), 4.06 (t,
J = 6Hz, 2H), 3.92 (t, J = 6Hz, 2H), 1.60 (d, J = 7Hz, 3
H), 0.7 to 2.0 (m, 26H) MS (m / e): 574 (M ⁺ , 15), 277 (100),

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A general formula [I]: [In the formula, R ¹ and R ² are each independently a C _{2 to} C ₁₆ linear alkyl group, and * represents an asymmetric carbon atom. ] An optically active compound represented by or its racemic body. 2. A compound of the general formula [I]: [In the formula, R ¹ and R ² are each independently a C _{2 to} C ₁₆ linear alkyl group, and * represents an asymmetric carbon atom. ] The liquid crystal composition characterized by containing 1 type (s) or 2 or more types of the optically active compound represented by these.