Compositions – Liquid crystal compositions
Patent
1994-09-08
1996-03-12
Wu, Shean
Compositions
Liquid crystal compositions
25229901, 359103, C09K 1920, G02F 113
Patent
active
054983681
ABSTRACT:
A liquid crystal device wherein the liquid crystal material is a siloxane-containing compound characterised by the the general formula ##STR1## wherein R is a C.sub.1-10 alkyl or ##STR2## each R' is a C.sub.1-4 alkyl, T is ##STR3## X is an alkyl or halogen-substituted alkyl group having at least one chiral center, Y is F, m is 0, 1 or 2 and n is 10, 11 or 12. Also claimed is a device wherein the liquid crystal material is disposed between a pair of substrates.
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Bittel James E.
Dow Corning Limited
Wu Shean
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