CHIRAL COMPOUNDS AND THE USE THEREOF AS CHIRAL DOPING SUBSTANCES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHOLESTERIC-LIQUID CRYSTALINE COMPOSITIONS

摘要

New chiral doping agents (I) comprise dianhydrohexitol derivatives containing at least one polymerizable group. Chiral doping agents of formula (I) are new. Z1-Y1-(A1)m-Y2-M-Y3-X-Y4-(A2)n-Y5-Z 2 (I) A1, A2 = spacers having a chain length of 1-30C; Y1-Y5 = direct bond, O, S, C(O), C(O)O, OC(O), CH=CHC(O)O, OC(O)O, C(O)N(R), N(R)C(O), CH2O, CH=N, N=CH or N=N; M = mesogenic group; R = H or 1-4C alkyl; Z1, Z2 = H, 1-4C alkyl, polymerizable group (PG) or residue carrying a PG, provided that at least one is a PG or residue carrying a PG; X = dianhydrosorbitol, dianhydromannitol or dianhydroiditol residue; m, n = 0 or 1. An Independent claim is included for cholesteric liquid crystal compositions (A) (which preferably reflect left-circular polarized light in the UV region), comprising at least one chiral liquid crystalline monomer (I) which provides a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase having a pitch of less than 450 nm, optionally mixed with at least one achiral liquid crystalline monomer of formula (II). Z1-Y1-(A1)m-Y2-M-Y4-(A2)n-Y5-Z2 (II)