CHIRAL COMPOUNDS WITH LIQUID CRYSTALLINE NATURE AND FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE ADOPTING THE SAME

摘要

Compounds of formula (I) exhibit broad chiral smectic C phases and have excellent stability, wherein R represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms, X is a halogen atom, and R1 represents a branched alkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms.