Synthesis of Fluorine-Containing Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals

被引:34
作者
Arakawa, Sei'ichi [1 ]
Nito, Kei'ichi [1 ]
Seto, Jun'etsu [1 ]
机构
[1] Sony Corp, Res Ctr, Hodogaya Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 240, Japan
关键词
ferroelectrics; spontaneous polarization; synthesis; electrooptic properties; F-containing ferroelectrics;
D O I
10.1080/00268949108046590
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Ferroelectric liquid crystals having a fluorine atom at an asymmetric carbon were synthesized by means of a new method without hydrofluoric acid. An amino acid, L-isoleucine, is converted to (R, S)-alpha-fluorinated chiral carboxylic acid. Biphenyl and triphenyl type liquid crystals are easily synthesized using this fluorinated carboxylic acid, which show a large spontaneous polarization of 200 nC/cmz for the biphenyl type and 300 nC/cm(2) for the triphenyl type. The electro-optic properties of the mixtures consisting of the chiral compound and various non-chiral smectic C (SmC) compounds are also described.
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