JPH06166647A - Cyclohexene derivative - Google Patents

Cyclohexene derivative

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JPH06166647A
JPH06166647A JP4343592A JP34359292A JPH06166647A JP H06166647 A JPH06166647 A JP H06166647A JP 4343592 A JP4343592 A JP 4343592A JP 34359292 A JP34359292 A JP 34359292A JP H06166647 A JPH06166647 A JP H06166647A
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cyclohexene
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Tomijiro Naito
富次郎 内藤
Yumiko Sato
由美子 佐藤
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Citizen Watch Co Ltd
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a cyclohexene derivative exhibiting positive dielectric anisotropy, having high compatibility with various compounds and giving a liquid crystal display device working at a low voltage. CONSTITUTION:The compound of formula I (R<1> is 1-10C alkyl; X is CN or halogen; Y is H or halogen), e.g. 4-propyloxy-1-(p-cyanophenyl)cyclohexene. A compound of formula I wherein Y is H can be produced by reacting p- dibromobenzene of formula II with magnesium, reacting the obtained Grignard reagent of formula III with a 4-substituted cyclohexanone of formula IV, subjecting the reaction product to dehydration reaction to get a compound of formula I wherein X is Br (the compound of formula V) and converting the compound to a compound of formula I wherein C is CN (the compound of formula VI) by reacting with cuprous cyanide.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は液晶材料として有用なシ
クロヘキセン誘導体、およびシクロヘキセン誘導体を含
有する液晶組成物に関するものである。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cyclohexene derivative useful as a liquid crystal material, and a liquid crystal composition containing the cyclohexene derivative.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】液晶表示装置は、時計、電卓を始めワー
プロ、テレビ等に広く利用されている。これらの液晶表
示装置のなかで特に多く使用されているのは、液晶材料
の光学的異方性および誘電異方性を利用したTN型(ね
じれネマチック型)液晶表示装置である。現在液晶表示
装置に用いられる液晶材料に要求される特性としては、
液晶温度範囲が広いこと、電気光学的な応答速度が速い
こと、視角範囲が広いこと、駆動電圧が低いこと、化学
的および光学的に安定であることなどが挙げられる。
2. Description of the Related Art Liquid crystal display devices are widely used in timepieces, calculators, word processors, televisions and the like. Among these liquid crystal display devices, a TN type (twisted nematic type) liquid crystal display device which utilizes the optical anisotropy and the dielectric anisotropy of the liquid crystal material is particularly often used. The characteristics required for liquid crystal materials currently used in liquid crystal display devices are:
It has a wide liquid crystal temperature range, a high electro-optical response speed, a wide viewing angle range, a low driving voltage, and a chemically and optically stable state.

【0003】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】液晶表示装置の駆動電
圧はしきい値電圧Vthの値に依存し、しきい値電圧V
thは誘電異方性△εの平方根に比例する。そのため誘
電異方性△εの値が正の液晶材料を用いると、しきい値
電圧Vthを低い値に抑えることができ、低電圧駆動が
可能になる。
The drive voltage of the liquid crystal display device depends on the threshold voltage Vth, and the threshold voltage Vth
th is proportional to the square root of the dielectric anisotropy Δε. Therefore, when a liquid crystal material having a positive value of dielectric anisotropy Δε is used, the threshold voltage Vth can be suppressed to a low value and low voltage driving becomes possible.

【0004】以上のような特性を全て満足する単一の液
晶化合物は未だ見いだされていない。そのためいろいろ
な特性をもった数種の液晶化合物を混合したり、あるい
はさらに非液晶化合物を混合したりして実用に供してい
るのが現状である。
A single liquid crystal compound satisfying all the above characteristics has not been found yet. Therefore, at present, several kinds of liquid crystal compounds having various characteristics are mixed, or further non-liquid crystal compounds are mixed for practical use.

【0005】そこで本発明は、誘電異方性△εが正の液
晶化合物の提供、および低電圧駆動が可能な液晶組成物
の提供を目的とするものである。
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal compound having a positive dielectric anisotropy Δε and a liquid crystal composition which can be driven at a low voltage.

【0006】[0006]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明のシクロヘキセン
誘導体は一般式(1)で表されるものである。
The cyclohexene derivative of the present invention is represented by the general formula (1).

【0007】[0007]

【化2】 [Chemical 2]

【0008】(ただし、R1 は炭素数1〜10のアルキ
ル基を示し、Xはシアノ基またはハロゲン原子を示し、
Yは水素原子またはハロゲン原子を示す。)
(Wherein R 1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, X represents a cyano group or a halogen atom,
Y represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom. )

【0009】また、本発明の液晶組成物は、前記シクロ
ヘキセン誘導体を含有するものである。
The liquid crystal composition of the present invention contains the above cyclohexene derivative.

【0010】本発明のシクロヘキセン誘導体の製造方法
について説明する。ただしR1 は炭素数1〜10のアル
キル基を示し、Xはシアノ基またはハロゲン原子を示
し、Yは水素原子またはハロゲン原子を示す。
The method for producing the cyclohexene derivative of the present invention will be described. However R 1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, X is a cyano group or a halogen atom, Y represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom.

【0011】本発明の化合物(1)の製造方法の一例を
化3に示す。まずp−ジブロモベンゼン(a)とマグネ
シウムとを反応させグリニアール試薬(b)を作製し、
次にグリニアール試薬(b)と4−置換シクロヘキサノ
ン(c)とを反応させ、その後脱水反応させることによ
り化合物(d)が得られる。次にこの化合物(d)をシ
アン化第1銅と反応させることにより目的のシクロヘキ
セン誘導体(1)が得られる。
An example of the method for producing the compound (1) of the present invention is shown in Chemical formula 3. First, p-dibromobenzene (a) is reacted with magnesium to prepare a Grignard reagent (b),
Next, the compound (d) is obtained by reacting the Grignard reagent (b) with the 4-substituted cyclohexanone (c), followed by dehydration reaction. Then, the compound (d) is reacted with cuprous cyanide to obtain the desired cyclohexene derivative (1).

【0012】[0012]

【化3】 [Chemical 3]

【0013】本発明のシクロヘキセン誘導体は多くの液
晶化合物と混合し液晶組成物を製造することができる。
本発明の誘導体と混合可能な液晶化合物としてはエステ
ル系、シクロヘキシルフェニル系、ビフェニル系、ピリ
ミジン系、ジオキサン系、トラン系などが挙げられる。
The cyclohexene derivative of the present invention can be mixed with many liquid crystal compounds to produce a liquid crystal composition.
Examples of liquid crystal compounds that can be mixed with the derivative of the present invention include ester-based, cyclohexylphenyl-based, biphenyl-based, pyrimidine-based, dioxane-based, and tolan-based compounds.

【0014】[0014]

【実施例】次に実施例を挙げ、本発明を具体的に説明す
るが、本発明はこれらの実施例によりなんら制約される
ものではない。
EXAMPLES Next, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to examples, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.

【0015】(実施例1)p−ジブロモベンゼン54g
を無水エーテル200mlに溶解した。次に、金属マグ
ネシウム粉末6gを含有する無水エーテルを攪拌しなが
らp−ジブロモベンゼンの無水エーテル溶液を15〜2
0℃で滴下し、その後室温で1時間反応させてグリニア
ール試薬であるp−ブロモフェニルマグネシウムブロマ
イドを生成させた。生成したグリニアール試薬を攪拌し
ながら4−プロピルオキシシクロヘキサノン30gを−
10〜0℃で滴下した後、室温でさらに1時間反応させ
た。反応終了後、塩酸20mlを除々に滴下した後、ジ
エチルエーテルで抽出した。抽出液を飽和食塩水で洗浄
した後、無水硫酸ナトリウムを加えて抽出液を乾燥させ
た。これをろ過しろ液から溶媒を減圧留去して4−プロ
ピルオキシ−1−(p−ブロモフェニル)シクロヘキサ
ノールの粗生成物を得た。
(Example 1) 54 g of p-dibromobenzene
Was dissolved in 200 ml of anhydrous ether. Next, while stirring anhydrous ether containing 6 g of metallic magnesium powder, an anhydrous ether solution of p-dibromobenzene was added to 15-2.
The solution was added dropwise at 0 ° C. and then reacted at room temperature for 1 hour to generate p-bromophenylmagnesium bromide which is a Grignard reagent. While stirring the produced Grignard reagent, 30 g of 4-propyloxycyclohexanone-
After dropping at 10 to 0 ° C., the mixture was reacted at room temperature for 1 hour. After completion of the reaction, 20 ml of hydrochloric acid was gradually added dropwise and then extracted with diethyl ether. The extract was washed with saturated brine, anhydrous sodium sulfate was added, and the extract was dried. This was filtered and the solvent was distilled off from the filtrate under reduced pressure to obtain a crude product of 4-propyloxy-1- (p-bromophenyl) cyclohexanol.

【0016】この粗生成物をトルエン400mlに溶解
し、この溶液に硫酸水素カリウム12gを加えた後、攪
拌しながら還流し、反応によって生成する水をデカンタ
ーで除去した。この脱水反応を1時間行った後、反応混
合物を冷却した。トルエン層を飽和炭酸ナトリウム水溶
液、飽和食塩水で順次洗浄し、無水硫酸ナトリウムで乾
燥した後、トルエンを留去し、減圧蒸留して沸点145
℃/1mmHgの留分を採った。これをアセトンから再
結晶させ、4−プロピルオキシ−1−(p−ブロモフェ
ニル)シクロヘキセン38gを得た。
This crude product was dissolved in 400 ml of toluene, and 12 g of potassium hydrogen sulfate was added to this solution, which was then refluxed with stirring, and water produced by the reaction was removed by a decanter. After performing this dehydration reaction for 1 hour, the reaction mixture was cooled. The toluene layer was washed successively with saturated aqueous sodium carbonate solution and saturated brine and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, then toluene was distilled off and the residue was distilled under reduced pressure to give a boiling point of 145.
A fraction of ° C / 1 mmHg was collected. This was recrystallized from acetone to obtain 38 g of 4-propyloxy-1- (p-bromophenyl) cyclohexene.

【0017】次にこの化合物をN−メチルピロリドン1
00mlに溶解し、シアン化第1銅14gを加えて2時
間還流する。その後約60mlのN−メチルピロリドン
を留去し、次いで塩化第2鉄水を加え60℃で攪拌し、
トルエン抽出し酸洗浄し、さらに飽和食塩水で洗浄し、
無水硫酸ナトリウムで乾燥した後、トルエンを留去し、
エタノールから再結晶して化4で表される4−プロピル
オキシ−1−(p−シアノフェニル)シクロヘキセン2
2gを得た。この化合物の融点50.3℃であった。ま
た、この化合物の赤外線吸収スペクトルを図1に示す。
Next, this compound was added to N-methylpyrrolidone 1
Dissolve in 00 ml, add 14 g of cuprous cyanide and reflux for 2 hours. Thereafter, about 60 ml of N-methylpyrrolidone was distilled off, ferric chloride water was added, and the mixture was stirred at 60 ° C.,
Extracted with toluene, washed with acid, washed with saturated saline,
After drying over anhydrous sodium sulfate, the toluene was distilled off,
4-Propyloxy-1- (p-cyanophenyl) cyclohexene 2 represented by Chemical formula 4 after recrystallization from ethanol
2 g was obtained. The melting point of this compound was 50.3 ° C. The infrared absorption spectrum of this compound is shown in FIG.

【0018】[0018]

【化4】 [Chemical 4]

【0019】(実施例2)化5で表される化合物のみか
らなる液晶組成物の特性はN−I点52℃、△n0.1
20、粘度23.0cps、Vth1.45Vであった。
この液晶組成物90重量部に、本発明の化合物である4
−プロピルオキシ−1−(p−シアノフェニル)シクロ
ヘキセン10重量部を加えた液晶組成物のN−I点は4
4℃、△n0.115で粘度は25.0cpsであり、
Vthは1.24Vと低くなった。なお、しきい値電圧V
thはこの液晶組成物をセル厚9μmのTN型液晶表示装
置に搭載した際の値である。
(Example 2) The characteristics of the liquid crystal composition consisting only of the compound represented by Chemical formula 5 have an NI point of 52 ° C. and a Δn of 0.1.
The viscosity was 20, the viscosity was 23.0 cps, and the Vth was 1.45V.
90 parts by weight of this liquid crystal composition was added with 4 parts of the compound of the present invention.
The liquid crystal composition containing 10 parts by weight of -propyloxy-1- (p-cyanophenyl) cyclohexene had an NI point of 4
At 4 ° C and Δn0.115, the viscosity is 25.0 cps,
Vth became as low as 1.24V. The threshold voltage V
th is a value when this liquid crystal composition is mounted on a TN type liquid crystal display device having a cell thickness of 9 μm.

【0020】[0020]

【化5】 [Chemical 5]

【0021】[0021]

【発明の効果】本発明のシクロヘキセン誘導体は、誘電
異方性Δεが正を示す。そのため本発明の誘導体を含有
する液晶組成物は液晶材料として優れた特性を有し、ま
たその液晶組成物を用いた液晶表示装置は良好な表示特
性を示し、特に低電圧駆動に優れる。さらに本発明の誘
導体は種々の液晶化合物との相互溶解性が大きく、液晶
組成物の構成成分として多くの液晶材料と組み合わせて
使用することができ、液晶組成物の特性改良に有用なも
のである。
The cyclohexene derivative of the present invention has a positive dielectric anisotropy Δε. Therefore, the liquid crystal composition containing the derivative of the present invention has excellent properties as a liquid crystal material, and a liquid crystal display device using the liquid crystal composition exhibits excellent display properties, and particularly excellent in low voltage driving. Further, the derivative of the present invention has a large mutual solubility with various liquid crystal compounds, can be used in combination with many liquid crystal materials as a constituent component of the liquid crystal composition, and is useful for improving the characteristics of the liquid crystal composition. .

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】 本発明シクロヘキセン誘導体の赤外線吸収ス
ペクトルを表す図である。
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an infrared absorption spectrum of a cyclohexene derivative of the present invention.

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 一般式(1)で表されるシクロヘキセン
誘導体。 【化1】 (ただし、R1 は炭素数1〜10のアルキル基を示し、
Xはシアノ基またはハロゲン原子を示し、Yは水素原子
またはハロゲン原子を示す。)
1. A cyclohexene derivative represented by the general formula (1). [Chemical 1] (However, R 1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms,
X represents a cyano group or a halogen atom, and Y represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom. )
【請求項2】 請求項1記載のシクロヘキセン誘導体を
含有する液晶組成物。
2. A liquid crystal composition containing the cyclohexene derivative according to claim 1.
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