JPS59155338A - Ester derivative of 2,6-difluorobenzoic acid - Google Patents

Ester derivative of 2,6-difluorobenzoic acid

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JPS59155338A
JPS59155338A JP2898883A JP2898883A JPS59155338A JP S59155338 A JPS59155338 A JP S59155338A JP 2898883 A JP2898883 A JP 2898883A JP 2898883 A JP2898883 A JP 2898883A JP S59155338 A JPS59155338 A JP S59155338A
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difluorobenzoic acid
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Shigeru Sugimori
滋 杉森
Tetsuhiko Kojima
哲彦 小島
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JNC Corp
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Abstract

NEW MATERIAL:The titled compound of formula I (R is 1-10C alkyl; the group of formula II is formula III or formula IV). EXAMPLE:2,6-Difluorobenzoic acid trans-4-(trans-4-propylcyclohexyl)-cyclohexyl ester. USE:A component of liquid crystal composition. It exhibits nematic phase even at a high temperature, and has low viscosity, a dielectric anisotropy (DELTAepsilon) of about +0.5, and low threshold voltage and saturation voltage irrespective of small dielectric anisotropy. A liquid crystal display element having low driving voltage, small power consumption and high stability to heat, light, moisture, electricity, etc. can be prepared from the compound. Especially, the compound is suitable for the preparation of a composition having high N-I point. PREPARATION:The compound of formula I is prepared by reacting 2,6-difluoro- benzoyl chloride of formula V with trans-4-(trans-4-alkylcyclohexyl)-cyclohexanol of formula VI, etc. in pyridine.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 本発明は液晶組成物の成分として有用な、新規な含フツ
素有機化合物及びそれを含有する液晶組成物に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a novel fluorine-containing organic compound useful as a component of a liquid crystal composition and a liquid crystal composition containing the same.

液晶を応用した表示素子は時計、電車などに広く使用さ
れる様になって来た。この液晶表示素子は液晶物質の光
学異方性及び誘電異方性という性質を利用したものであ
るが、液晶相にはネマチック液晶相、スメクチック液晶
相、コレステリック液晶相があシ、そのうちネマチック
液晶を利用したものが最も広く実用化されている。即ち
それらにはTN(ねじれネマチック)型、DS型(動的
散乱W)、ゲスト・ホスト型、DAP型、二周波法型な
どがあり、それぞれに使用される液晶物質に要求される
性質は異る。
Display elements using liquid crystals have come to be widely used in watches, trains, etc. This liquid crystal display element utilizes the properties of optical anisotropy and dielectric anisotropy of liquid crystal materials, and the liquid crystal phases include nematic liquid crystal phase, smectic liquid crystal phase, and cholesteric liquid crystal phase, among which nematic liquid crystal phase is used. The one used is the one most widely put into practical use. That is, there are TN (twisted nematic) type, DS (dynamic scattering W) type, guest-host type, DAP type, dual-frequency method type, etc., and the properties required of the liquid crystal materials used for each type are different. Ru.

しかし、いずれにしても、これら表示素子に使用される
液晶物質は自然界のなるべく広い範囲で液晶相を示すも
のが望ましいが、現在のところ中−物質でその様な条件
をみたす様な物質はなく、数41トの液晶物質又は非液
晶物質を混合して一応実用に耐える様な物を得ているの
が現状である。又、これらの物質は水分、光、熱、空気
等に対E2ても安定でなければならないのは勿論であり
、更に表示素子を駆動させるに必要なしきい電圧、飽和
電圧がなるべく低いこと、又応答速度を早くするために
は粘度が出来るだけ低いことが望ましい。
However, in any case, it is desirable that the liquid crystal materials used in these display elements exhibit a liquid crystal phase over as wide a range as possible in nature, but there are currently no intermediate materials that satisfy such conditions. At present, materials that can be put to practical use are obtained by mixing several 41 tons of liquid crystal materials or non-liquid crystal materials. In addition, these substances must of course be stable against moisture, light, heat, air, etc., and must also have a threshold voltage and saturation voltage as low as possible to drive the display element. In order to increase the response speed, it is desirable that the viscosity be as low as possible.

本発明者らは次に示す含フツ素化合物がその様な要件を
満たすものであることを見出し本発明に到達した。
The present inventors have discovered that the following fluorine-containing compound satisfies such requirements and have arrived at the present invention.

即ち本発明は一般式 (上式中Rは炭素数1〜10のアルキル基を。That is, the present invention is based on the general formula (In the above formula, R is an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

唖へは舎又は(Yを示す) で表わされる2、6−ジフルオロ安息香酸のエステル誘
導体及びそれを少くとも一種含有する液晶組成物である
。
The present invention relates to an ester derivative of 2,6-difluorobenzoic acid represented by (Y) and a liquid crystal composition containing at least one thereof.

本発明の化合物は高温までネマチック相を示し、しかも
低粘性であシ、誘電異方性値△εは+0.5程度である
。本発明の化合物を含有する液晶組成物はその誘電異方
性が小さいにもかかわらず、しきい電圧、飽和電圧は低
くなシ、駆動電圧の低い従って消費電力の少ない、液晶
表示素子を得ることを可能にする。本化合物と混合する
液晶化合物は表示装置のタイプ、用途等によシ適宜選択
すればよく、特にN−I点(ネマチック−透明点)の高
い組成物をつくるのに好適である。
The compound of the present invention exhibits a nematic phase up to high temperatures, has low viscosity, and has a dielectric anisotropy value Δε of about +0.5. Although the liquid crystal composition containing the compound of the present invention has a small dielectric anisotropy, the threshold voltage and saturation voltage are low, and the driving voltage is low, so that a liquid crystal display element with low power consumption can be obtained. enable. The liquid crystal compound to be mixed with the present compound may be appropriately selected depending on the type of display device, usage, etc., and is particularly suitable for producing a composition with a high NI point (nematic clearing point).

更に本発明の化合物は表示素子に必要な熱、光、湿度、
電気などに対する安定性も有し、又、他の液晶と混ぜた
時に低粘度になる傾向を有している。
Furthermore, the compound of the present invention can handle the heat, light, humidity, and
It also has stability against electricity and tends to have a low viscosity when mixed with other liquid crystals.

つぎに本発明の化合物の製造法を示すと、2゜6−ジフ
ルオロ安息香酸クロリドとトランス−4−(トランス−
4−アルキルシクロヘキシル)シクロヘキサノール1−
j4−()ランス−4−アルキルシクロヘキシルフェノ
ールとをピリジン存在下反応すれば目的の2.6−ジフ
ルオロ安息香酸のエステル誘導体が得られる。これを化
学式で示すと (R,やへは前記に同じ) 以下実施例として本発明の化合物の製造例及び使用例を
示して本発明を更に詳細に説明する。
Next, the method for producing the compound of the present invention will be described. 2゜6-difluorobenzoic acid chloride and trans-4-(trans-
4-Alkylcyclohexyl)cyclohexanol 1-
By reacting j4-()trans-4-alkylcyclohexylphenol in the presence of pyridine, the desired ester derivative of 2,6-difluorobenzoic acid can be obtained. This is represented by a chemical formula (R and yah are the same as above).The present invention will be explained in more detail below by showing production examples and usage examples of the compounds of the present invention as examples.

実施例1(2,6−ジフルオロ安、低香酸−トランス−
4−()ランス−4−プロピルシクロヘキシル)シクロ
ヘキシルエステルの製造〕 2.6−ジフルオロ安息香酸クロリド1.8!トドラン
ス−4−()、5ンスー4−プロピルシクロヘキシル)
シクロヘキ’L / −ル2.2 !(0,01モル)
をピリジン50m/に溶かしたものとを反応さセーた。
Example 1 (2,6-difluoroben, low aromatic acid-trans-
Production of 4-() lance-4-propylcyclohexyl)cyclohexyl ester] 2.6-difluorobenzoic acid chloride 1.8! trans-4-(), 5-propylcyclohexyl)
Cyclohek'L/-L2.2! (0.01 mol)
was dissolved in 50ml of pyridine.

反応後トルエン50wttを加え一晩放置後、水100
m1に注ぎ込む。トルエン層を分離し、6 N −f■
ctで8回、2 N −NaOH水溶液で3回抽出した
後、トルエン層が完全に中性になるまで水洗してからト
ルエン層を減圧にしてトルエンを留去すると結晶が残る
。それをエタノールで再結晶(〜で目的物である2、6
−ジフルオロ安息香酸−トランス−4−(トランス−4
−プロピルシクロヘキシル)シクロヘキシルエステルを
得た。収量2.5f、収率68%、C−N点81J 〜
81.8°C,N−I点966°Cであった。
After the reaction, add 50 wtt of toluene and leave it overnight, then add 100 wtt of water.
Pour into m1. Separate the toluene layer and add 6 N −f■
After extraction with ct 8 times and 3 times with 2N-NaOH aqueous solution, the toluene layer is washed with water until it becomes completely neutral, and then the toluene layer is reduced in pressure and the toluene is distilled off, leaving crystals. Recrystallize it with ethanol (the target product is 2,6
-difluorobenzoic acid-trans-4-(trans-4
-propylcyclohexyl) cyclohexyl ester was obtained. Yield 2.5f, yield 68%, C-N point 81J ~
The temperature was 81.8°C, and the temperature at the N-I point was 966°C.

実施例2〜11 実施例1におけるトランス−4−(トランス−4−7’
、ロビルシクロヘキシル)シクロヘキサノールの代シに
他の置換基を有するトランス−4−():ltンスー4
−アルキルシクロヘキシル)シクロヘキサノール又は4
−()ランス−4−アルキルシクロヘキシル)フェノー
ル0.01モル使用した他は全く同様な操作で第1表に
示す(1)式の化合物を製造した。それらの融点、C−
N点、N−I点を実施例1の結果と共に第1表に示ず1
゜ 第1表 +1)N−1点の欄の()はモノトロピックを示す実施
例12(使用例) 4−ベンチルー4′−シアノビフェニル51%(重量、
以下同じ) 4−へブチル−4′−シアノビフェニル32% 4−オクチルオキシ−47−シアノビフェニル17% なる組成の液晶混合物のN−I点は44,8°C5粘度
は20°Cで40cp、誘電異方性値は+12.4であ
る。それをTNセルにしたときのしきい電圧は1.65
V、飽和電圧は2.81Vである。
Examples 2 to 11 Trans-4-(trans-4-7') in Example 1
, lovylcyclohexyl) cyclohexanol with other substituents in place of trans-4-(): lt-4
-alkylcyclohexyl)cyclohexanol or 4
-()Lance-4-alkylcyclohexyl)phenol A compound of formula (1) shown in Table 1 was produced in exactly the same manner except that 0.01 mol of phenol was used. Their melting point, C-
The N point and N-I point are not shown in Table 1 along with the results of Example 1.
゜Table 1 + 1) The parentheses in the N-1 column indicate monotropic Example 12 (Usage example) 4-Benzyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl 51% (weight,
The same applies hereafter) 32% of 4-hebutyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl and 17% of 4-octyloxy-47-cyanobiphenyl has an N-I point of 44.8°C, a viscosity of 40cp at 20°C, The dielectric anisotropy value is +12.4. When it is made into a TN cell, the threshold voltage is 1.65
V, the saturation voltage is 2.81V.

この液晶混合物90部に本発明実施例1の2゜6−ジフ
ルオロ安息香酸−トランス−4−()ランス−4−グロ
ビルシクロヘキシル)シクロヘキシルエステル10部を
加えた液晶混合物のN−I点は48.1°Cに上昇し、
誘電異方性値は+1.1.2、粘度は20’Cで89 
cpであった。
The N-I point of the liquid crystal mixture obtained by adding 10 parts of 2゜6-difluorobenzoic acid-trans-4-()lans-4-globylcyclohexyl)cyclohexyl ester of Example 1 of the present invention to 90 parts of this liquid crystal mixture was 48. The temperature rose to .1°C,
Dielectric anisotropy value is +1.1.2, viscosity is 89 at 20'C
It was cp.

又、TNセルにしたときのしきい電圧は1.60V、飽
和電圧tま2.80Vで少し低くなった。
Further, when a TN cell was used, the threshold voltage was 1.60V, and the saturation voltage t was 2.80V, which was slightly lower.

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)一般式 (上式中Rは炭素数1〜10のアルキル基を示し、ヤ)
は舎又は(ンを示す) で表わされる2、6−ジフルオロ安息香酸のエステル誘
導体。
(1) General formula (in the above formula, R represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, Y)
An ester derivative of 2,6-difluorobenzoic acid represented by the following symbol.
(2)一般式 (上式中Rは炭素数1〜10のアルキル基を示し、会は
+又は〈ンを示す) で表わされる2、6−ジフルオロ安息香酸のエステル誘
導体を少なくとも一種含有することを特徴とする液晶組
成物。
(2) Contains at least one type of ester derivative of 2,6-difluorobenzoic acid represented by the general formula (in the above formula, R represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and group represents + or <). A liquid crystal composition characterized by:
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