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The subject is to provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or that is suitably balanced regarding at least two characteristics. The subject is to provide an AM device that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. The invention provides a liquid crystal composition having a negative dielectric anisotropy that contains a specific compound having negatively large dielectric anisotropy as the first component, and has a specific two ring compound having a low viscosity as the second component, and provides a liquid crystal display device containing the composition.

To provide a liquid crystal compound having a high stability to light, a high clearing point, a low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a suitable elastic constant and an excellent solubility in other liquid crystal compounds. The invention concerns a compound represented by formula (1), a liquid crystal composition containing the compound and a liquid crystal display device including the composition:

A liquid crystal composition and a liquid crystal display device which includes the composition are provided. The liquid crystal composition contains a specific compound having a polymerizable group as a first component, and may contain a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy and a low minimum temperature as a second component, or a specific compound having a small viscosity or a large maximum temperature as a third component. The liquid crystal composition satisfies at least one of the following characteristics: a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of the nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large negative dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat. Alternatively, a liquid crystal composition having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the aforementioned characteristics is also provided.

A liquid crystal composition having a negative dielectric anisotropy that includes two components, wherein the first component is a specific two-ring compound having phenylene, two hydrogens of which are replaced by fluorine, and the second component is a specific four-ring compound having phenylene, one hydrogen of which is replaced by fluorine, and a liquid crystal display device including the composition.

A liquid crystal compound having high stability to heat, light and so forth, a high clearing point, a low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy, a suitable elastic constant and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, a liquid crystal composition containing the compound, and a liquid crystal display device including the composition. The compound is represented by formula (1-1):

wherein, for example, R¹ is alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 9 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 10 carbons; R² is alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 9 carbons or alkenyl having 3 to 10 carbons; ring A¹ is 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; ring A² is 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or 2,3-difluoro-1,4-phenylene; Z¹ and Z² are single bonds; L¹ and L² are fluorine; and 1 is 0, 1 or 2.

The invention is to provide an AM device containing a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of the nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large positive dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to and heat, or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics, and the AM device having a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth; wherein a liquid crystal display device contains a liquid crystal composition having a positive dielectric anisotropy and containing a specific compound having a large positive dielectric anisotropy as a first component and a specific compound having a small viscosity as a second component.

To provide a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature thereof, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a large elastic constant, a high stability to ultraviolet light and heat, or a liquid crystal composition having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics; and an AM device having a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth; wherein a liquid crystal composition has a nematic phase and contains a specific compound having a high maximum temperature and a large dielectric anisotropy as a first component, and a specific compound having a small viscosity as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as a third component.

A liquid crystal composition is described, which contains a two-ring compound having a large optical anisotropy and a negatively large dielectric anisotropy as a first component, and a two-ring compound having a negatively large dielectric anisotropy and a small viscosity as a second component, and may further contain at least one of a compound having a small viscosity as a third component, a compound having a negatively large dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component, and a compound having an especially negatively large dielectric anisotropy as a fifth component. An AM liquid crystal display device containing the liquid crystal composition is also described.

A liquid crystal composition having at least one or a suitable balance regarding at least two of characteristic such as high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, low minimum temperature thereof, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large dielectric anisotropy, large specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet-light or heat, or large elastic constant; an AM-device having short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, low threshold voltage, a large contrast ratio, a negatively large DC brightness relaxation time constant and long-service-life. The liquid crystal composition contains a compound contributing to high stability to heat or ultraviolet-light as an additive component and a specific compound having positively large dielectric anisotropy, and a liquid crystal display device includes the composition. The composition may contain a specific compound having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a second component or a specific compound having negative dielectric anisotropy as a third component.

The liquid crystal composition having a negative dielectric anisotropy contains two ring compound having a large optical anisotropy and a negatively large dielectric anisotropy as the first component, three ring compound having a large maximum temperature and a large dielectric anisotropy as the second component, three ring compound having a large optical anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy as the third component, and two ring compound having a small viscosity as the fourth component. The liquid crystal display device contains the compositions.

A liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase that includes two components, wherein the first component is at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formulas (1-1) and (1-2), and the second component is at least one compound selected from the group of compounds having a group represented by formulas (2-1) and (2-2):

wherein R¹ is alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons; Z¹ and Z² are each independently a single bond or ethylene; X¹ is independently fluorine, chlorine, OCF₃ or OCF₂H; Y¹ is independently hydrogen or fluorine; and n is independently 1 or 2.

The subject is to provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one characteristic among the characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or that is suitably balanced regarding at least the two characteristics. It is to provide an AM device that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth.

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The invention provides a nematic liquid crystal composition that include a specific optically active compound as a first component and a specific compound having a positively large dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and that may include a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or a small viscosity as a third component, and a specific compound having a small minimum temperature and a positively large dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component, and provides a liquid crystal display device including this composition.

To provide a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one characteristic such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature thereof, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large negative dielectric anisotropy and specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and heat, or a liquid crystal composition having a suitable balance regarding at least two characteristics; an AM device having a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio and contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth; wherein the liquid crystal composition contains a specific compound having a polymerizable group as a first component, and may contain a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy and a low minimum temperature as a second component, or a specific compound having a small viscosity or a large maximum temperature as a third component, and a liquid crystal display device contains the composition.

A liquid crystal composition is provided that satisfies at least one characteristic among the characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or is properly balanced regarding at least two characteristics. An AM device is provided that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. A liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase, wherein the first component contains a specific five ring compound having a large optical anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy, the second component contains a specific compound having a small viscosity, and the third component contains a specific four ring compound having a high maximum temperature. The liquid crystal display device contains the liquid crystal composition.

To provide a liquid crystal compound satisfying at least one physical property such as high stability to light, a high clearing point, low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large dielectric anisotropy, large dielectric constant in a minor-axis direction, suitable elastic constant, excellent compatibility, a liquid crystal composition containing the compound and a liquid crystal display device including the composition. The compound is represented by formula (1):

wherein, for example, R¹ is alkyl having 1 to 15 carbons, rings A¹ to A⁴ are 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene, at least one of Z¹ to Z⁵ is —CF₂O—, and X¹ is fluorine or —OCF₃;

• • W¹ is a group represented by formula (1a) or (1b);

To provide a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of the nematic phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large dielectric anisotropy, large specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light, high stability to heat and a large elastic constant, or is to provide a liquid crystal composition having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics; an AM device having short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. The liquid crystal composition has the nematic phase and contains a compound having a difluoromethyleneoxy group and a trifluoromethyl group and having large dielectric anisotropy as a first component, and a specific compound having small dielectric anisotropy as a second component. The liquid crystal display device contains the composition.

Shown is a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as high maximum temperature, low minimum temperature, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large dielectric anisotropy and small frequency dependence, or has a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics, and an AM device including the composition. The liquid crystal composition contains a specific compound having large positive dielectric anisotropy as a first component, and a specific compound having small viscosity as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a third component, a specific compound having positive dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component or a specific compound having negative dielectric anisotropy as a fifth component.

To show a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature, a low minimum temperature, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large positive dielectric anisotropy or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics, and an AM device including the liquid crystal composition. The liquid crystal composition contains a specific compound having high maximum temperature and small viscosity as a first component, and a specific compound having large positive dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a third component, a specific compound having positive dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component, or a specific compound having negative dielectric anisotropy as a fifth component.

A liquid crystal composition and an AM device using the same are described. The liquid crystal composition has a negative dielectric anisotropy, and 4.2 GPa·s/N or less as a ratio of rotational viscosity to an elastic constant, and contains a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as a first component and a specific compound having a polymerizable group as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having a small viscosity or a large maximum temperature as a third component and a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component, and a liquid crystal display device includes the composition.

A liquid crystal composition and an AM liquid crystal display device are described. The liquid crystal composition contains a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or a large positive dielectric anisotropy as a first component and a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy and a low minimum temperature as a second component, may also contain a specific compound having a small viscosity or a large maximum temperature as a third component, and has a positive dielectric anisotropy. The AM liquid crystal display device includes the composition.

Provided are a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as high maximum temperature, low minimum temperature, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy and large dielectric anisotropy, or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics, and an AM device including the composition.

The liquid crystal composition contains a quencher as a first additive, and may contain a specific compound having large negative dielectric anisotropy as a first component, a specific compound having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a second component, or a specific compound having a polymerizable group as a second additive.

Provided are a liquid crystal composition that contains a polar compound having a polymerizable group, in which vertical alignment of liquid crystal molecules can be achieved by action of the compound (or polymer), and a liquid crystal display device including the composition. The composition satisfies at least one of characteristics such as high maximum temperature, low minimum temperature, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy, large specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light and heat.

The composition is a nematic liquid crystal composition that has negative dielectric anisotropy and contains the polar compound as a first additive, and may contain a specific liquid crystal compound having large negative dielectric anisotropy as a first component, a specific liquid crystal compound having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a second component and a polymerizable compound as a second additive, and the liquid crystal display device includes the composition.

Shown are a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as high maximum temperature, low minimum temperature, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy and large negative dielectric anisotropy, or the liquid crystal composition having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics; and an AM device including the composition. The liquid crystal composition contains a specific compound having small optical anisotropy as a first component, and a specific compound having large negative dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a third component, or a specific compound having a polymerizable group as an additive.

[Subject] One object of the invention is a compound useful as an antioxidant. Other objects include a liquid crystal composition having high stability to ultraviolet light and heat, and a device that hardly undergoes a decrease in voltage holding ratio even after a long-time use.

[Solution] The invention relates to a compound represented by formula (1), a liquid crystal composition to which the compound is added, and a liquid crystal display device containing the composition.

In formula (1), R¹ is hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 20 carbons, or the like; R² and R³ are independently methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, or t-butyl; ring A is 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or the like; Z is a single bond or alkylene having 1 to 6 carbons, or the like; and m is 0, 1, or 2.

Provided are a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as high maximum temperature, low minimum temperature, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy and large negative dielectric anisotropy, or the liquid crystal composition having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics; and an AM device including the composition. The liquid crystal composition may contain a specific compound having small viscosity or low minimum temperature as a first component, a specific compound having negative dielectric anisotropy, small viscosity and low threshold voltage as a second component, a specific compound having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a third component, a specific compound having negative dielectric anisotropy or low minimum temperature as a fourth component, or a specific compound having a polymerizable group as an additive component.

Shown is a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature, a low minimum temperature, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy, or has a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics, and an AM device including the composition. The liquid crystal composition contains a specific compound having large negative dielectric anisotropy as a first component, and a specific compound having small viscosity as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having negative dielectric anisotropy as a third component, a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a fourth component or a specific compound having a polymerizable group as an additive component.

A liquid crystal compound having positive dielectric anisotropy is provided and contains a compound represented by formula (1) as a first component, a compound represented by formula (2) as a second component, a polar compound as a first additive and a polymerizable compound as a second additive.

In formula (1), R^1a is alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons, or the like; ring Q and ring S are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or the like; Z^1a and Z^2a are independently a single bond or the like; X^1a and X^2a are independently hydrogen or fluorine; Y^1a is fluorine, chlorine, alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons in which at least one hydrogen is replaced by fluorine or chlorine, or the like; q is 1, 2, 3 or 4; s is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and a sum of q and s is 4 or less.

A polar compound having high chemical stability, high capability of aligning liquid crystal molecules, high solubility in a liquid crystal composition, and a large voltage holding ratio when the compound is used in a liquid crystal display device; and a composition containing the compound. The compound is represented by formula (1). In formula (1), for example, P¹ is a group represented by any one of formulas (1b) to (1i), P² is a group represented by formula (1d), Sp¹ and Sp² are a single bond, Z¹, Z², Z³, Z⁴ and Z⁵ are —COO—, and ring A¹, ring A², ring A³ and ring A⁴ are 1,4-phenylene:

Providing a liquid crystal composition satisfies at least one of characteristics like a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of the nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large negative dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat or has a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics. Providing an AM device has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. The liquid crystal composition has a negative dielectric anisotropy and contains a specific compound having large negative dielectric anisotropy as a first component, a specific three-ring compound having large optical anisotropy as a second component and a specific two-ring compound having low viscosity as a third component, and a liquid crystal display device contains the composition.