48 results about "Terphenyl Compounds" patented technology

The present invention provides a selective suppressor of the IgE production comprising a compound which suppresses the IgE production in a process from a differentiation of a mature B cell into an antibody-producing cell to the production of an antibody and which does not suppress or weakly suppresses the production of IgG, IgM and / or IgA which are produced at the same time, a compound of the formula (I):wherein R1–R13 are hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or the like, X is —O—, CH2—, —NR14— or —S(O)p— and Y is lower alkyl, lower alkenyl or the like, a process for producing the same and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same.

The present invention provides a selective suppressor of the IgE production comprising a compound which suppresses the IgE production in a process from a differentiation of a mature B cell into an antibody-producing cell to the production of an antibody and which does not suppress or weakly suppresses the production of IgG, IgM and / or IgA which are produced at the same time, a compound of the formula (I):wherein R1–R13 are hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or the like, X is —O—, —CH2—, —NR14— or —S(O)p- and Y is lower alkyl, lower alkenyl or the like, a process for producing the same and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same.

The present invention relates to a liquid crystal (LC) medium comprising a terphenyl compound and at least two polymerisable compounds, to a process for its preparation, to its use for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in an LC display of the polymer sustained alignment (PSA) type, and to an LC display, especially a PSA display, comprising it.

The present invention relates to a novel terphenyl compound and its use in the prophylactic and / or therapeutic treatment of hypertension and / or fibrosis.

The invention provides 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 low viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a small pretilt angle, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light, and a high stability to heat, or provides a liquid crystal composition that is properly balanced regarding at least two characteristics. The invention provides an AM device that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a high contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. A liquid crystal display device contains the liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase that includes three components, wherein the first component is a specific difluoroalkenyldicyclohexane compound having a small viscosity, the second component is a specific compound having difluoromethyleneoxy bond having a large dielectric anisotropy, and the third component is a specific terphenyl compound having a large optical anisotropy.

An object of the present invention is to provide an electrophotographic photosensitive body having improved electrophotographic characteristics such as sensitivity and residual potential and also having excellent durability. The present invention provides an electrophotographic photosensitive body having a layer containing at least one specific p-terphenyl compound and at least one polycarbonate resin represented by the general formula (I):in a mass ratio of the p-terphenyl compound to the polycarbonate resin within the range of 2:8 to 7:3.

The present invention provides p-terphenyl compounds represented by the following general formula (1) and (2):and an electrophotographic photoconductor containing the compound. According to the invention, a charge transporting agent having improved solubility in an organic solvent and an electrophotographic photoconductor excellent in drift mobility and having high sensitivity and high durability are provided.

The present invention is a microorganism which is Aspergillus candidus RF-5762 (FERM BP-5882), wherein said microorganism is capable of producing a compound of the following formula (I):wherein R1 is hydrogen or hydroxy and R2 is hydroxy or methoxy.

An object of the invention is to provide: a p-terphenyl compound mixture useful as a charge-transporting agent which has improved solubility in organic solvents to thereby diminish a cracking phenomenon, which poses problems concerning photoreceptor characteristics, and can realize an electrophotographic photoreceptor having high sensitivity and high durability; and an electrophotographic photoreceptor employing the compound mixture. The invention relates to: a p-terphenyl compound mixture which includes two symmetric p-terphenyl compounds respectively represented by the following general formula (1) and general formula (2) and an asymmetric p-terphenyl compound represented by the following general formula (3) which has both a group of substituents of the compound represented by general formula (1) and a group of substituents of the compound represented by general formula (2); and an electrophotographic photoreceptor containing the compound mixture.