公开(公告)号：DE3832503A1

公开(公告)日：1990-03-29

申请号：DE3832503

申请日：1988-09-24

Applicant: HOECHST AG

Inventor： MUELLER INGRID DR ,  DUEBAL HANS-ROLF DR ,  ESCHER KLAUS DR ,  HEMMERLING WOLFGANG DR ,  ILLIAN GERHARD DR ,  MURAKAMI MIKIO ,  OHLENDORF DIETER DR ,  WINGEN RAINER DR

IPC: G02F1/13 ,  C07D317/24 ,  C07D317/30 ,  C07D317/32 ,  C07D405/12 ,  C07D405/14 ,  C09K19/34 ,  C09K19/54 ,  G09F9/35

Abstract: Novel optically active esters of 5-ethyl- and 5-vinyl-1,3- dioxolane-4-carboxylic acid, their use as dopes in liquid-crystal mixtures, and liquid-crystal mixtures containing the novel esters. Optically active 1,3-dioxolanyl derivatives of the general formula (I) are suitable as dopes in liquid-crystal mixtures. The symbols in the general formula have the following meanings: R has an analogous structure to the moiety on the right of X in the general formula or is an alkyl or alkylene radical, which may be substituted, R and R are H or alkyl, which may also be substituted [R and R are alternatively, together with the C(2) of the dioxolane ring, a cycloaliphatic radical] R is vinyl or ethyl, with the proviso that at least one radical R is vinyl or ethyl if R is analogous to the moiety on the right of X in the formula (I), -A , -A and -A are aromatic, heterocyclic or aliphatic ring systems, -M and -M are -CO-O, -O-CO, -CH2CH2, -CH=CH, -CH2O,-OCH2 or -C=C, and X is O, S or O-CO-O. The particular advantage of the compound of the general formula (I) is that it is able to induce high twisting power in a cholesteric phase.