Polymerizable menthol derivative
View Patent ↗The invention includes compounds represented by Formula (1): wherein R represents hydrogen or methyl; A represents alkylene having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, wherein in the alkylene, arbitrary —CH 2 — may be replaced by —O—, —S—, —CH═CH—, —CO—, —COO— or —OCO—; X and Y each independently represent an aromatic ring or a cyclohexane ring, wherein in the rings, arbitrary hydrogen may be replaced by alkyl having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms; Z independently represents a single bond, —O—, —S—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CON(R 1 )— or —N(R 1 )CO—, wherein R 1 represents hydrogen or methyl; and m represents an integer of from 0 to 3.
1. A compound represented by formula (1):
wherein
R represents hydrogen or methyl;
A represents alkylene having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, wherein in the alkylene, arbitrary —CH 2 — may be replaced by —O—, —S—, —CH═CH—, —CO—, —COO— or —OCO—;
X and Y each independently represent an aromatic ring or a cyclohexane ring, wherein in the rings, arbitrary hydrogen may be replaced by alkyl having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms;
Z independently represents a single bond, —O—, —S—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CON(R 1 )— or —N(R 1 )CO—, wherein R 1 represents hydrogen or methyl; and
m represents an integer of from 0 to 3.
2. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein in formula (1), —(X—Z) m —Y— is a structure represented by formula (2-1) or (2-2):
3. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein in formula (1), —(X—Z) m —Y— is a structure represented by one of formulae (3-1) to (3-7):
4. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein in formula (1), —(X—Z) m —Y— is a structure represented by one of formulae (4-1) to (4-4):
5. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein in formula (1), A represents —CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 — or —CH 2 CH 2 —.
6. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein in formula (1), A represents —CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 — or —CH 2 CH 2 —O—CH 2 CH 2 —O—CH 2 CH 2 —.
7. A liquid crystal composition comprising the compound according to claim 1 and a liquid crystal compound.
8. A liquid crystal composition comprising the compound according to claim 2 and a liquid crystal compound.
9. A liquid crystal composition comprising the compound according to claim 3 and a liquid crystal compound.
10. A liquid crystal composition comprising the compound according to claim 4 and a liquid crystal compound.
11. A liquid crystal composition comprising the compound according to claim 5 and a liquid crystal compound.
12. A liquid crystal composition comprising the compound according to claim 6 and a liquid crystal compound.
13. The liquid crystal composition according to claim 7 , wherein the liquid crystal composition comprises at least one polymerizable liquid crystal compound as the liquid crystal compound.
14. A polymer comprising the liquid crystal composition according to claim 13 having been polymerized.
15. The polymer according to claim 14 , wherein the polymer exhibits a cholesteric liquid crystal phase.
16. A method for using the liquid crystal composition according to claim 7 as a liquid crystal pigment, a paint, a spray ink, a printing ink, a cosmetic product, an anticounterfeit printed matter, an ornamental article and an optical film.
17. A method for using the liquid crystal composition according to claim 13 as a liquid crystal pigment, a paint, a spray ink, a printing ink, a cosmetic product, an anticounterfeit printed matter, an ornamental article and an optical film.
18. A method for using the polymer according to claim 14 as a liquid crystal pigment, a paint, a spray ink, a printing ink, a cosmetic product, an anticounterfeit printed matter, an ornamental article and an optical film.
19. A method for using the polymer according to claim 15 as a liquid crystal pigment, a paint, a spray ink, a printing ink, a cosmetic product, an anticounterfeit printed matter, an ornamental article and an optical film.