Nematic liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display element using same
The liquid crystal composition of the present invention is used for liquid crystal display devices of an IPS mode, a TN mode, and the like that have a high response speed and do not easily cause display defectiveness such as ghosting or dropping marks. The liquid crystal composition contains a component which is a dielectrically positive component containing a dielectrically positive compound and a dielectrically neural component which exhibits dielectric anisotropy greater than −2 and smaller than +2. The liquid crystal composition has excellent properties in which the composition forms a liquid crystal phase in a wide temperature range, has a low viscosity, dissolves excellently at a low temperature, has a high degree of specific resistance and voltage holding ratio, and is stable with respect to heat or light.
1. A liquid crystal composition having positive dielectric anisotropy, comprising:
a dielectrically positive component (A) containing a compound represented by Formula (1.1);
and a dielectrically neutral component (B) containing a compound represented by Formula (2.1);
a compound represented by Formula (3.3);
and a compound represented by Formula (4.3)
the dielectrically positive component (A) further contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the compounds represented by Formulae (12.2), (12.3) and (12.4):
2. The liquid crystal composition according to claim 1 ,
wherein the dielectrically positive component (A) further contains one or more compounds represented by General formula (I):
(wherein R 11 represents an alkyl group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms, each of X 11 to X 14 independently represents a fluorine atom or a hydrogen atom, Y 11 represents a fluorine atom or —OCF 3 , A 11 represents a 1,4-phenylene group, a 1,4-cyclohexylene group,
A 12 represents a 1,4-phenylene group or a 1,4-cyclohexylene group, and Q 11 represents a single bond or —CF 2 O—).
3. The liquid crystal composition according to claim 1 ,
wherein the dielectrically positive component (A) further contains one or more compounds represented by General formula (II):
(wherein R 21 represents an alkyl group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms, each of X 21 to X 25 independently represents a fluorine atom or a hydrogen atom, Y 21 represents a fluorine atom or —OCF 3 , and A 21 represents a 1,4-phenylene group or a 1,4-cyclohexylene group).
4. The liquid crystal composition according to claim 1 ,
wherein the dielectrically positive component (A) further contains one or more compounds represented by General formula (III):
(wherein R 31 represents an alkyl group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms, each of X 31 and X 32 independently represents a fluorine atom or a hydrogen atom, Y 31 represents a fluorine atom or —OCF 3 , and Q 31 represents a single bond, —CF 2 O—, or —COO—).
5. The liquid crystal composition according to claim 1 ,
wherein the dielectrically neutral component (B) further contains one or more compounds represented by General formula (IV):
(wherein each of R 41 and R 42 independently represents an alkyl group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms, and Q 41 represents a single bond, —CH 2 CH 2 —, or —COO—).
6. The liquid crystal composition according to claim 1 ,
wherein the dielectrically neutral component (B) further contains one or more compounds represented by General formula (X):
(wherein each of R 51 and R 52 independently represents an alkyl group or alkoxy group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms, and X 51 represents a fluorine atom or a hydrogen atom).
7. The liquid crystal composition according to claim 1 ,
wherein the dielectrically neutral component (B) further contains one or more compounds represented by General formula (VII):
(wherein each of R 71 and R 72 independently represents an alkyl group or alkenyl group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms, each of X 71 or X 72 independently represents a fluorine atom or a hydrogen atom, A 71 represents a 1,4-cyclohexylene group, and m is 0 or 1).
8. The liquid crystal composition according to claim 1 ,
wherein the dielectrically neutral component (B) further contains one or more compounds represented by General formula (VI):
(wherein each of R 61 and R 62 independently represents an alkyl group or alkenyl group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms).
9. The liquid crystal composition according to claim 2 ,
wherein the compounds represented by General formula (I) are any of compounds represented by Formulae (5.1), (5.2), (6.1), (6.2), (19.4), and (19.6):
10. The liquid crystal composition according to claim 3 ,
wherein the compounds represented by General formula (II) are any of compounds represented by Formulae (14.1), (10.1), and (10.3):
11. The liquid crystal composition according to claim 4 ,
wherein the compounds represented by General formula (III) are any of compounds represented by Formulae (11.3), (11.4), (18.3), (20.3), and (20.5):
12. The liquid crystal composition according to claim 5 ,
wherein the compounds represented by General formula (IV) are compounds represented by Formulae (17.1) to (17.3):
13. The liquid crystal composition according to claim 6 ,
wherein the compounds represented by General formula (X) are any of compounds represented by Formulae (16.1) to (16.3):
14. The liquid crystal composition according to claim 7 ,
wherein the compounds represented by General formula (VII) are compounds represented by Formula (10.7) or (10.8):
15. The liquid crystal composition according to claim 8 ,
wherein the compounds represented by General formula (VI) are compounds represented by Formula (21.2):
16. A liquid crystal display device for driving an active matrix comprising the liquid crystal composition according to claim 1 .