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Smectic liquid crystal phase Abstract: Compounds of the formula I wherein R1 and R2 are each alkyl with 1-15 C atoms, and wherein one or two non-adjacent CH2 groups can also be replaced by -O-, -S-, -CO-, -O-CO-, -CO-O-, -CO-S-, -S-CO-, -CHHalogen-, -CHCN- and/or -CH=CH-, A1 is 1,4-phenylene, trans-1,4-cyclohexylene or a single bond and A2 is or are suitable as components of chirally tilted smectic liquid crystal phases. |