| abstract |
New liquid-crystalline compounds having a positive dielectric anisotropy, trans-4-alkyloxymethyl-1-(4'-cyanophenyl)cyclohexanes and trans-4-alkyloxymethyl-1-(4''-cyano-4'-biphenylyl)cyclohexanes expressed by the general formula <IMAGE> wherein R represents an alkyl group of 1 to 8 carbon atoms and n represents 1 or 2, are provided, which compounds are useful as a component constituting liquid-crystalline compositions having superior practical performances and being stable. |