| abstract |
A silacyclohexane compound represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R denotes a linear-chain alkyl group with a carbon number of 1-10, a mono- or di-fluoroalkyl group with a carbon number of 1-10, a branched-chain alkyl group with a carbon number of 3-8, an alkoxyalkyl group with a carbon number of 2-7, or an alkenyl group with a carbon number of 2-8, and at least one of ##STR2## denotes a trans-1-sila-1,4-cyclohexylene or a trans-4-sila-1,4-cyclohexylene group whose silicon at position 1 or position 4 has a substitutional group(s) of H, F, Cl or CH 3 and the other is a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group, X denotes a CN, F, F, Cl, CF 3 , OCF 3 , OCHF 2 , OCHFCl, CF 2 Cl, OCF 2 Cl, R or OR group, Z 1 denotes H, F or Cl, and Z 2 denotes H or F. |