| abstract |
PCT No. PCT/JP96/00256 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 11, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 11, 1997 PCT Filed Feb. 7, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/24574 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 15, 1996A liquid crystal composition which comprises at least one phenylbenzoate derivative represented by formula (1) wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1-10 carbons and others; X is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; A and B each independently represent a 1,4-phenylene group or a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group and others; Z1 and Z2 each independently represent -CH2CH2-, -CO-O-, a covalent bond and others; m and n each independently represent 0 or 1. |