| abstract |
Disclosed is a novel liquid crystal compound in which phase transitions can be induced by a light stimulus and which is useful in the display, optoelectronics, and photonics fields. Specifically disclosed is a liquid crystal compound shown by general formula (1). (In the formula, R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are, independently of each other, selected from a group formed from hydrogen atoms, alkyl groups, alkoxyl groups, alkoxycarbonyl groups, alkoxycarbonyloxy groups, alkanoyl groups, alkanoyloxy groups, alkoxyphenyl groups, and N-alkylaminocarbonyl groups, and n represents an integer.) |