Saito, Hideo; Sawada, Shinichi; Furukawa, Kenji;

Nematic liquid crystal composition

A nematic liquid crystal composition whose threshold voltage is scarcely influenced by temperature changes is provided, which composition comprises at least two components at least one of which is a compound expressed by the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an alkyl group or an alkoxy group each of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, ##STR2## each independently represent a benzene ring or a cyclohexane ring and n represents an integer of 0 or 1, said compound being contained in 10 to 100% by weight in said composition.

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• Nematic liquid crystal composition

What we claim is:

1. A nematic liquid crystal composition comprising, by weight, 10 to 80% of at least one compound of a component having the formula ##STR85## 5to 50% of a component (B) comprising at least one member of the group consisting of the compounds expressed by the formulas (B1) to (B7) ##STR86## 5to 50% of a component (C) comprising at least one member of the group consisting of the compounds expressed by the formulas (C1) to (C11) ##STR87## 5to 50% of a component (D) comprising at least one member of the group consisting of the compounds expressed by the formulas (D1) to (D10) ##STR88## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.4 each independently represents an alkyl group or an alkoxy group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms and R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.5, and R.sub.6 each independently represents an alkyl group or an alkoxy group of 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

2. A nematic liquid crystal composition according to claim 1 wherein said compound is ##STR89##

3. A nematic liquid crystal composition according to claim 1 wherein said compound is ##STR90##

4. A nematic liquid crystal composition according to claim 1 wherein said compound is ##STR91##