Optically active compound, antiferroelectric liquid crystal composition containing the same, process for producing the same and process for producing optically active carboxylic acid

摘要

Disclosed is a novel optically active compound which exhibits no antiferroelectric liquid crystal phase but can be incorporated in an antiferroelectric liquid crystal having a high threshold voltage to reduce the threshold voltage thereof, an antiferroelectric liquid crystal composition containing the compound, a process for the reduction of the threshold voltage of an antiferroelectric liquid crystal composition, a process for producing the compound and a process for producing an optically active carboxylic acid as an intermediate.