A cholesteric liquid crystal composition includes a) a cholesteric liquid crystal compound or a cholesteric liquid crystal precursor; and b) a compound of formula (I), formula (II) or formula (III): where, n is 1, 2, 3, or 4; m is 1, 2, or 3; R is an acrylate, methacrylate, acrylamide, isocyanate, epoxy, or silane; R1 is a (C3-C8) alkylene, (C3-C8) alkenylene, or (C3-C8) alkylyne; R2 is a bond, -O-, -C(O)O-, -O(O)C-, -OC(O)O-, -C(O)N-, -CH=N-, -N=CH-, or -NC(O)-; R3 is a cycloalkylene, cycloalkenylene, heterocyclylene, arylene, or hetroarylene; R4 is a bond, (C1-C8) alkylene, (C2-C8) alkenylene, (C2-C8) alkylyne, carbonyl, -O-, -C(O)O-, -O(O)C-, -OC(O)O-, -C(O)N-, -CH=N-, -N=CH-, or -NC(O)-; R5 is a bond, cycloalkylene, cycloalkenylene, hetrocyclylene, arylene, or hetroarylene; R6 is hydrogen, cyano, halo, (C1-C8) alkoxy, (C1-C8) alkyl, nitro, amino, carboxy, mercapto, (C1-C4)thioalkyl, COCH3, CF3, OCF3, or SCF3; R7 is a (C1-C2) alkylene, (C2) alkenylene, or (C2) alkylyne; R8 is is hydrogen, halo, (C1-C8) alkoxy, (C1-C8) alkyl, nitro, amino, carboxy, mercapto, (C1-C4)thioalkyl, COCH3, CF3, OCF3, or SCF3, R9 is a cycloalkylene, cycloalkenylene, heterocyclylene, arylene, or hetroarylene; and R10 is a (C1-C8) alkylene, (C2-C8) alkenylene, or (C2-C8) alkylyne. 3M Center, Post Office Box 33427, Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427, USA U.S.A. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 709/CHENP/2006 A 709/CHENP/2006 INDIA 2009-03-20T08:08:15Z 2007-06-22 2006-02-27 303679 2004-07-06 PCT/US04/21610 C09K 19/40, 19/42 WO 2005/023964 A3 RADCLIFFE, Marc, D.;, POKORNY, Richard, J.;, SPAWN, Terence, D.;, SOLOMONSON, Steven, D.; 20572 0 805 U.S.A. 2003-08-29 10/652,700 2007-06-22 0 3Oxdaznm 2009-04-30T18:38:05Z 70172 RADCLIFFE, MARC, D.;, POKORNY, RICHARD, J.;, SPAWN, TERENCE, D.;, SOLOMONSON, STEVEN, D 448 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY