US2022315838A1PendingUtilityA1

Liquid-crystalline media

Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHPriority: Dec 20, 2011Filed: Jun 3, 2022Published: Oct 6, 2022
Est. expiryDec 20, 2031(~5.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

The invention relates to liquid-crystalline media which can be used, in particular, for electro-optical displays having active-matrix addressing based on the ECB effect and for IPS (in-plane switching) displays or FFS (fringe field switching) displays.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A liquid-crystalline medium comprising:
 (i) at least one compound of the formula I,   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           in which 
           R 1  and R 1*  each, independently of one another, denote an alkyl or alkoxy radical having 1 to 15 C atoms, where, in addition, one or more CH 2  groups in these radicals may each be replaced, independently of one another, by —C≡C—, —CF 2 O—, —CH═CH—, 
         
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
            —O—, —CO—O—, —O—CO— in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another, and in which, in addition, one or more H atoms may be replaced by halogen, 
           Z 1  denotes a single bond, —CH 2 CH 2 —, —CH═CH—, —CH 2 O—, —OCH 2 —, —CF 2 O—, —OCF 2 —, —COO—, —OCO—, —C 2 F 4 —, —CF═CF—, —CH═CHCHO—, 
           L 1  and L 2  each, independently of one another, denote F, Cl, CF 3  or CHF 2 ; 
         
         (ii) at least one compound of the formula CC-n-mV1, 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       in which n and m each, independently of one another, denote 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. 
     
     
         2 . The liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 1  further comprising one or more compounds selected from the group of compounds of formulae IIA, IIB and IIC, 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         in which 
         R 2A , R 2B  and R 2C  each, independently of one another, denote H, an alkyl radical having up to 15 C atoms which is unsubstituted, monosubstituted by CN or CF 3  or at least monosubstituted by halogen, where, in addition, one or more CH 2  groups in these radicals may be replaced by —O—, —S—, 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
            —C≡C—, —CF 2 O—, —OCF 2 —, —OC—O— or —O—CO— in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another, 
         
         L 1-4  each, independently of one another, denote F or Cl, 
         Z 2  and Z 2′  each, independently of one another, denote a single bond, —CH 2 CH 2 —, —CH═CH—, —CF 2 O—, —OCF 2 —, —CH 2 O—, —OCH 2 —, —COO—, —OCO—, —C 2 F 4 —, —CF═CF—, —CH═CHCH 2 O—, 
         p denotes 1 or 2, 
         q denotes 1 or 2, and 
         v denotes 1 to 6. 
       
     
     
         3 . The liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 1  further comprising one or more compounds of the formula PY-n-Om, 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         in which n and m each, independently of one another, denote 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. 
       
     
     
         4 . The liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 1  further comprising one or more compounds selected from the group of compounds of formulae CY-n-Om and CPY-n-Om, 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         in which n and m each, independently of one another, denote 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. 
       
     
     
         5 . The liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 1  further comprising one or more compounds of the formula CC-n-V, 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         in which n and m each, independently of one another, denote 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. 
       
     
     
         6 . The liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 1  further comprising one or more compounds of the formula CCY-n-Om, 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         in which n and m each, independently of one another, denote 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. 
       
     
     
         7 . The liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 1  further comprising one or more compounds of the formula PYP-n-m, 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         in which n and m each, independently of one another, denote 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. 
       
     
     
         8 . The liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 1  further comprising one or more compounds of the formula PP-n-mV1, 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         in which n and m each, independently of one another, denote 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. 
       
     
     
         9 . A liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 1  further comprising one or more compounds of the formula III, 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         in which 
         R 31  and R 32  each, independently of one another, denote a straight-chain alkyl, alkoxyalkyl or alkoxy radical having up to 12 C atoms, and 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
          denotes 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         Z 3  denotes a single bond, —CH 2 CH 2 —, —CH═CH—, —CF 2 O—, —OCF 2 —, —CH 2 O—, —OCH 2 —, —COO—, —OCO—, —C 2 F 4 —, —C 4 H 8 —, —CF═C F—. 
       
     
     
         10 . A liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 1  further comprising one or more terphenyls of the formulae T-1 to T-21, 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         in which 
         R denotes a straight-chain alkyl or alkoxy radical having 1-7 C atoms, and 
         m denotes 1-6. 
       
     
     
         11 . A liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 1  further comprising one or more indane compounds of the formula In, 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         in which 
         R 11 , R 12 , R 13  denote a straight-chain alkyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl or alkenyl radical having 1-5 C atoms, 
         R 12  and R 13  additionally also denote halogen, 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
          denotes 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         i denotes 0, 1 or 2. 
       
     
     
         12 . A liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 1  further comprising one or more indane compounds of the formula P4 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         in which R 1  denotes an alkyl or alkoxy radical having 1 to 15 C atoms, where, in addition, one or more CH 2  groups in these radicals may each be replaced, independently of one another, by —C≡C—, —CF 2 O—, —CH═CH—, 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
          —O—, —CO—O—, —O—CO— in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another, and in which, in addition, one or more H atoms may be replaced by halogen. 
       
     
     
         13 . A liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 1  comprising at least two compounds of the formula I. 
     
     
         14 . A liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 1  comprising at least three compounds of the formula I. 
     
     
         15 . A liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 1 , wherein L1 and L2 each denote fluorine. 
     
     
         16 . A liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 1  comprising at least one compound of the formula I-1 to I-145, 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         17 . A liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 16  comprising at least one compound of a formula selected from the group consisting of I-1, I-3, I-7, I-13, I-15, I-19, I-25 and I-26. 
     
     
         18 . A liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 17  comprising at least two compounds selected from the group consisting of the formulas I-1, I-3, I-7, I-13, I-15, I-19, I-25 and I-26. 
     
     
         19 . A liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 1 , wherein the proportion of one or more compounds of the formula I in the mixture as a whole is 5-65% by weight. 
     
     
         20 . A liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 1  further comprising one or more compounds of the formula L-1 to L-11, 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         in which 
         R, R 1  and R 2  each, independently of one another, have the meanings indicated for R 2A  in  claim 10 , and alkyl denotes an alkyl radical having 1-6 C atoms, and 
         s denotes 1 or 2. 
       
     
     
         21 . A liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 1  further comprising one or more compounds of the formulae O-1 to O-17, 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         in which 
         R 1  and R 2  each, independently of one another, denote H, an alkyl radical having up to 15 C atoms which is unsubstituted, monosubstituted by CN or CF 3  or at least monosubstituted by halogen, where, in addition, one or more CH 2  groups in these radicals may be replaced by —O—, —S—, 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
          —C≡C—, —CF 2 O—, —OCF 2 —, —OC—O— or —O—CO— in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another. 
       
     
     
         22 . A process for the preparation of a liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one compound of the formula I is mixed with at least one further liquid-crystalline compound, and one or more additives are optionally added. 
     
     
         23 . A process according to  claim 22 , wherein the additive is selected from the group consisting of stabilisers, antioxidants, UV absorbers, nanoparticles, microparticles, polymerisable compounds, dopants and free-radical initiators. 
     
     
         24 . An electro-optical display comprising the liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         25 . An electro-optical display having active-matrix addressing, wherein the electro-optical display contains, as dielectric, a liquid-crystalline medium according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         26 . The electro-optical display according to  claim 25 , wherein the electro-optical display is a VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, IPS or PS-IPS display.

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