US 11,884,863 B2
Liquid-crystalline medium
Harald Hirschmann, Darmstadt (DE); and Sabine Schoen, Herten (DE)
Assigned to MERCK PATENT GMBH, Darmstadt (DE)
Filed by MERCK PATENT GMBH, Darmstadt (DE)
Filed on Jul. 22, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/518,521.
Application 16/518,521 is a division of application No. 15/304,980, abandoned, previously published as PCT/EP2016/000425, filed on Mar. 10, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 15000742 (EP), filed on Mar. 13, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2019/0345389 A1, Nov. 14, 2019
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C09K 19/34 (2006.01); C09K 19/12 (2006.01); C09K 19/30 (2006.01); C09K 19/32 (2006.01); C09K 19/44 (2006.01); G02F 1/1362 (2006.01); C09K 19/04 (2006.01)
CPC C09K 19/3405 (2013.01) [C09K 19/12 (2013.01); C09K 19/3003 (2013.01); C09K 19/3098 (2013.01); C09K 19/32 (2013.01); C09K 19/3491 (2013.01); C09K 19/44 (2013.01); G02F 1/1362 (2013.01); C09K 2019/0448 (2013.01); C09K 2019/122 (2013.01); C09K 2019/123 (2013.01); C09K 2019/301 (2013.01); C09K 2019/3004 (2013.01); C09K 2019/3016 (2013.01); C09K 2019/3027 (2013.01); C09K 2019/3408 (2013.01); C09K 2019/3425 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
 
1. A liquid-crystalline medium, consisting of at least one compound of formula I,

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in which
R1 and R1* each, independently of one another, denote H, an alkyl or alkoxy radical having 1 to 15 C atoms, in which one or more CH2 groups may each be replaced, independently of one another, by —C≡C—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —CH═CH—,

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—O—, —CO—O—, or —O—CO— in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another, and in which one or more H atoms may be replaced by halogen,
X denotes —O—, and
L2 and L2 each, independently of one another, denote F, Cl, CF3 or CHF2,
and at least one compound of the following formulae ST,

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in which
RST denotes H, an alkyl or alkoxy radical having 1 to 15 C atoms, in which one or more CH2 groups may each be replaced, independently of one another, by —C≡C—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —CH═CH—,

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—O—, —CO—O—, or —O—CO— in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another, and in which one or more H atoms may be replaced by halogen,

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denotes

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ZST each, independently of one another, denotes —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —CH2O—, —OCH2—, —CH2—, —CH2CH2—, —(CH2)4—, —CH═CH—CH2O—, —C2F4—, —CH2CF2—, —CF2CH2—, —CF═CF—, —CH═CF—, —CF═CH—, —CH═CH—, —C≡C— or a single bond,
L2 and L2 each, independently of one another, denote F, Cl, CF3 or CHF2,
p denotes 1 or 2, and
q denotes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10,
and at least one compound of formula IIA or IIB

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in which
R2A and R2B each, independently of one another, denote H, a C1-15-alkyl or C2-15-alkenyl radical which is unsubstituted, monosubstituted by CN or CF3 or at least monosubstituted by halogen, in which one or more CH2 groups may be replaced by —O—, —S—,

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—C≡C—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —OC—O— or —O—CO— in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another,
L1-4 each, independently of one another, denote F or Cl,
Z2 and Z2′ each, independently of one another, denote a single bond, —CH2CH2—, —CH═CH—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —CH2O—, —OCH2—, —COO—, —OCO—, —C2F4—, —CF═CF—, or —CH═CHCH2O—,
p denotes 0, 1 or 2,
q denotes 0 or 1, and
denotes 1 to 6,
and one or more compounds of formulae L-1 to L-11,

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in which
R, R1 and R2 each, independently of one another, denote H, a C1-15-alkyl or C2-15-alkenyl radical which is unsubstituted, monosubstituted by CN or CF3 or at least monosubstituted by halogen, in which one or more CH2 groups may be replaced by —O—, —S—,

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—C≡C—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —OC—O— or —O—CO— in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another,
alkyl denotes an alkyl radical having 1-6 C atoms,
(O) represents an optionally present oxygen atom, and
s denotes 1 or 2.