Polymerizable compounds

US7807068B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Merck Patentgesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Matthias Bremer · Darmstadt, DE
• Achim Goetz · Zwingenberg, DE
• Stephan Derow · Griesheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 21, 2008
• Grant date: Oct 5, 2010
• Expiry date: Nov 21, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C09K2323/03
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to novel polymerizable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PS (polymer-stabilized) and PSA (polymer-sustained alignment) type.