Polymerizable compounds and their use in liquid-crystal displays

US8940184B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Merck Patent GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Andreas Taugerbeck · Darmstadt, DE
• Achim Goetz · Zwingenberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 30, 2010
• Grant date: Jan 27, 2015
• Expiry date: Aug 30, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C09K2323/00
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to 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 sustained”) or PSA (“polymer sustained alignment”) type.