Polymerizable compounds and use thereof in liquid crystal displays

US9045683B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Merck Patent GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Andreas Taugerbeck · Darmstadt, DE
• Achim Goetz · Zwingenberg, DE
• Stephan Derow · Griesheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 1, 2011
• Grant date: Jun 2, 2015
• Expiry date: Sep 14, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C09K2019/548
• 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.