Polymerizable compounds and the use thereof in liquid crystal displays

US9090822B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Merck Patent GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Achim Goetz · Zwingenberg, DE
• Christoph Marten · Darmstadt, DE
• Sven Christian Laut · Shanghai, CN
• Andreas Taugerbeck · Darmstadt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 4, 2010
• Grant date: Jul 28, 2015
• Expiry date: Oct 4, 2030

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 or PSA type (“polymer sustained” or “polymer sustained alignment” respectively).