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US 2026/0286221 A1Published application
Chiral reactive mesogen mixture
AssigneeMerck Patent GmbH
InventorsJames ALLEN, Sarabjot KAUR, Kevin ADLEM, Owain Llyr PARRI, Thomas BANKS
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Abstract
Chiral reactive mesogen (RM) mixtures and formulations comprising the same. Further, polymers and polymer films obtained from such chiral RM mixtures. Further, the use of such chiral RM mixtures. Additionally, formulations, polymers, and polymer films comprising or obtained from such chiral RM mixtures in optical or electro-optical components or devices.
Claims15
A mixture comprising at least one chiral compound and at least one polymerizable compound of formula I
- wherein the individual radicals, independently of each other and on each occurrence identically or differently, have the following meanings
- P denotes a polymerizable group,
- Sp denotes a spacer group or a single bond,
- A, B, D, E denote benzene-1,4-diyl, naphthalene-1,4-diyl, naphthalene 2,6-diyl or anthracene-9,10-diyl, each of which is optionally substituted by one or more groups L or P—Sp-,
- C denotes benzene-1,4-diyl, naphthalene-1,4-diyl, naphthalene 2,6-diyl, anthracene-9,10-diyl, phenanthrene-2,7-diyl or fluorene-2,7-diyl, each of which is optionally substituted by one or more groups L or P—Sp-,
- and one of C and D optionally denotes a single bond,
- R11 denotes F, Cl, CN, alkoxy or thioalkyl with 1 or 2 C atoms which is optionally fluorinated, or P—Sp-,
- Z11, Z12 denote —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —S—CO—, —CO—S—, —O—COO—, —CO—NR0—, —NR0—CO—, —NR0—CO—NR00, —NR0—CO—O—, —O—CO—NR0—, —OCH2—, —CH2O—, —SCH2—, —CH2S—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —CF2S—, —SCF2—, —CH2CH2—, —(CH2)n1, —CF2CH2—, —CH2CF2—, —CF2CF2—, —CH═N—, —N═CH—, —N═N—, —CH═CR0—, —CY1═CY2—, —C≡C—, —CH═CH—COO—, —OCO—CH═CH— or a single bond,
- Y1, Y2 denote H, F, Cl or CN,
- L denotes F, Cl, —CN, P—Sp-, or straight chain, branched or cyclic alkyl having 1 to 25 or 3 to 25 C atoms, wherein one or more non-adjacent CH2-groups are optionally replaced by —O—, —S—, —CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —O—CO—O—, CR0═CR00—, —C≡C—,
- in such a manner that O- and/or S-atoms are not directly connected with each other, and wherein one or more H atoms are each optionally replaced by P—Sp-, F or Cl, or two substituents L that are connected to directly adjacent C atoms optionally form a cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl group with 5, 6, 7 or 8 C atoms,
- R0, R00 denote H or an alkyl having 1 to 12 C atoms,
- n1 denotes 1, 2, 3 or 4,
- n denotes 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4,
- m denotes 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4,
- r denotes 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4,
- s denotes 0, 1, 2 or 3, and
- t denotes 0, 1 or 2.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.