Merck Patent Gmbh

Benjamin Snow

Owain Llyr Parri

Kevin Adlem

Patricia Eileen Saxton

Mark John Goulding

Izumi Saito

Rachel Tuffin

Simon Siemianowski

Rebecca Proctor

Hassan Arasi

Nathan Smith

Mariam Namutebi

Vicki Cook

James Allen

Mark Goebel

Geoffrey Luckhurst

Owain Ilyr Parri

Patricia Saxton

David Wilkes

Jonathan Gorecki

The invention relates to bimesogenic compounds of formula I wherein R, R, MG, MG, X, Xand Sphave the meaning given in claim, to the use of bimesogenic compounds of formula l in liquid crystal media and particular to flexoelectric liquid crystal devices comprising a liquid crystal medium according to the present invention.

Bimesogenic compounds and mesogenic media

The invention relates to mesogenic media comprising  

Mesogenic media and liquid crystal display

The invention relates to bimesogenic compounds of formula I wherein R, R, MG, MG, X, Xand Sphave the meaning given in claim, to the use of bimesogenic compounds of formula I in liquid crystal media and particular to flexoelectric liquid crystal devices comprising a liquid crystal medium according to the present invention.

Mesogenic media comprising a first component, component A, consisting of bimesogenic compounds optionally a second component, component B, consisting of nematogenic compounds, and optionally a second or third component, component C, consisting of one or more chiral molecules, is suitable for use in flexoelectric liquid crystal devices.

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