ELECTRO-OPTICAL LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND LIQUID CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM

Abstract: The invention relates to an electro-optical liquid crystal display with an electrode structure for the reorientation of the liquid crystalline medium which generates an electrical field a component parallel to the liquid crystal layer which is sufficient to affect the switching of the liquid crystalline medium essentially in the plane of the liquid crystal layer and a liquid crystalline medium with a positive anisotropy of the dielectric permittivity containing at least two mesogenic compounds of formula (I), wherein the parameters are as defined in claim 1 and to the liquid crystalline media.

Description: Electro-optical Liquid Crystal Display and Liquid Crystalline Medium The invention relates to an electro-optical liquid crystal display with an electrode structure for the reorientation of the liquid crystalline medium which generates an electrical field with a component parallel to the liquid crystal layer which is sufficient to affect the switching of the liquid crystalline medium. The switching of the liquid crystalline medium takes place essentially in the plane of the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystalline medium has a positive anisotropy of the dielectric permittivity and contains at least two mesogenic compounds of formula I wherein R11 is alkyl or alkoxy with 1 to 7 C-atoms or alkoxyalkyl with 2 to 7 C-atoms, preferably alkyl, R12 is alkenyl or alkenyloxy with 2 to 7 C-atoms, preferably alkenyl, Z 1 is -CH 2 -CH 2 - or a single bond, preferably a single bond and is 0 or 1 , In most conventional types of liquid crystal displays, like in TN, STN, OMI and AMD-TN displays, as well as in some more recently interesting displays like VAN (or ECB) and OCB displays electrical fields which are substantially perpendicular to the liquid crystal layer are used to switch the orientation of the liquid crystals. For example WO 91/10936 discloses a liquid crystal display using an electrical fiels with a significant component parallel to the liquid crystal layer used to switch the liquid crystals mainly in the plane of the liquid crystal layer called IPS from in Plane Switching. The principle of operation of liquid crystal displays with such an electrical field are described for example in R.A. Soref, Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 45, Nr. 12, S. 5466-5468 (1974). Several possibilities for the design of the elecrtodes, as well as different ways of addressing of such displays are given e. g. in EP 0 588 568. Also DE 198 24 137 teaches different constructions of such IPS displays. Liquid crystalline media for such IPS displays are described e. g. in DE 198 48 181 and in the non prepublished DE 100 19 061. IPS displays of the state of the art have still severe shortcommings for several applications. One of the most severe problems is their long response times, which are significantly longer than those of e. g. TN or VAN displays. Besides the response times, which are too long, the operation voltages have to be improved. This means that they are too high for some applications. Obviously other requirements, like long operational life time, stability both for storage and operation at extreme temperatures (high as well as low) and under illumination have to be fulfilled at the same time. One constituent of such displays with a crucial influence on these performance criteria is the liquid crystal medium used. Thus, there is a strong demand for improved liquid crystalline media which do not show the disadvantages of the known materials, or at least do so only to a lesser extent. These, in particular, have to exhibit a sufficiently wide nematic phase range, a low tendency to crytallize at low temperatures, suitable values of the birefringence, in most cases preferably low values of the birefringence and a sufficiently high specific resistivity. Especially they have to show small threshold voltages (Vio) and small rotational viscosities (γ.|), leading to schort response times. It has been found, that, surprisingly, this task can be solved by the use of liquid crystalline media having a positive anisotropy of the dielectric permittivity and containing at least two mesogenic compounds of formula I wherein R11 is alkyl or alkoxy with 1 to 7 C-atoms or alkoxyalkyl with 2 to 7 C-atoms, preferably alkyl, R12 is alkenyl or alkenyloxy with 2 to 7 C-atoms, preferably alkenyl, is -CH 2 -CH 2 - or a single bond, preferably a single bond and is 0 or 1. The liquid crystalline media according to the invention are characterized by their relatively high clearing points and their small rotational viscosities as well as their low threshold voltages. The invention resides, besides the liquid crystalline medium, in an electro- optical display with an electrode structure generating an electrical field with a significant component parallel to the liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystalline medium having a positive anisotropy of the dielectric permittivity and containing at least two mesogenic compounds of formula I as given above. Especially preferred are liquid crystal displays containing a liquid crystalline medium containing one or more compounds selected from the group of formulae la and lb wherein the parameters have the meanigs given under formula I above and preferably R 11 is alkyl with 1 to 5 C-atoms or alkoxy with 1 to 5 C-atoms, preferably alkyl, R 12 is alkenyl or alkenyloxy with 2 to 7 C-atoms, preferably alkenyl and Z 1 is a single bond. Particularly preferred are liquid crystal displays containing a liquid crystalline medium containing one or more compounds each of formula la and of formula lb. More particularly preferred are liquid crystal displays containing a liquid crystalline medium containing one or more compounds selected from the group of formulae Ia1 , Ia2, Ib1 and Ib2 R 11 ( O ) ( H V- CHpH 2 -( H V- R 12 Ib2 wherein the parameters have the meanigs given under formula I above and preferably those given under the respective formulae la and lb above. Especially preferred are liqiud crystal displays containing liquid crystalline media containing one or more, preferably two, three or more, compounds of formula Ia1. Particularly preferred are liqiud crystal displays containing liquid crystalline media containing one, two or more compounds of formula lb, preferably of formula Ia1 , besides one or more, preferably two or more, compounds of formula la, preferably of formula Ia1. Preferably the liquid crystal displays contain liquid crystalline media containing one or more mesogenic compounds of the formula II wherein R 21 is alkyl or alkoxy with 1 to 7 C atoms or alkenyl, alkenyloxy or alkoxyalkyl with 2 to 7 C atoms, R 22 is alkyl with 1 to 7 C atoms or alkenyl with 2 to 7 C atoms, Z 21 and Z 22 when present, are, independently of each other -COO-, -OCO-, -CF 2 -O-, -O-CF 2 -, -CH 2 -CH 2 -, -CH=CH-, - CF=CF-, -CF=CH-, -CH=CF- or a single bond, preferably a single bond, ntly of each other, 5 n is 0, 1 or 2, with the condition, that compounds of formula I are excluded. Preferably the liquid crystal displays contain liquid crystalline media A Q containing one or more mesogenic compounds of the formula II selected from the group of formulae lla to lie 20 Wherein the parameters have the respective meanings given under formula II above. 5 Further preferred are liquid crystal displays containing liquid crystalline media containing compounds of formula III 0 wherein R 3 is alkyl or alkoxy with 1 to 7 C atoms or alkenyl, alkenyloxy or alkoxyalkyl with 2 bis 7 C atoms, 35 7 3 is -CH 2 -CH 2 , -COO-, -CF 2 O- or a single bond and X° is F, CI, CN or NCS, preferably CN. Especially preferred are liqiud crystalline media containing one or more compounds of formula III wherein X 3 is CN, Z 3 is a single bond. Further preferred are liqiud crystalline media containing one or more compounds of formula III wherein z 3 is a single bond, X 3 is CN, - Af - i iss Further preferred are liqiud crystalline media containing one or more compounds of formula HI wherein Z 3 is a single bond, X 3 is CN, Further preferred are liqiud crystalline media containing one or more compounds of formula HI wherein Z 3 is a single bond, X 3 is CN, Further preferred are are liqiud crystalline media containing one or more compounds of formula III wherein Z 31 is -CH 2 -CH 2 - or a single bond. Preferred are liquid crystal displays containing liquid crystalline media containoing one, two, three or more compounds of formula IV wherein R 4 is alkyl or alkoxy with 1 to 7 C atoms or alkenyl, alkenyloxy or alkoxyalkyl with 2 to 7 C atoms, independently of one another Z 41 and Z 42 each independently of one another are -CF 2 O-, -COO-, -CH 2 CH 2 -, -CF=CF-, -CH=CH-, -CF=CH-, -CH=CF- or a single bond, is 0 or 1 , X 4 OCF 3 , OCF 2 H, CF 3 or F, and Y 41 and Y 42 each independently of one another H or F. Expecially preferred are liquid crystal dislpays containing liquid crystalline media containing compounds of formula IV, wherein at least one of Further preferred ar liquid crystalline media containing one oe more compounds of formula IV wherein Z 41 and Z 42 each independently of or another are -CH 2 CH 2 - or a single bond. Further preferred are media containing one oer more compounds of formula IV wherein X 4 is OCF 3 and Y 41 and Y 42 each are H and one oer more compounds of formula IV wherein X 4 and Y 41 and Y 42 each are F. Especially preferred are liquid crystalline media containing at least one compound of formula I, preferably at least one compound of formula la and at least one compound of formula lb, and at least one compound of formula II and at least one compound of formula III. Particularly preferred are liquid crystal displays cintaining liquid crystalline media containing one or more compounds of formula III selected from the group of formulae Ilia to lilt. R° O O CN R° H O CN 111 m wherein R 3 has the meaning given under formula III above. Most particularly preferred, the liquid crystal display contains a liquid crystal medium containing one oer mora compounds selected from the group of formulae III b, III c, III i, 111 j, III m, III o bis III s, most preferrably of formulae III b, III c, 111 i, III m, III o und III s. Further preferred are displays containing media containing compound selected from the group of compounds of formulae la1-1 and la1-2 C m H 2m + r CH - CH - C n H 2n+1 wherein k is 1 , 2, 3, 4 or 5, m and n each independently from one another are 0, 1 , 2 or 3 m + n is less or equal to 5 and o is 0 or 1. Further preferred are displays containing media containing one or more compounds of formula IV a and/or of formula IV b and/or of formula IV c and/or of formula IV d and/or of formula IV e wherein the parameters have the respective meenings given above under formula IV. Especially preferred are displays containing media containing one or more compounds selected from the group of formulae IVa1 to IVa6, IVb1 to IVb11 , IVd to IVc5, IVd1 and IVd2. R4 -< >- - F IV a1 R ■ H H H v-. rC-MH 2 ΓCΛH-A 2 -— n O X- F IV a3 R — < H V— < H V-CH H,— < O F IV a5 wherein R 4 has the meaning given above under the respective formulae formula IVa to IVd. In a preferred embodiment the displays contain media containing one or more compounds of formula I in a concentration relative to the whole medium in a concentration in the range from 20%, preferably 27%, to 75%, preferably from 40% to 70%, more preferably from 45% to 65% and most preferred from 50% to 60%. In a further preferred embodiment, which can be identical to the previous one, the displays contain media containing one or more compounds of formula la, preferably of formula Ia1 , in a concentration relative to the whole medium in a concentration in the range from 15% to 60%, preferably from 20% to 55%, more preferably from 25% to 50% and most preferred from 29% to 45%. In a further preferred embodiment, which can be identical to the previous ones, the displays contain media containing one or more compounds of formula lb, preferablay of formula Ib1 , in a concentration relative to the whole medium in a concentration in the range from 1 % to 40%, preferably from 5% to 35%, more preferably from 10% to 30% and most preferred from 15% to 30%. In case the medium contains only compounds of formula I which are compounds of formula la their concentration is 22% or more, preferrably 25% or more and most preferrably 28% or more. In this embodiment the media preferably contain two or more compounds of formula la, preferably of formula Ia1 Preferably, however the media contain one or more compounds each of formulae la and lb. In this embodiment the media preferably contain two, three or more compounds of formula la, preferably of formula Ia1 and the concentration of all compounds of formula I in the medium is 37% or more preferably 43% or more. Preferred embodiments are further those where the displays contain a medium containing - one or more compounds of formula Ila1 wherein R21 is alkyl or alkoxy with 1 to 7 C atoms, preferably alkyl or alkoxy, especially preferred alkoxy, with 1 to 3 C atoms and R 2 is alkyl with 1 to 7 C atoms, preferably witt 1 to 5 C atoms and/or one or more compounds of formula Hb1 wherein R21 and R22 each independently of one another are alkyl or alkoxy with 1 to 7 C atoms or alkoxyalkyl with 2 to 7 C atoms, preferably R 21 is n-alkyl and R 22 is n-alkyl with 3 to 5 C atoms and one or more compounds selected from the group of formulae I Id and Ilc2 wherein R21 and R22 each independently of one another are alkyl or alkoxy with 1 to 7 C atoms or alkoxyalkyl with 2 to 7 C atoms, preferably R 21 and R 22 are n-alkyl with 3 to 5 C atoms and additionally one or more compounds of formula V wherein R 51 and R 52 each independently of one another are alkyl or alkoxy with 1 to 7 C atoms or alkoxyalkyl with 2 to 7 C atoms, and R 52 may also be F or OCF 3 , peferably one or more compounds selected from the group of formulae Va to Vc wherein R 51 and R 52 have the respective meanings given under formula V above, preferably R 51 is n-alkyl and R 52 is n- alkayl or n- alkoxy. Preferred are displays containing media containing one or more compounds of formula Ila1 wwhheerreeiin preferably at least one of the groups R and R is n-alkoxy and/or one or more compounds of formula Ilb1 wwhheerreeiin preferably at least one of the groups R 21 and R 22 is n-alkoxy and/or one or more compounds of formula He wherein wherein preferably both groups R 21 and R 22 are n-alkyl. Further preferred are displays according to the invention which are addessed by a matrix of active electrical switching elements which have a non-linear voltage-current characteristic. A further topic of the invention is a liquid crystalline medium having a positive dielectric anisitropy containing two, three, four, five or more compounds of formula I and one or more compounds selected from the group of formulae lla to lie, one or more compounds selected from the group of formulae Ilia to lilt and one or more compounds selected from the group of formulae IVa to IVe, in particular a medium which contains 22 to 70, preferably 26 to 60% of two or more compounds of formula la, 0 to 45, preferably 5 to 35% of one or more compounds of formula lb, - 0 to 45, preferably 5 to 35% of one or more compounds of formula II, 5 to 50, preferably 15 to 40% of one or more compounds of formula III, 10 to 50, preferably 15 to 30% of one or more compounds of formula IV, 0 to 30, preferably 5 to 20% of one or more compounds of formula V. The media used according to the invention generally have a birefringence (Δn) at 20°C which is in the range from 0.060 to 0.150, preferably from 0.065 to 0.140 and most preferably from 0.070 to 0.130. The clearing points of the media preferably are in the range from 60°C to 110°C, more preferably from 65°C to 100°C and most preferably from 67°C to 90°C. The rotational viscosity (γi) of the media used according to the invention at 20°C is, as a rule 100 mPa-s or less, preferably 90 mPa-s or less, more preferably 80 mPa-s or less and most preferably 70 mPa-s or less. Obviously the rotational viscosity of the inventive liquid crystalline media is related to the clearing point and especially to the polarity, i.e. the dielectrical anisotropy, of the media. Thus for media with lower clearing points and for media with lower dielectrcal anisotropy lower rotational viscasities can be achieved. E. g. for media with a clearing point of 70°C and a dielectrical anisotropy of 12.5 or less a rotational viscosity of 85 mPa-s or less, preferably of 80 mPa-s or less most preferably of 75 mPa-s or less is achieved, whereas for media with a clearing point of 70°C and a dielectrical anisotropy of 12 or less a rotational viscosity of 80 mPa-s or less, preferably of 75 mPa-s or less most preferably of 70 mPa-s or less is achieved and for media with a clearing point of 70°C and a dielectrical anisotropy of 7 or less a rotational viscosity of 75 mPa-s or less, preferably of 70 mPa-s or less most preferably of 60 mPa-s or less is achieved. The specific resistance of the media according to the invention at20°C generally is in the range from 5 x 10io to 5 x 10is Ω • cm, preferably from 5 x 1011 to 5 x 1012 Ω - cm. The liquid crystalline media used according to the invention are stable against storage in liquid crystal display test cells at -30°C for 1000 h or more, preferably at -40°C for 500 h or more and most preferably at -40°C for 1000 h or more. The liquid crystalline media used according to the invention consist of 5 to 30 compounds, preferably of 6 to 20 compounds and most preferably of 7 to 16 compounds. It has been found that a comparatively small amount of compounds of formula I in combination with known conventional mesogenic compounds, in particular with one or more compounds selected from the group of compounds of formulae lla to lie , Ilia to lilt and IVa to IVe leads to very favourable low values of the rotational viscosity and to a low threshold voltage, while the range of the nematic phase is sufficiently broad for most applications. Especially the transitoin temperatures from the nematic phase to possible smectic phases are low. The compounds of formulae I to IV are colourless, stable an miscible with each other and with othe known liqiud crystalline compounds. The term "alkyl" in this application comprises straight chain and branched alkyl groups with 1 to 7 carbon atoms, preferably the straight chain groups methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl and n-heptyl. Groups with 2 to 5 carbon atoms are preferred, unless explicitly stated otherwise. The term "alkenyl" in this application comprises straight chain and branched alkenyl groups with 2 to 7 carbon atoms, preferably the straight chain groups. Particularly preferred alkenylgroups are C 2 to C 7 1 E-alkenyl, C to C 7 3E-alkenyl, C 5 to C 7 4-alkenyI, C 6 to C 7 5 alkenyl und C 7 6-alkenyl, most preferred C 2 to C 7 1 E-alkenyl, C 4 to C 7 3E-alkenyl and C 5 to C 7 4- alkenyl. Exemplary alkenyl groups which are particularly preferred are vinyl, 1 E-propenyl, 1 E-butenyl, 1 E-pentenyl, 1 E-hexenyl, 1 E-heptenyl, 3E- butenyl, 3E-pentenyl, 3E-hexenyl, 3E-heptenyl, 4-pentenyl, 4Z-hexenyl, 4E-hexenyl, 4Z-heptenyl, 5-hexenyl and 6-heptenyl. Groups with up to 5 C atoms are preferred unless explicitly stated otherwise. The term "alkoxyalkyl" in this application comprises preferably straigt chain groups of the formula C n H 2n+1 -O-(CH 2 ) m , wherein n und m each are 1 to 6 and n+m is 2 to 7. Preferably m is 1 and n is 1 to 4. Choosing Rn to R52 appropriately, the properties of the liquid crystalline media can be modified. Thus broad ranges of the nematic phase can be achieved and the response times, the threshold voltage and the steepness of the oelectro-optical characteristic can be adapted. E. g. 1 E-alkenyl groups, 3E-alkenyl groupd and 2E-alkenyloxy groups generally lead to shorter response times and more stable nematic phases. Shorter side chains, especially with one or two C aloms only also improve the response time significantly. The maximum concentration of compounds with such groups in the media, however is limited by the desired clearing point. The optimal proportions of the compounds of formulae I to V depends largely on the desired properties of the medium, on the choice of the compounds of formulae I to V and on the choice of furthe optional compounds. Appropriate mixing ratios within the ranges given in this application can be easily determined. The total ammount of compounds of formulae I to V in the media used according to the present invention is not very crucial. Preferably the media contain 80 to 100% of compounds of formolae I to V. The media may also contain one or more additional compounds in order to optimize various properties. The effect of the media used according to the invention, however, especially on the response time, generally is larger, in case the total concentration of the compounds of formulae I to V, inparticular of compounds of formula I. In a particularly preferred embodiment the media used according to the present invention contain one or more compounds of formula IVc. The liquid crystalline media which are used according to the present invention contain besides two or more compounds of formula I preferably three to 40 other compounds, particularly preferred four to 30 other compounds and most preferrably seven to 15 other compounds. These other compounds are preferrably selected from the group of nematic or nematogenic, preferably monotropic or isotropic, compounds. The liquid crystalline media which are used according to the present invention contain besides two or more compounds of formula I preferably contain 38 to 67%, especially preferred 45 to 55% of compounds of formula I. They contain preferrably three, four, five, six or more compounds of formula I The consruction of the electro-optical displays according to the present invention corresponds to the characteristic construction of an I PS-display as described e. g. in WO 91/10936 or EP 0 588 568. The term ..characteristic construction" is construed rather braodly here and encompasses all known modificatoins of the IPS display, especially IPS displays driven by an active matrix and IPS displays with electrode structures with nonlinar electrodes and/or with non-constant electrode spacing in an individual pixel. A significant difference of the displays according to the present inventon to thoose realized so far, however, is the choice of the composition and the properties of the liquid crystalline medium used. The liquid crystalline media used according to the present invention are prepared by conventional methods. As a rule the required amounts of the compounds are successively dissolved in the compound or compounds used as the mjor constituent of the medium. This is done preferentially at elevated temperature in order to facilitate mixing of the compounds. Further other known methods of preparation can be emplyed. E. g. the media can be prepared by mixing pre-mixtures, which may be mixtures of homologuous compounds or ready to use mixtures which can be costituents of so called ..multi bottle systems". The liquid crystalline media optionally contain further additives known to the expert. E. g. the media can contain 0% to 15%, preferably 0% to 10%, of pleochroic dyes and/or chiral dopants. The concentrations of the single compounds added are in the range from 0.01% to 6%, preferably from 0.1 % to 3%. The concentrations of these additives are, however, not considered in the concentrations and ranges of the concentration ranges of the main compounds making up the media (i. e. of formulae I to V and of the optional compounds). Throughout this application represents trans-1 ,4-cyclohexylen. The physical properties of the liquid cystalline media have been and are determined as described in "Physical Properties of Liquid Crystals" Hrg. W. Becker, Merck KGaA, Status Nov. 1997, unless explicitly stated otherwise All physical properties are determined at or specified for 20°C, unless explicitly stated otherwise. C indicates a crystalline, S a smectic, Sc a smectic C, SA a smectic A, N a nematic and I the isotropic phase. V 0 is the capacitive threshold. Δn is the optical aisotropy (birefringence) at 589 nm. Δε is the dielektrical anisotropy at 1 kHz. The electro-optical properties were determined in planar cells. The cells are operated in the normally white mode. The following examples illustrate the present invention, without limiting it in any way. The rotational viscositied were determind with a calibrated instument with which the value for ZLI-4792 (a product of Merck KGaA) at 20°C was determined as 133 mPa • s. The satbility against storage at deep temperatures has been determined in sealed testcells with an optical retardation of approximately 0.5 μm using CU-1511 of HDM (Hitachi DuPont Mico-Systems), Japan as orientation layer. Sets of five test cells each were sandwiched with crossed adhesive polarisers and stored in a temperature controlled environment at fixed temperatures of 0°C, -10°C, -20°C, -30°C and -40°C, respectively. After time intervals of 24 h each the cells were inspected visually for changes in appearance. The last time of storage for which no change in any one of the five test cells of a given set of test cells at a given temperature had been observed was given as the storage time at that temperature (t store (T)). In this application and in the following examples the structures of the compounds are given by abbreviations, also called acronyms. These are coded according to the following two tables A and B. All groups C n H 2n+ ι and C m H 2m+ ι are straight chain alkyl groups witt n and m C atoms, respectively. The code of table B is self evident. Table A list the acronym for the core of the molecule only. The definion of the individual compounds is achieved by addition of a additional code seperated by a hyphen from the code for the core. The codes for the substituents Ri, R2, L and L2 are as follows: O LO o o to M CM co co Table A: BCH CCH CCP CP PTP ECCP HP ME PCH CH PDX BECH EBCH Table B: DHP-nF.F.F CDU-n-F CCZU-n-F CGU-n-F m H C n H 2n+1 (0)-Cm' '2m+1 CVC-nV-(O)m CC-n-V CVCP-nV-(O)m CC-n-Vm CC-n-mV CC-nV-Vm CC-V-Vn CC-n-ZV CCG-V-F CC-n-ZVm CCP-V-n UM-n-N DU-n-N PPTUI-n-m K3 n CPCC-nm CCPC-nm CBC-nm(F) PZU-Vn-m n , ~'2n+1 — ( oVcoo- -CN UZU-n-m CGZP-n-F CGZP-n-OT PGU-n-F Prefered displays contain liquid crystalline media containing, besides two or more compounds of formula I, one or more compounds selected from the group of formulae of thables A and B. Especially prefered are IPS displays containing media containing • each one or more compounds of two different types of compounds selected from the group of formulae of table A and each one or more compounds of two different types of compounds selected from the group of compounds of formulae of table B and/or • each one or more compounds of three different types of compounds selected from the group of formulae of table A and/or • each one or more compounds of three different types of compounds selected from the group of formulae of table B and/or • each one or more compounds of five different types of compounds selected from the group of formulae of tables A and B. Example 1 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-5-V 16.0 T(N,I)= 70.0 °C CC-3-V 18.0 T(S,N) < -30 °C CC-3-V1 10.0 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) =1.5860 PCH-301 9.0 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.0953 PCH-3 11.0 ει (1 kHz, 20°C)= 3.1 K6 5.0 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 4.1 K9 5.0 γi (20 °C) = 54 mPa-s CCP-V-1 17.0 CCP-V2-1 6.0 V 0 (1 kHz, 20°C)=1.7V BCH-32 3.0 Σ 100.0 The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 2 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-5-V 11.0 T(N,I) = 69.5 °C CC-3-V 18.5 T(S,N) < -30 °C CC-3-V1 10.0 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.5815 PCH-3 11.0 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.0957 CCP-V-1 18.0 BL (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 4.6 ME2N.F 5.0 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 11.8 ME3N.F 5.0 γi (20 °C) = 74 mPa-s ME4N.F 11.0 CP-3OCF3 8.0 Vo (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 0.86 V CDU-3-F 2.5 Σ 100.0 The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 3 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-5-V 8.5 T(N,l) = 70.0 °C CC-3-V 23.0 T(S,N) < -30 °C CC-3-V1 10.0 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.5850 PCH-3 14.0 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.0963 CCP-V-1 16.0 ε ! (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 4.3 ME2N.F 5.0 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 11.7 ME3N.F 5.0 γi (20 °C) = 66 mPa-s PZU-V2-N 8.0 CVCP-V-1 5.5 Vo (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 0.88 V CVCP-V-01 5.0 Σ 100.0 The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 4 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-5-V 19.5 T(N,l)= 71.0°C CC-3-V1 10.5 T(S,N) < -30 °C PCH-3O2 3.5 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) =1.5809 PCH-3 7.5 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.0946 PCH-3N.F.F 10.0 ε * . (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 4.8 CCP-V-1 16.0 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 11.8 CCP-V2-1 7.0 k-, (20C)=10.2pN ME2N.F 3.0 k 2 (20C)= 5.7 pN ME3N.F 3.0 k 3 (20C) = 14.6pN PZU-V2-N 9.0 k 3 /k 1 (20°C) = 1.45 CP-3OCF3 6.0 γi (20 °C) = 83 mPa-s CCZU-3-F 5.0 Σ 100.0 Vo (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 0.85 V The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 5 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 6 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-5-V 10.0 T(N,I) = 70.0 °C CC-3-V 18.0 T(S,N) < -30 °C CC-3-V1 10.5 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.5854 PCH-3 11.0 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.0965 DU-3-N 4.0 ε ± (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 4.6 ME2N.F 4.5 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 12.1 ME3N.F 5.0 γi (20 °C) = 74 mPa-s ME4N.F 9.0 CCP-V-1 16.0 Vo (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 0.83 V CCP-V2-1 12.0 Σ 100.0 The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 7 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-3-V 18.0 T(N,I) = 80.0 °C CC-3-V1 11.0 T(S,N) < -20°C CCP-2OCF3 6.0 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.5836 CCP-3OCF3 2.0 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.1026 CCP-2F.F.F 6.0 8 ! (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 4.0 PGU-2-F 8.0 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 9.7 PGU-3-F 7.0 γ-i (20 °C) = 79 mPa-s CGU-2-F 3.0 CGZP-2-OT 10.0 V 0 (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 1.15 V CGZP-3-OT 9.0 CCZU-2-F 3.0 CCZU-3-F 14.0 BCH-32 3.0 Σ 100.0 The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 8 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-3-V 18.0 T(N,I) = 80.0 °C CC-3-V1 11.0 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.5884 CC-5-V 5.0 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.1036 PGU-2-F 8.0 ε ± (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 3.5 PGU-3-F 8.0 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 7.8 BCH-3F.F.F 5.0 γι (20 °C) = 74 mPa-s CGZP-2-OT 9.0 CCZU-2-F 3.0 V 0 (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 1.29 V CCZU-3-F 10.0 CCP-V-1 8.0 CGZP-3-F 9.0 BCH-32 4.0 Σ 100.0 The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 9 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-5-V 20.0 T(N,I) = 70.0 °C CC-3-V1 10.5 T(S,N) < -30 °C PCH-3O2 5.0 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.5798 PCH-3 11.5 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.0947 PCH-3N.F.F 8.5 ε ± (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 4.6 ME2N.F 2.5 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 11.1 ME3N.F 3.0 γι (20 °C) = 82 mPa-s ME4N.F 8.0 CP-3OCF3 6.0 V 0 (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 1.52 V CP-5OCF3 8.0 CCP-V-1 16.0 CCP-V2-1 4.0 Σ 100.0 The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 10 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-5-V 20.0 T(N,I) = 70.0 °C CC-3-V1 10.5 T(S,N) < -30 °C PCH-3O2 3.5 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.5794 PCH-3 10.0 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.0943 PCH-3N.F.F 10.0 ε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 4.7 ME2N.F 2.5 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 11.6 ME3N.F 3.0 γi (20 °C) = 84 mPa-s ME4N.F 8.5 CP-3OCF3 6.5 Vo (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 0.92 V CP-5OCF3 5.0 CCP-V-1 16.0 CCP-V2-1 4.0 Σ 100.0 The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 11 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 12 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-5-V 19.0 T(N,I) = 70.0 °C CC-3-V1 10.0 T(S,N) < -30 °C PCH-3O1 10.0 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.6097 ME2N.F 5.0 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.1151 ME3N.F 5.0 ε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 4.7 ME4N.F 11.0 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 12.1 PPTUI-3-2 7.0 γi (20 °C) = 84 mPa-s CCP-V-1 16.0 CCP-V2-1 10.5 Vo (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 0.82 V Σ 100.0 The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 13 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-5-V 19.0 T(N,I) = 70.0 °C CC-3-V1 10.0 T(S,N) < -30 °C PCH-3O2 9.5 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.6108 PCH-3 7.5 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.1163 K 9 4.0 εi (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 4.5 ME2N.F 5.0 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 11.9 ME3N.F 5.0 γ-i (20 °C) = 86 mPa-s ME4N.F 11.0 PPTUI-3-2 4.0 Vo (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 0.84 V CCP-V-1 16.0 CCP-V2-1 9.0 Σ 100.0 The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 14 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-5-V 18.5 T(N,I) = 69.0 °C CC-3-V1 10.0 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.6115 PCH-32 10.5 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.1158 ME2N.F 6.0 εi (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 4.5 ME3N.F 6.0 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 12.2 ME4N.F 14.0 γi (20 °C) = 79 mPa-s PPTUI-3-2 7.0 CCP-V-1 16.0 Vo (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 0.79 V CCP-V2-1 12.0 Σ 100.0 The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 15 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-5-V 19.0 T(N,I) = 70.0 °C CC-3-V1 9.0 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.5584 CCH-5O1 10.0 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.0761 PCH-3O1 4.0 εi (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 3.4 PCH-3O2 12.0 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 4.2 PCH-3N.F.F 10.0 ki (20 C) = 11.3 pN CCZU-2-F 4.0 k 2 (20 C) = 5.9 pN CCZU-3-F 9.0 k 3 (20 C) = 14.4 pN CCP-V-1 16.0 k 3 /k 1 (20 °C) = 1.25 CCP-V2-1 8.0 γi (20 °C) = 62 mPa-s Σ 100.0 Vo (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 1.76 V The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 16 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 17 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-5-V 20.0 T(N,I) = 70.0 °C CC-3-V1 10.0 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.5813 PCH-3O2 4.0 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.0947 PCH-3 9.0 εi (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 4.7 PCH-3N.F.F 10.0 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 11.8 ME2N.F 3.0 γi (20 °C) = 85 mPa-s ME3N.F 3.0 ME4N.F 8.0 Vo (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 0.85 V CP-3OCF3 7.0 CCZU-3-F 3.0 CCP-V-1 17.0 CCP-V2-1 6.0 Σ 100.0 The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 18 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-5-V 13.0 T(N,I) = 70.0 °C CC-3-V1 13.0 T(S,N) < -20 °C CCH-35 4.0 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.5760 K 9 7.0 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.0899 PCH-3N.F.F 12.0 εi (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 3.7 CCP-2OCF3 6.0 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 6.8 CCG-V-F 17.0 γi (20 °C) = 69 mPa-s BCH-32 4.0 CCH-3CF3 3.0 V 0 (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 1.41 V PCH-7F 5.0 ( CCP-V-1 16.0 Σ 100.0 The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 19 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-5-V 14.0 T(N,I) = 70.0 °C CC-3-V1 13.0 T(S,N) < -20 °C CCH-35 4.0 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.5777 K 9 7.0 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.0902 PCH-3N.F.F 10.0 εi (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 3.5 CCP-2OCF3 5.0 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 6.1 CCG-V-F 18.0 k 1 (20 C) = 10.6 pN BCH-32 5.0 k 3 (20 C) = 14.8 pN PCH-7F 9.0 Ks/k-i (20 °C) = 1.40 CCP-V-1 15.0 γi (20 °C) = 63 mPa-s Σ 100.0 V 0 (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 1.45 V The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 20 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 21 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 22 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-5-V 14.0 T(N,I) = 70.0 °C CC-3-V1 10.0 T(S,N) < -25 °C CC-3-V 19.0 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.6129 PCH-3 10.0 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.1209 ME2N.F 5.0 εi (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 4.3 ME3N.F 5.0 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 10.7 ME4N.F 10.0 yι (20 °C) = 67 mPa-s PPTUI-3-2 11.0 CCP-V-1 16.0 Vo (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 1.12 V Σ 100.0 The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 23 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-5-V 12.0 T(N,I) = 71.0 °C CC-3-V1 10.0 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.6088 CC-3-V 19.0 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.1164 PCH-3 8.0 εi (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 4.5 ME2N.F 6.0 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 12.3 ME3N.F 6.0 γι (20 °C) = 75 mPa-s ME4N.F 11.5 PPTUI-3-2 7.5 Vo (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 0.80 V CCP-V-1 16.0 CCP-V2-1 5.0 Σ 100.0 The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 24 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-5-V 11.0 T(N,I) = 69.4 °C CC-3-V1 10.0 T(S,N) < -30 °C CC-3-V 18.5 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.5815 PCH-3 11.0 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.0957 ME2N.F 5.0 8i (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 4.6 ME3N.F 5.0 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 11.8 ME4N.F 11.0 γι (20 °C) = 74 mPa-s CP-3OCF3 8.0 CDU-3-F 2.5 Vo (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 0.84 V CCP-V-1 18.0 Σ 100.0 The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 25 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-5-V 19.0 T(N,I) = 70.0 °C CC-3-V1 10.0 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.6129 CCH-35 2.0 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.1199 PCH-3O1 12.0 εi (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 4.6 PCH-3N.F.F 3.5 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 11.4 ME2N.F 5.0 γι (20 °C) = 82 mPa-s ME3N.F 5.0 ME4N.F 12.0 Vo (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 0.98 V PPTUI-3-2 9.5 CCP-V-1 16.0 CCP-V2-1 6.0 Σ 100.0 The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 26 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-5-V 19.0 T(N,l) = 70.0 °C CC-3-V1 9.0 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.6157 CCH-35 2.0 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.1207 PCH-3O1 13.0 εi (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 4.5 PCH-3N.F.F 4.0 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 11.1 ME2N.F 5.0 γι (20 °C) = 81 mPa-s ME3N.F 5.0 ME4N.F 11.0 Vo (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 0.99 V PPTUI-3-2 10.0 CCP-V-1 14.0 CCP-V2-1 8.0 Σ 100.0 The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 27 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-5-V 20.0 T(N,I) = 75.0 °C CC-3-V1 14.0 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.5544 CCH-35 3.0 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.1199 PCH-3O2 4.0 8ι (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 3.4 PCH-3N.F.F 8.0 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 5.1 CCG-V-F 12.0 γι (20 °C) = 70 mPa-s CDU-2-F 8.0 BCH-32 3.0 V 0 (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 1.48 V CCH-3CF3 7.0 CCP-V-1 10.0 CCP-V2-1 6.0 Σ 100.0 The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 28 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 29 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-5-V 19.0 T(N,I) = 73.3 °C CC-3-V1 9.0 T(S,N) < -20 °C CCH-35 3.0 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.5578 CCH-5O1 6.0 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.0770 PCH-3O1 3.0 ε ± (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 3.4 PCH-3O2 12.0 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 4.5 PCH-3N.F.F 10.0 γι (20 °C) = 72 mPa-s CCP-2OCF3 2.0 CCZU-2-F 4.0 V 0 (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 1.62 V CCZU-3-F 10.0 CCP-V-1 15.0 CCP-V2-1 7.0 Σ 100.0 The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 30 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% CC-5-V 19.0 T(N,I) = 73.0 °C CC-3-V1 11.0 T(S,N) < -20 °C CCH-35 3.0 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.5566 PCH-3O2 10.0 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.0768 PCH-3 2.0 εi (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 3.3 PCH-3N.F.F 5.0 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 4.8 CCP-2OCF3 6.0 γι (20 °C) = 70 mPa-s CCP-3F.F.F 2.0 CCG-V-F 9.0 Vo (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 1.59 V CCZU-2-F 3.0 CCZU-3-F 4.0 CDU-2-F 5.0 CCP-V-1 15.0 CCP-V2-1 7.0 Σ 100.0 The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Example 31 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties The display shows excellent contrast and a fast response time. Comparative Example 1 An IPS-display is prepared containing a nematic liquid crystal mixture having the following composition and physical properties Compound Cone. Physical Properties Abbreviation /% GZU-3-N 7.0 T(N,I) = 72.0 °C PCH-3 6.0 T(S,N) < -20 °C PDX-3 7.0 n e (589 nm, 20 °C) = 1.5743 CCZU-2-F 7.0 Δn (589 nm, 20 °C) = 0.0912 CCZU-3-F 15.0 εi (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 4.6 CCZU-5-F 7.0 Δε (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 10.5 CCP-V-1 12.0 kι (20 C) = 14.7 pN BCH-32 5.0 k 3 /k 1 (20 °C) = 1.48 CC-5-V 20.0 γι (20 °C) = 95 mPa-s PCH-302 14.0 Σ 100.0 Vo (1 kHz, 20 °C) = 1.03 V which has a good contrast, but a moderate response time only.

Claims: Claims Electro-optical liquid crystal display, containing a liquid crystalline medium with positive dielectric anisotropy, having an electrode structure for the reorientation of the liquid crystalline medium which generates an electrical field with a component parallel to the liquid crystal layer which is sufficient to affect the switching of the liquid crystalline medium essentially in the plane of the liquid crystal layer, characterized in that the liquid crystalline medium contains two or more compounds of formula I wherein RU is alkyl or alkoxy with 1 to 7 C-atoms or alkoxyalkyl with 2 to 7 C-atoms, R1 is alkenyl or alkenyloxy with 2 to 7 C-atoms, Z 1 is -CH 2 -CH 2 - or a single bond and is 0 or 1 , Display according to claim 1 , characterized in that it contains a liquid crystalline medium containing one or more compounds of formula II wherein R 21 is alkyl or alkoxy with 1 to 7 C atoms or alkenyl, alkenyloxy or alkoxyalkyl with 2 to 7 C atoms, R s22 is alkyl with 1 to 7 C atoms or alkenyl with 2 to 7 C atoms, Z 21 and Z 22 when present, are, independently of each other -COO-, -OCO-, -CF 2 -O-, -O-CF2-, -CH 2 -CH 2 -, -CH=CH-, -CF=CF-, - CF=CH-, -CH=CF- or a single bond, preferably a single bond, r, n is O, 1 or 2, with the condition, that compounds of formula I are excluded. 3. Display according to at least one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that it contains a liquid crystalline medium containing one or more compounds of formula III wherein R 3 is alkyl or alkoxy with 1 to 7 C atoms or alkenyl, alkenyloxy or alkoxyalkyl with 2 bis 7 C atoms, Each independently of one another are Z3 is -CH 2 -CH 2 , -COO-, -CF 2 O- or a single bond and X 3 is F, CI, CN or NCS. 4. Display according to at least one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it contains a liquid crystalline medium containing one or more compounds of formula Ills F wherein R 3 has the meaning given in claim 3. 5. Display according to at least one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it contains a liquid crystalline medium containing one or more compounds of formula IV wherein R 4 is alkyl or alkoxy with 1 to 7 C atoms or alkenyl, alkenyloxy or alkoxyalkyl with 2 to 7 C atoms, A each independently of one another are and Z 41 and Z 42 each independently of one another are -CF 2 O-, -COO-, -CH 2 CH 2 -, -CF=CF-, -CH=CH-, -CF=CH-, -CH=CF- or a single bond, is 0 or 1 , X 4 OCF 3 , OCF 2 H, CF 3 or F, and Y 41 and Y 42 each independently of one another H or F. 6. Display according to at least one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it contains a liquid crystalline medium containing one or more compounds of formula V wherein R 51 and R 52 each independently of one another are alkyl or alkoxy with 1 to 7 C atoms or alkoxyalkyl with 2 to 7 C atoms, and R 52 may also be F or OCF 3 , 7. Display according to at least one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that it contains a liquid crystalline medium that contains 25 to 82 % of two or more compounds of formula I, 1 to 45 % of one or more compounds of formula II, 5 to 50 % of one or more compounds of formula III and 10 bis 50 % of one or more compounds of formula IV. 8. Liquid crystal display according to at least one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that it is addressed by a matrix of non-linear electrical switching elements. 9. Liquid crystalline medium having a dielectrically positive dielectric anisitropy charactreized in that it has the composition specified in at least one of claims 1 to 7. 10. Use of a medium according to claim 9 in a liquid crystal display.

Inventors: HECKMEIER MICHAEL, ICHINOSE HIDEO, IIJIMA MASAHIRO, NAKAJIMA SHINIJI, PLACH HERBERT, SCHOEN SABINE, SUGIYAMA YASUSHI, HECKMEIER, MICHAEL, ICHINOSE, HIDEO, IIJIMA, MASAHIRO, NAKAJIMA, SHINIJI, PLACH, HERBERT, SCHOEN, SABINE, SUGIYAMA, YASUSHI
Applicants: HECKMEIER MICHAEL, ICHINOSE HIDEO, IIJIMA MASAHIRO, MERCK PATENT GMBH, NAKAJIMA SHINIJI, PLACH HERBERT, SCHOEN SABINE, SUGIYAMA YASUSHI, HECKMEIER, MICHAEL, ICHINOSE, HIDEO, IIJIMA, MASAHIRO, NAKAJIMA, SHINIJI, PLACH, HERBERT, SCHOEN, SABINE, SUGIYAMA, YASUSHI
Application year: 2001
Main classification: C09K19
IPC codes: C09K19, G02F1