A mesogen containing compound, selected from the following group of compounds having the IUPAC nomenclature: 1,12-bis{2-(4-(4-(4-(3-(methacryloyloxy)propyloxy)benzoyloxy)phenyl)benzoyloxy)ethyloxy) dodecyl-1,12-dione 6-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yloxy)hexyl 2,5-bis(6-(3-(6-(4-(4-(trans-4-pentylcyclohexyl) phenoxycarbonyl)phenoxy)hexyloxy)-4-oxobutoyloxy)hexyloxy)benzoate 2,5-bis{6-(4-(6-(4-(trans-4-propylcyclohexyl)phenoxy)hexyloxy)-4-oxobutoyloxy)hexyloxy}-1-(6-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yloxy)hexyl)benzoate 2,5-bis{6-(4-(6-(4-(trans-4-propylcyclohexyl)phenoxy)hexyloxy)-4-oxobutoyloxy)hexyloxy}-1-(6-methacryloyloxyhexyl)benzoate 2,5-bis{6-(4-(6-(4-(trans-4-propylcyclohexyl)phenoxy)hexyloxy)-4-oxobutoyloxy)hexyloxy}-1-(6-hydroxyhexyl)benzoate 6-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yloxy)hexyl 2,5-bis(8-(3-(8-(4-(4-(trans-4-pentylcyclohexyl) phenoxylcarbonyl)phenoxy)octyloxy)-4-oxobutoyloxy)octyloxy)benzoate 6-hydroxyhexyl 2,5-bis(8-(3-(8-(4-(4-(trans-4-pentylcyclohexyl)phenoxylcarbonyl)phenoxy) octyloxy)-4-oxobutoyloxy)octyloxy)benzoate 6-methacryloyloxyhexyl 2,5-bis(8-(3-(8-(4-(4-(trans-4-pentylcyclohexyl)phenoxylcarbonyl) phenoxy)octyloxy)-4-oxobutoyloxy)octyloxy)benzoate 2,5-bis(4-(8-(6-hydroxyhexyloyloxy)octyloxy)benzoyloxy)toluene 4-{4-(6-(6-(6-hydroxyhexanoyloxy)hexanoyloxy)hexyloxy)benzoyloxy}-3-methoxy-1-ethyl cinnamate 2,8-di{4-(6-(6-(6-(6-(6-hydroxyhexanoyloxy)hexanoyloxy)hexanoyloxy)hexanoyloxy) hexanoyloxy)benzoyloxy}naphthalene 2,8-di{4-(6-(6-(6-(6-(6-(methacryloyloxy)hexanoyloxy)hexanoyloxy)hexanoyloxy)hexanoyloxy) hexanoyloxy)benzoyloxy}naphthalene 2,8-di{4-(6-(6-(6-(6-(6-hydroxyhexanoyloxy)hexanoyloxy)hexanoyloxy)hexanoyloxy) benzoyloxy}naphthalene 4-{4-(6-(6-(6-hydroxyhexanoyloxy)hexanoyloxyl)octyloxy)benzoyloxy)-3-methoxy-1-ethyl cinnamate 1-(6-(6-(6-(4-(4-(4-(4-(6-acryloyloxyhexyloxy)benzoyloxy)phenyl)phenyloxy)octyloxy)-6-oxohexyloxy)-6-oxohexyloxy)-2-methylprop-2-en-1-one 1-(6-(8-(4-(4-(4-(4-(8-(6-methacryloyloxy)hexyloyloxy)octyloxy)benzoyloxy)phenyl) phenyloxycarbonyl)phenyloxy)octyloxy)-6-oxohexyloxy)-2-methylprop-2-en-1-one 1-(6-(8-(4-(4-(4-(4-(8-(6-methacryloyloxy)hexyloyloxy)octyloxy)benzoyloxy)phenyl) phenyloxycarbonyl)phenyloxy)octyloxy)-6-oxohexyloxy)-2-methylprop-2-en-1-one 1-(5-(5-(5-(5-(5-(6-(4-(4-(4-(6-acryloyloxyhexyloxy)benzoyloxy)phenyloxycarbonyl)phenyloxy) hexyloxy)-5-oxopentyloxy)-5-oxopentyloxy)-5-oxopentyloxy)-5-oxopentyloxy)-5-oxopentyloxy)-2-methylprop-2-en-1-one 1-(6-(6-(6-(6-(4-(4-(trans-4-pentylcyclohexyl)phenoxy)hexyloxy)-6-oxohexyloxy)-6-oxohexyloxy)-6-oxohexyloxy)-2-methylprop-2-en-1-one 1-(6-(6-(6-(4-(4-(trans-4-pentylcyclohexyl)phenyloxycarbonyl)phenoxy)hexyloxy)-6-oxohexyloxy)-6-oxohexyloxy)-2-methylprop-2-en-1-one 1-(6-(6-(6-(4-(trans-4-pentylcyclohexyl)phenoxycarbonyl)phenoxy)hexyloxy)-6-oxohexyloxy)-6-oxohexyloxy)-2-methylprop-2-en-1-one 1-(6-(6-(6-(4-(4-benzoyloxyphenoxycarbonyl)phenoxy)hexyloxy)-6-oxohexyloxy)-6-oxohexyloxy) prop-2-en-1-one 1-(3-(3-(6-(4-(trans-4-propylcyclohexyl)phenoxycarbonyl)phenoxy)hexyloxy)-3-carbonyloxypropyloxy)-3-carbonyloxypropyloxy)-2-methylprop-2-en-1-one 1-(3-(3-(3-(3-(6-(4-(trans-4-propylcyclohexyl)phenoxycarbonyl)phenoxy)hexyloxy)-3-carbonyloxypropyloxy)-3-carbonyloxypropyloxy)-3-carbonyloxypropyloxy)-3-carbonyloxypropyloxy)-2-methylprop-2-en-1-one 1-(6-(6-(6-(4-(trans-4-propylcyclohexyl)phenoxycarbonyl)phenoxy)hexyloxy)-6-oxohexyloxy)-6-oxohexyloxo)-2-methylprop-2-en-1-one 1-(5-(6-(4-(trans-4-propylcyclohexyl)phenoxycarbonyl)phenoxy)hexyloxy)-5-oxopentyloxy)-2-methylprop-2-en-1-one 1-(5-(6-(4-(4-(4-methylbenzoyloxy)phenyloxycarbonyl)phenoxy)hexyloxy)-5-oxopentyloxy)-2-methylprop-2-en-1-one 1-(6-(6-(6-(trans-4-(4-(4-methylbenzoyloxy)phenyl)cyclohexyloxy)hexyloxy)-6-oxohexyloxy)-6-oxohexyloxy)prop-2-en-1-one 1-(6-(6-(6-(4-(4-phenylphenoxycarbonyl)phenoxy)hexyloxy)-6-oxohexyloxy)-6-oxohexyloxy)prop-2-en-1-one