Patent ID: 6955838

Claim:
A compound of the formula (I) where: R 1 , R 2 are each independently a) H b) -M 1 -A 1 -R 5 c) a straight-chain or branched alkyl radical having from 1 to 16 carbon atoms or a straight-chain or branched alkenyl radical having from 2 to 16 carbon atoms, where c1) one or more nonadjacent and nonterminal CH 2 groups may be replaced by —O—, —C(═O)O—, —O—C(═O)—, —O—C(═O)—O—, —C(═O)— or —Si(CH 3 ) 2 —, and/or c2) one CH 2 group may be replaced by —C≡C—, cyclopropane-1,2-diyl, cyclobutane-1,3-diyl, cyclohexane-1,4-diyl or phenylene-1,4-diyl, and/or c3) one or more hydrogen atoms may be replaced by F and/or Cl, p, q, r are each independently 0 or 1 M 1 is —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —CH 2 —O—, —O—CH 2 —, —CF 2 —O—, —O—CF 2 —, —CH═CH—, —CF═CF—, —C≡C—, —CH 2 —CH 2 —CO—O—, —O—CO—CH 2 —CH 2 —, —CH 2 —CH 2 —, —CF 2 —CF 2 —, —(CH 2 ) 4 —, —OC(═O)CF═CF— or a single bond, A 1 is 1,4-phenylene where one or two hydrogen atoms may be replaced by F, Cl, CN and/or OCF 3 , or up to three hydrogen atoms may be replaced by fluorine, 1,4-cyclohexylene where one or two hydrogen atoms may be replaced by CH 3 and/or F, 1-cyclohexene-1,4-diyl where one hydrogen atom may be replaced by CH 3 or F, or 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl, R 5 has the same possible definitions as R 1 and R 2 , with the exception of -M 1 -A 1 -R 5 , with the provisos that: a) at least one of p, q, r is 1 b) R 1 and R 2 must not at the same time be H.