Claims
- 1. An active matrix-TN liquid crystal display, comprising a nematic liquid crystal mixture having a birefringence .increment.n of at least 0.20, said mixture comprising at least one fluorinated terphenyl of formula I ##STR70## and at least one fluorinated terphenyl of formula II ##STR71## wherein R and R' are each independently of one another an alkyl of up to 12 C atoms, optionally substituted by halogen, CH.sub.2 group optionally replaced, in each case independently of one another, by --O--, ##STR72## in such a manner that oxygen atoms are not linked directly to one another,
- X and X' are each independently F, Cl, CF.sub.3, OCF.sub.3 or OCHF.sub.2, and
- L.sup.1 -L.sup.4 are each independent H or F, at least one compound of formula III ##STR73## wherein R.sup.* is alkyl or alkenyl of up to 15 C atoms optionally substituted by halogen, at least one CH.sub.2 group optionally replaced, in each case independently of one another, by --O--, ##STR74## in such a manner that oxygen atoms are not linked directly to one another,
- r is 0 or 1,
- X.sup.* is F, Cl, CF.sub.3, OCF.sub.3 or OCHF.sub.2,
- L.sup.*, Y.sup.* and Z.sup.* are each H or F, one of Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 is 1,4-phenylene or 3-fluoro-1,4-phenylene and the other is a single bond, at least one compound of formula IV to VII: ##STR75## wherein X.sup.1 is F, Cl, CF.sub.3, OCF.sub.3, OCHF.sub.2, fluoroalkyl or fluoroalkoxy of up to 7 carbon atoms,
- Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 are each independently H or F,
- Q is --C.sub.2 H.sub.4 --, --C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -- or --CO--O--, and
- ring A is trans-1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4phenylene.
- 2. A nematic liquid crystal mixture having a birefringence .increment.n of at least 0.20, consisting essentially of at least one fluorinated terphenyl of formula I ##STR76## at least one fluorinated terphenyl of formula II ##STR77## wherein R and R' are each, independently of one another, alkyl of up to 12 C atoms, optionally substituted by halogen, at least one CH.sub.2 group optionally replaced, in each case independently of one another, by --O--, ##STR78## in such a manner that oxygen atoms are not linked directly to one another,
- X and X' are each independently Fl, Cl, CF.sub.3, OCF.sub.3 or OCHF.sub.2, and
- L.sup.1 -L.sup.4 are each independently H or F, and at least one compound of formula III ##STR79## wherein R.sup.* is alkyl or alkenyl of up to 15 C atoms optionally substituted by halogen, at last one CH.sub.2 group optionally replaced, in each case independently of one another, by --O--, ##STR80## in such a manner that oxygen atoms are not linked directly to one another,
- r is 0 or 1,
- X.sup.* is F, Cl, CF.sub.3, OCF.sub.3 or OCHF.sub.2,
- L.sup.*, Y.sup.* and Z.sup.* are each H or F, one of Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 is 1,4-phenylene or 3-fluoro-1,4phenylene and the other is a single bond, wherein the concentration of the compounds of formula I and II is at least 26% by weight of the total mixture.
- 3. A nematic liquid crystal mixture according to claim 2, that contains not more than 50% by weight of compounds of formula III.
- 4. A mixture according to claim 2 further consisting essentially of at least one compound of formulae IV to VII: ##STR81## wherein R is alkyl or alkenyl of up to 12 C atoms, optionally substituted by halogen, at least one CH.sub.2 group optionally replaced, in each case independently of one another, by --O--, ##STR82## in such a manner that oxygen atoms are not linked directly to one another,
- X.sup.1 is F, Cl, CF.sub.3, OCF.sub.3 or OcHF.sub.2 fluoroalkyl or fluoroalkoxy of up to 7 carbon atoms,
- Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 are each independently H or F,
- Q is --C.sub.2 H.sub.4 --, --C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -- or --CO--O--,
- A is trans-1,4 cyclohexylene or 1,4phenylene, and
- r is 0 or 1.
- 5. A mixture according to claim 4, wherein the compound of formula V is a compound of formula Va, Vb or a combination of both Va and Vb ##STR83##
- 6. A mixture according to claim 2, wherein the liquid crystal mixture further consists essentially of at least one compound of the formula wherein
- R is alkyl or alkenyl of up to 12 C atoms optionally substituted by halogen, at least one CH.sub.2 group optionally replaced, in each case independently of one another, by --O--, ##STR84## in such a manner that oxygen atoms are not linked directly to one another,
- r is 0 or 1,
- ring A is trans-1,4cyclohexylene or 1,4phenylene, and
- Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 are each independently H or F.
- 7. An electro-optical liquid-crystal display containing a liquid-crystal mixture, wherein the mixture is one according to claim 2.
- 8. A display according to claim 7, which is an active matrix twisted nematic liquid crystal display.
- 9. A mixture according to claim 2, wherein X and X.sup.1 are chlorine or fluorine.
- 10. A nematic liquid crystal mixture having a birefringence .increment.n of at least 0.20, comprising at least one fluorinated terphenyl of formula I ##STR85## at least one fluorinated terphenyl of formula II ##STR86## wherein R and R' are each, independently of one another, alkyl of up to 12 C atoms, optionally substituted by halogen, at least one CH.sub.2 group optionally replaced, in each case independently of one another, by --O--, ##STR87## in such a manner that oxygen atoms are not linked directly to one another,
- X and X' are each independently F, Cl, CF.sub.3, OCF.sub.3 or OCHF.sub.2, and
- L.sup.1 -L.sup.4 are each independently H or F, and at least one compound of formula III ##STR88## wherein R.sup.* is alkyl or alkenyl of up to 15 C atoms optionally substituted by halogen, at least one CH.sub.2 group optionally replaced, in each case independently of one another, by --O--, ##STR89## in such a manner that oxygen atoms are not linked directly to one another,
- r is 0 or 1,
- X.sup.* is F, Cl, CF.sub.3, OCF.sub.3 or OCHF.sub.2,
- L.sup.*, Y.sup.* and Z.sup.* are each H or F, and one of Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 is 1,4-phenylene or 3-fluoro-1,4-phenylene and the other is a single bond.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/576,089, filed Dec. 21, 1995 now abandoned.
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