Abstract: The invention relates to a polymerisable LC material with negative optical dispersion, a polymer film with negative optical dispersion obtainable from such a material, and the use of the polymerisable LC material and polymer film in optical, electrooptical, electronic, semiconducting or luminescent components or devices.

Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid-crystalline compounds having two fluorinated biphenyl units, a terminal trifluoromethyl or trifluoromethoxy group and a —CF2O— bridge between the two fluorinated biphenyl units. The invention also relates to liquid-crystalline media prepared therewith and to liquid-crystal display devices (LC displays) containing these media.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X, Y, W, Q1, Q2, Z, s and m have the meanings indicated in claim 1, can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumours.

Abstract: The invention relates to copolymerizable photoinitiators of the general formula I ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl or phenyl,R.sup.3 is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkanoyl or the group Z,R.sup.4 is H, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkylthioor the group --X[(CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --O).sub.n --Z].sub.m andX os O, S or Nn is an integer from 0 to 4,m is the integer 1 for X=O and S or the integer 1 or 2 for X=N,Z is the group --CO--CR.dbd.CR'R"with R, R', R" each being H or CH.sub.3, always at least one of the R.sup.3 or R.sup.4 groups containing the group Z.