Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium (LC medium), to the use thereof for electro-optical purposes, and to LC displays containing this medium.

Abstract: Plateletlike titanium dioxide reduction pigment consisting of titanium dioxide, titanium suboxides and, if desired, a further metal oxide or titanium oxynitride, obtainable by solidifying an aqueous solution of a thermally hydrolysable titanium compound on a continuous belt, detaching the resulting coat, coating the resulting titanium dioxide platelets, with or without drying in between, with further titanium dioxide by a wet method, drying and, if desired, calcining the material, and treating the material obtained with a reducing agent in a nonoxidizing gas atmosphere.

Abstract: Single-layer or multilayer titanate-containing pearlescent pigments comprising iron titanate and, if appropriate, titanium oxide and/or iron oxide, which is obtainable by solidification of an aqueous solution of a thermally hydrolysable titanium compound on a continuous belt, detachment of the layer formed, coating of the resulting titanium dioxide platelets, after or without intermediate drying, with iron oxide in a wet process, and drying and calcining of the resulting material in an oxidizing or reducing gas atmosphere at not less than 500.degree. C., the layer thicknesses of the titanium dioxide layer and iron dioxide layer being adjusted such that either the stoichiometric ratio between iron oxide and titanium dioxide necessary for the formation of pseudo-brookite or ilmenite is obtained or an excess of iron oxide or titanium dioxide is present.