Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A liquid-crystalline polymer phase having a cholesteric structure and comprising at least one component which without an additive has a nematic structure, and at least one further component having a chiral structure, which polymer phase contains a homopolymer or copolymer containing nematogenic units of the following formula where R 1 is hydrogen or methyl, n is an integer from 1 to 6 and R 3 is or where Z is COO - or OCO -, R 2 is m being an integer from 1 to 6, and R 7 is hydrogen or R 2 .
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A liquid-crystalline polymer phase having a cholesteric structure and comprising at least one component which without an additive has a nematic structure, and at least one further component having a chiral structure, which polymer phase contains a homopolymer or copolymer containing nematogenic units of the following formula where R 1 is hydrogen or methyl, n is an integer from 1 to 6 and R 3 is or where Z is COO - or OCO -, R 2 is m being an integer from 1 to 6, and R 7 is hydrogen or R 2 .
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
100 words
A polymer phase as claimed in claim 1, being a copolymer which contains nematogenic units of the formula given in claim 1 and chiral units of the formula in which latter formula R 1 is hydrogen or methyl, n is an integer from 1 to 10 and R 4 is or where Z is COO - or OCO - and R 5 is ―CH=N-R 6 ―OR 6 ―COOR 6 ―CH=CH―COOR 6 or ―R 6 R 6 being alkyl of 4 to 10 carbon atoms and having at least one asymmetric carbon atom, or CH(CH 3 )-C 6 H 5 .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
A polymer phase as claimed in claim 1, which contains a mixture of a polymer containing nematogenic units of the formula given in claim 1 or a low molecular weight chiral compound/or a polymer containing chiral units of the second formula given in claim 2
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A polymer phase as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3, wherein R 3 is
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A polymer phase as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3, wherein R 3 is
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A polymer phase as claimed in claim 2 or 3, wherein R 4 is
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A polymer phase as claimed in claim 2 or 3, wherein R 4 is
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
70 words
A process for the preparation of a polymer phase as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein a monomer of the formula where R 1 , R 3 and n have the meanings given in claim 1, and a monomer of the formula where R 1 , R 4 and n have the same meanings as in the second formula of claim 2, are copolymerized by a free radical mechanism.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
A process for the preparation of a polymer phase as claimed in claim 1 or 3, wherein a mixture is prepared from a nematogenic polymer having the units given in claim 1, and a low molecular weight chiral compound or a polymer containing chiral units.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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The use of a polymer phase as claimed in any of claims 1 to 9 in the field of information storage.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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The use of a polymer phase as claimed in any of claims 1 to 9 as a coating material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The use of a polymer phase as claimed in any of claims 1 to 9 for the production of polarization filters and selective reflectors.