The present invention relates to a compound of formula UI

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as defined in claim 1, to a liquid crystal medium comprising a compound of formula UI and to high-frequency components comprising these media, especially microwave components for high-frequency devices, such as devices for shifting the phase of microwaves, tunable filters, tunable metamaterial structures, and electronic beam steering antennas, e.g. phased array antennas.

The present invention relates to a compound of formula UI

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as defined in claim 1, to a liquid crystal medium comprising a compound of formula UI and to high-frequency components comprising these media, especially microwave components for high-frequency devices, such as devices for shifting the phase of microwaves, tunable filters, tunable metamaterial structures, and electronic beam steering antennas, e.g. phased array antennas.

The present invention relates to isothiocyanato tolane derivatives of formula I

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in which the occurring groups have the meanings indicated in claim 1, to a process for their preparation, to liquid-crystalline media comprising same and to high-frequency components comprising these media, especially microwave components for high-frequency devices, such as devices for shifting the phase of microwaves, in particular for microwave phased-array antennas.

Liquid-crystalline media containing one or more compounds of formulae I-1, I-2 and/or I-3 ##STR00001##
and one or more compounds of formulae II and/or III ##STR00002##
and components containing these media for high-frequency technology, in particular phase shifters and microwave array antennas.

Liquid-crystalline media containing one or more compounds of formulae I-1, I-2 and/or I-3 ##STR00001##
and one or more compounds of formulae II and/or III ##STR00002##
and components containing these media for high-frequency technology, in particular phase shifters and microwave array antennas.

Disclosed are general and substantially pure branched discrete polyethylene glycol constructs useful in attaching to a variety of biologically active groups, for example, preferential locators, as well as biologics like enzymes, for use in diagnostics, e.g. imaging, therapeutics, theranostics, and moieties specific for other applications. In its simplest intermediate state, a branched branched discrete polyethylene glycol construct is terminated at one end by a chemically reactive moiety, A, a group that is reactive with a biologic material that creates A, which is a biologically reactive group, connected through to a branched core (BC) which has attached at least two dPEG-containing chains, indicated by the solid line, , having terminal groups, which can be charged, non-reactive or reactable moieties and containing between about 2 and 64 dPEG residues.

Disclosed are general and substantially pure branched discrete polyethylene glycol constructs useful in attaching to a variety of biologically active groups, for example, preferential locators, as well as biologics like enzymes, for use in diagnostics, e.g. imaging, therapeutics, theranostics, and moieties specific for other applications. In its simplest intermediate state, a branched branched discrete polyethylene glycol construct is terminated at one end by a chemically reactive moiety, A, a group that is reactive with a biologic material that creates A, which is a biologically reactive group, connected through to a branched core (BC) which has attached at least two dPEG-containing chains, indicated by the solid line, , having terminal groups, which can be charged, non-reactive or reactable moieties and containing between about 2 and 64 dPEG residues.

The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of enzalutamide by conventional synthesis, which avoids utilization of microwave irradiation and noxious reagents. The present invention also relates to an improved process for preparation of 4-isothiocyanato-2-(trifluoromethyl) benzonitrile, which is an intermediate in the synthesis of Enzalutamide.

The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of enzalutamide by conventional synthesis, which avoids utilization of microwave irradiation and noxious reagents. The present invention also relates to an improved process for preparation of 4-isothiocyanato-2-(trifluoromethyl) benzonitrile, which is an intermediate in the synthesis of Enzalutamide.

Shown is a bimesogenic compound having high solubility in a liquid crystal compound, a liquid crystal composition, a chiral dopant, an additive including an antioxidant or an ultraviolet light absorber, and a polymerizable liquid crystal compound, each of which is used in other bimesogenic compounds or a liquid crystal display device, while maintaining desired physical properties. A compound is represented by formula (1), a liquid crystal composition contains the compound, conjugate fibers with an encapsulated liquid crystal obtained from the liquid crystal composition, and a liquid crystal display device is obtained from the conjugate fibers with the encapsulated liquid crystal.
MG.sup.1-Z.sup.a-Sp-Z.sup.b-MG.sup.2(1)