The invention discloses compounds containing 1,2-difluoroethylene and difluoromethylene
ether structure, and preparation and application thereof. The invention relates to compounds having the
structural formula (I) and a preparation method thereof. In the
structural formula, R refers to
alkyl or alkenyl with 1 to 15 carbon atoms, or alkoxy or allyloxy with 1 to 15 carbon atoms; ring A refers to trans-1,4-cyclohexylene, trans-1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl,
pyridine-2,5-diyl,
pyrimidine-2,5-diylphenylene or 1,4-
phenylene substituted or not substituted by one or more
fluorine atoms; Z refers to a
single bond, -CH2CH2-, -CH=CH-, carbon-carbon
triple bond, -OCH2-, -CH2O-, -OCF2-, -CF2O-, -CF2CF2-, -CF=CF-, -OCO- or -COO-; L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7 and L8 respectively independently refer to a
hydrogen atom or a
halogen atom; X refers to -H, -CN, -F, -Cl, -OCF3, -OCF2H or -CF3; and m refers to 0 or 1. The invention also relates to use of the compounds as a component of a
liquid crystal medium,
liquid crystal and an electro-optical display element containing the
liquid crystal medium.