a dielectrically neutral component, component A, comprising a dielectrically neutral compound of formula I

a dielectrically positive component, component B, comprising one or more dielectrically positive compounds having a dielectric anisotropy of more than 3, which includes one or more compounds selected from the group of compounds of formulae II-1a to II-1e:

R² is alkyl, alkoxy, fluorinated alkyl or fluorinated alkoxy with 1 to 7 C-atoms, or alkenyl, alkenyloxy, alkoxyalkyl or fluorinated alkenyl with 2 to 7 C-atoms,

L²¹ to L²⁴, are, independently of each other, H or F, and

X² is halogen, halogenated alkyl or halogenated alkoxy with 1 to 3 C-atoms or halogenated alkenyl or halogenated alkenyloxy with 2 or 3 C-atoms; and;

one or more compounds of formula VI:

R⁶¹ and R⁶², are, independently of each other, alkyl, alkoxy, fluorinated alkyl or fluorinated alkoxy with 1 to 7 C-atoms, or alkenyl, alkenyloxy, alkoxyalkyl or fluorinated alkenyl with 2 to 7 C-atoms,

 and in case it is occurring twice in each occurrence independently of each other, is

Z⁶¹ and Z⁶² are, independently of each other, and in case Z⁶¹ is present twice, also these independently of each other, —CH₂CH₂—, —COO—, trans- —CH═CH—, trans- —CF═CF—, —CH₂O—, —CF₂O— or a single bond, and

r is 0, 1 or 2;