| abstract |
It is an object of the present invention to provide a liquid crystal composition whose refractive index anisotropy (Δn) and transition temperature from the nematic phase to the isotropic liquid phase (T ni ) are sufficiently high whose viscosity (η) is sufficiently low whose rotational viscosity (γ 1 ) is sufficiently low, the elastic constant (K 33 ) is high, whose dielectric anisotropy (Δε) is high or whose Δε is negative with a high absolute value and their decrease in reliability after UV irradiation is small and also a liquid crystal display element that this which has the excellent display quality and the high response speed. As a result of joint studies by the present inventors, it has been found that the above object can be achieved by molding a polymerizable compound-containing liquid crystal composition containing a polymerizable compound having a certain chemical structure and a non-polymerizable liquid crystal compound, wherein the polymerizable compound having a certain chemical structure in a certain ratio, and a liquid crystal display element containing the same. |