| abstract |
A liquid crystal composition according to an embodiment of the present invention is represented by the following formula (A) or (B) and includes at least one polar liquid crystal molecule containing a fluorine substituent. A Formula B In the above formulas A and B, K is independently 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene, and the groups connected to the ring carbon contained in 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene are all hydrogen or at least one And n is 1 or 2, and X 1 and X 2 in the formula (A) are independently a single bond, -CH 2 - , -CH 2 CH 2 - , -CF 2 - , -CH 2 O- , Or -OCH 2 - , L 1 and L 2 are independently of each other -H, -F, -CF 3 or -OCF 3 , R 1 and R 2 independently of one another are an alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group Or an alkenyl group having 2 to 9 carbon atoms, and in the formula (B), L 3 and L 4 are each independently -H, -F, -CF 3 or -OCF 3 , R 3 is an alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms, Or an alkenyl group having 2 to 9 carbon atoms. |