| abstract |
The present invention provides a liquid crystal composition capable of achieving vertical alignment of liquid crystal molecules through the action of a polymer, and a liquid crystal display element containing the composition. The present invention is a nematic liquid crystal composition containing a polar compound having at least one polymerizable group as a first additive and a polymerizable compound having at least three polymerizable groups as a second additive, and has a negative medium Electrical anisotropy, the composition may also contain a specific liquid crystal compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as the first component, and a specific liquid crystal compound having a high upper limit temperature or a small viscosity as the second component, Furthermore, the present invention is a liquid crystal display element containing the composition. |