| abstract |
The invention provides a liquid crystal composition having an optically isotropic liquid crystal phase used in an element driven in a state of an optically isotropic liquid crystal phase, which comprises a compound 1 having the clearing point T 1 and a compound 2 having the clearing point T 2 , and which has the clearing point Tx, wherein the liquid crystal composition comprises 10 to 80 wt % of compound 1 and 20 to 90 wt % of compound 2, and wherein the clearing point T 1 , the clearing point T 2 and the clearing point Tx of the liquid crystal composition satisfy the following conditions:n nT 1 >T 2 n n T 1 − Tx≧100° C. |