| abstract |
This liquid crystal composition includes at least one compound represented by general formula (i), and at least one compound represented by general formula (ii) (in the formulae: R i1 , R i2 , and R ii1 each independently represent a C1-8 alkyl group; one or at least two non-adjacent-CH 2 — groups in these alkyl groups may each independently be substituted with —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, —O—, —CO—, —COO—, or —OCO—; the hydrogen in these alkyl groups may be substituted with fluorine or chlorine; X i1 , X i2 , X i3 , X i4 , X i11 , and X ii2 each independently represent hydrogen or fluorine; and A ii1 , A ii2 , and A ii3 each independently represent a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group, or a 1,4-phenylene group which may have the hydrogen therein substituted with fluorine or chlorine). |