| abstract |
Disclosed is a liquid crystalline compound which is stable against heat and ultraviolet ray, has a low viscosity, a proper level of an anisotropic refractive index and a proper level of an anisotropic dielectric constant, can form a nematic phase over a wide temperature range, and has an excellent compatibility to other liquid crystal compound, particularly a liquid crystalline compound having a low viscosity. The liquid crystalline compound is represented by the general formula (1): (1) wherein R1 represents a hydrogen or an alkyl having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; one of X1 and X2 represents a hydrogen and the other represents a fluorine; and R2 represents a hydrogen or a methyl. |