| abstract |
Provided are: a liquid crystal composition which is adequate in at least one characteristic such as high upper-limit temperature, low lower-limit temperature, low viscosity, appropriate optical anisotropy, and large dielectric anisotropy, or has an appropriate balance of at least two of the abovementioned characteristics; and an AM element including the composition. The present invention is a liquid crystal composition containing a specific compound having a large positive dielectric anisotropy as a first component and a specific optically active compound as an additive component, and the liquid crystal composition may contain a specific compound having a high upper-limit temperature or a low viscosity as a second component, a specific compound having a large positive dielectric anisotropy as a third component, or a specific compound having a negative dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component. |