Dic Corporation

Kenta Shimizu

Tetsuo Kusumoto

Masanao Hayashi

Masanori Miyamoto

Yutaka Kadomoto

Ayaki Hosono

Shinya Yamamoto

Hidetomo Kai

The compound is represented by general formula (i). In the compound, in a group K, at least two secondary carbon atoms in an alkyl group (a linear alkyl, halogenated alkyl, or cyanogenated alkyl group having 3 to 40 carbon atoms) are replaced with &#x2014;C(&#x2550;X)&#x2014; and/or &#x2014;CH(&#x2014;CN)&#x2014;, where Xis an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, NH, or NR; in addition, a group A, a group A, or the group Kincludes, as a substituent, at least one P-Sp- group, where Pis a polymerizable group, and SPis a spacer group or a single bond. The liquid crystal composition including the compound represented by general formula (i) can be adsorbed onto substrates between which a liquid crystal layer is held, and, consequently, without the use of an alignment film, liquid crystal molecules can be maintained in a state in which the liquid crystal molecules are aligned in a vertical direction.

Polymerizable compound, and liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display element in which the compound is used

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