The invention relates to novel compositions comprising at least two anisotropic compounds of formula ##STR00001##
as well as to liquid crystalline networks, films and electro-optical devices comprising the compositions.

The invention relates to novel anisotropic compounds of formula (I) ##STR00001##
as well as liquid crystalline mixtures, films and electro-optical devices comprising the compound.

An object is to provide a polymerizable liquid crystal compound, a polymerizable liquid crystal composition containing the compound and liquid crystal polymerization film-kind capable of controlling chromatic dispersion characteristics and having low positive chromatic dispersion characteristics.

An aspect can be exemplified in which the polymerizable liquid crystal compound is represented by formula (1):

##STR00001## in which, in formula (1), G is a group composed of a quinoline skeleton, an isoquinoline skeleton, a quinoxaline skeleton or a quinazoline skeleton, A.sup.1 is 1,4-phenylene or 1,4-cyclohexylene, Z.sup.1 is a connecting group, m is an integer from 0 to 3, and R.sup.1 is a group containing a polymerizable group.

The new LC media exhibit a new spontaneous, self-supporting ferroelectric smectic phase. They typically comprise one or more dielectrical neutral, aromatic compounds described further in the description in a highly polar host mixture typical for ferro-electric nematic mixtures. The mixtures are useful for electro-optics, electronics, electro-mechanic and other applications for materials with very high dielectric permittivity. In addition, the present invention relates to liquid crystal devices, electric and electronic elements which contain the liquid crystalline media according to the invention.