A polymerizable compound has a high polymerizability, a high conversion ratio and a high solubility in a liquid crystal composition. A polymerizable composition contains the compound. A liquid crystal composite is prepared from the composition. A liquid crystal display device includes the liquid crystal composite. The polymerizable compound is formed in which the polymerizable compound has at least two polymerizable groups in which at least one polymerizable group is acryloyloxy or methacryloyloxy, and at least one remaining polymerizable group is a polymerizable group selected from the group of groups represented by formulas (P-1), (P-2) and (P-3). ##STR00001## In formulas (P-1) to (P-3), R.sup.1 to R.sup.8 are independently hydrogen, fluorine, methyl, ethyl or trifluoromethyl.

The present invention relates to a liquid crystal compound having a structure as shown by formula I, wherein R is selected from H and alkyl or alkoxy containing 1-12 carbon atoms in which one or more H are unsubstituted or substituted with halogens; A.sub.1, A.sub.2 and A.sub.3 are each independently selected from: a single bond, 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene, wherein hydrogen in 1,4-phenylene may be each independently substituted with one or more halogens; and Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 are each independently selected from a single bond or (CH.sub.2).sub.2. The compound of the invention has the characteristics of low rotational viscosity, large dielectric anisotropy, good mutual solubility and stability. The driving voltage of a device can be remarkably reduced after the compound is added to a composition. Thus, the compound of the invention has prosperous applications in LCD industry. ##STR00001##

A polymerizable compound has a practical low melting point, excellent solubility in a general-purpose solvent, and can produce an optical film at low cost, exhibits low reflected luminance, and achieves uniform conversion of polarized light over a wide wavelength band, an optically anisotropic article.

A liquid crystal composition and use thereof in the liquid crystal display field. The liquid crystal composition includes, in percentages by weight, 5-40% of one or more compounds represented by general formula I, 2-30% of one or more compounds represented by general formula II, and 20-70% of one or more compounds represented by general formula III, and may further include 4-30% of one or more compounds represented by general formula IV and/or 5-25% of one or more compounds represented by general formulas V to IX. The combined use of the above-mentioned compounds can effectively reduce the rotational viscosity of the liquid crystal composition, improve related properties of the mixed liquid crystal, and thus reduce the response time thereof. The liquid crystal composition can be used for a fast-response liquid display in a variety of display modes.

The liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates consisting of first and second substrates arranged to face each other, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates, a pixel electrode disposed on at least one of the first and second substrates, a common electrode disposed on at least one of the first and second substrates, a light source section including a light-emitting element, and a photoconversion layer including pixels of three primary colors consisting of red (R), green (G), and blue (B). The photoconversion layer contains a light-emitting nanocrystal having an emission spectrum of any of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) upon receiving light emitted from the light source section on at least one of the three primary colors. The liquid crystal layer contains a liquid crystal composition containing a compound represented by General Formula (i) at 10% to 50% by mass.

A liquid crystal composition includes at least one polar compound represented by Formula (I), at least one polar compound represented by Formula (II), at least one compound represented by Formula (III), and at least one compound represented by Formula (IV), in which Formulae (I) to (IV) are as defined herein.

An object of the present invention is to provide a polarizer having a high degree of alignment and an image display device including the polarizer. A polarizer of the present invention is a polarizer formed of a polarizer-forming composition containing a liquid crystal compound, a first dichroic material, and a second dichroic material, in which the polarizer has an array structure formed of the first dichroic material and the second dichroic material.

The invention relates to a liquid crystal compound having the structure of formula I wherein R is selected from the group consisting of H and alkyl or alkoxy groups of 1 to 12 carbon atoms in which one or more H are unsubstituted or substituted with halogen; A.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of a single bond or a 1,4-phenylene group in which each H in the 1,4-phenylene group is independently substituted by one or more halogen atoms; L.sub.1 and L.sub.2 are each independently selected from H or halogen; Z.sub.1 is a single bond or (CH.sub.2).sub.2. The compound has advantages of low rotational viscosity, large dielectric anisotropy, good mutual solubility and stability, which can be added to LC composition to reduce the driving voltage of the display. Thus, the novel compound has prosperous applications in LCD industry. ##STR00001##

The invention relates to a liquid crystal compound having the structure of formula I wherein R is selected from the group consisting of H and alkyl or alkoxy groups of 1 to 12 carbon atoms in which one or more H are unsubstituted or substituted with halogen; A.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of a single bond or a 1,4-phenylene group in which each H in the 1,4-phenylene group is independently substituted by one or more halogen atoms; L.sub.1 and L.sub.2 are each independently selected from H or halogen; Z.sub.1 is a single bond or (CH.sub.2).sub.2. The compound has advantages of low rotational viscosity, large dielectric anisotropy, good mutual solubility and stability, which can be added to LC composition to reduce the driving voltage of the display. Thus, the novel compound has prosperous applications in LCD industry. ##STR00001##

A polymerizable compound has a practical low melting point, excellent solubility in a general-purpose solvent, and can produce an optical film at low cost, exhibits low reflected luminance, and achieves uniform conversion of polarized light over a wide wavelength band, an optically anisotropic article.