Patent ID: 8906472

Claim:
A nematic liquid crystal composition comprising: as a first component, at least one compound represented by general formula (I): (where R 1 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms and one CH 2 group in the alkyl group may be substituted with —O—; and M 1 represents a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group, or a single bond); and, as a second component, at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by general formula (II): (where R 21 and R 22 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms and X 21 to X 24 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom), wherein a dielectric anisotropy (Δ∈) at 25° C. is −2.0 or less.