Patent ID: 8877302

Claim:
A liquid crystal composition comprising: a nematic liquid crystal; and a binaphthyl compound represented by a formula (G1-2), wherein: Ar 1 represents any of an arylene group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms and a cycloalkylene group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, and k is 1 to 3; R 2 represents any of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R 3 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 13 carbon atoms; Ar 2 represents any of an arylene group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms and a cycloalkylene group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, and n is 1 to 3; and R 4 represents any of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and an alkoxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms.