Patent ID: 7371438

Claim:
A compound represented by the following formula (1): CH 2 ═CR 1 —COO-(E 1 ) m -Cy-Y-Cy-E 2 -R 2 (1) provided that the symbols in the formula have the following meanings: R 1 : a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R 2 : a C 1-8 alkyl group; Y: —OCO— or —COO—; m: 0 or 1; E 1 and E 2 : each independently a 1,4-phenylene group or a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group; and Cy: a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group; provided that the above 1,4-phenylene group and trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group may be such that a hydrogen atom in each group may be substituted by a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or a methyl group.