Patent ID: 8012369

Claim:
A liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase, including a first component as at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula (I-1) and formula (I-2), a second component as at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula (2), and a third component as at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula (3): wherein R 1 is alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons, R 2 and R 3 are each independently alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 12 carbons, alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons, or alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons of which arbitrary hydrogen is replaced by fluorine; X 1 , X 2 , X 3 and X 4 are each independently hydrogen or fluorine; and Y 1 is fluorine, chlorine or trifluoromethoxy.