Patent ID: 8642141

Claim:
A liquid crystal composition comprising: an organic resin; a nematic liquid crystal; and a dioxolane compound represented by a general formula (G1), wherein in the general formula (G1): R 1 and R 2 individually represent any of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, and an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and having a phenyl group as a substituent or are bonded to each other to form a ring; R 3 and R 4 individually represent any of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and a cycloalkyl group; and R 5 to R 40 individually represent any of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms.