Patent ID: 7364670

Claim:
A liquid crystalline composition, which comprises: a liquid crystalline composition R which exhibits a liquid crystal phase having a positive birefringence; and a liquid crystalline composition D which exhibits a liquid crystal phase having a negative birefringence, wherein the liquid crystalline composition D comprises a compound represented by the following formula (D-2): wherein Y 11 , Y 12 and Y 13 each independently represent a methine group or a nitrogen atom; H 1 , H 2 and H 3 each independently represent a divalent 5-membered cyclic group; L 1 , L 2 and L 3 each independently represent a single bond or a divalent linking group; R 1 , R 2 and R 3 each independently represent an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, an amino group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an acyloxy group, an acylamino group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, an alkylsulfonylamino group, an arylsulfonylamino group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an alkylsulfinyl group, an arylsulfinyl group, an ureido group, a phosphoric acid amido group, a hydroxyl group, a mercapto group, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a sulfo group, a carboxyl group, a nitro group, a hydroxamic acid group, a sulfino group, a hydrazino group, an imino group, a heterocyclic group or a silyl group.