LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOUND, OPTICAL ELEMENT, POLARIZING PLATE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND OPTICAL RECORDING MATERIAL

摘要

Disclosed are: a liquid crystal compound which can show liquid crystallinity at a lower temperature, has an excellent property of being coated uniformly and excellent compatibility with other component, and contains a reduced amount of an undesirable high-molecular-weight component; and an optical element, a polarizing plate, an image display device, and an optical recording material prepared using the liquid crystal compound and having little defects in appearance. The liquid crystal compound has two or more units of the chemical structure Q represented by the general formula (1).