Phenyl ester compound and liquid crystal composition containing the same

摘要

A phenyl ester compound of the following general formula (1), wherein m is an integer of 3 to 8, n is an integer of 3 to 11, both of X<1> and X<2> are hydrogen atoms, or one of X<1> and X<2> is a fluorine atom and the other is a hydrogen atom, and A is a hydrogen atom or -CH3; and an anti-ferroelectric liquid crystal composition containing the above phenyl ester compound and a specific anti-ferroelectric liquid crystal compound or a specific liquid crystal compound having ferrielectric-phase.