Mesomorphic compound, liquid crystal composition containing same, liquid crystal device using same and display apparatus.

摘要

A mesomorphic compound represented by the following formula (II): wherein R4 and R5 respectively denote an alkyl group having 1 - 18 carbon atoms optionally having a substituent, at least one of R4 and R5 has an asymmetric carbon atom connected to halogen; X1 and X2 respectively denote any one of a single bond, -O-, respectively denote any one of Y3 and Y4 respectively denote any one of hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, -CH3, -CN and -CF3; and a and b respectively denote 0 or 1.