To provide a liquid crystal compound satisfying at least one physical property such as high stability to light, a high clearing point, low minimum temperature of a liquid-crystal phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large dielectric anisotropy, a large dielectric constant in a minor axis direction, a suitable elastic constant, excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds. The compound is represented by formula (1-1):
for example, R is alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons or alkoxy having 1 to 9 carbons, rings A
1
to A
3
are 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene, or 1,4-phenylene in which at least one hydrogen is replaced by halogen; X is halogen, —CF
3
or —OCF
3
; l is 1, and m, n is 0 or 1; W
1
is a group represented by formula (1a) or (1b);
W
2
is a group represented by formula (1c) or (1d);
Y
1
to Y
2
are hydrogen, Y
3
to Y
5
and L
1
to L
5
are fluorine.
提供一种液晶化合物,满足至少一种物理性质,如对光的高稳定性、高清晰点、液晶相的低最低温度、小粘度、适当的光学各向异性、大介电各向异性、次轴方向上的大介电常数、适当的弹性常数、与其他液晶化合物的优良相容性。该化合物由式(1-1)表示:例如,R是具有1至10个碳原子的烷基或具有1至9个碳原子的烷氧基,环A1到A3为1,4-
环己烯基、1,4-苯基或其中至少一个氢原子被卤素取代的1,4-苯基;X为卤素、—
CF3或—O ;l为1,m、n为0或1;W1为由式(1a)或(1b)表示的基团;W2为由式(1c)或(1d)表示的基团;Y1到Y2为氢,Y3到Y5和L1到L5为
氟。