Provided are a compound represented by the following general formula (1)
and a liquid crystal composition containing the compound, and a liquid crystal display device or a light control device having the liquid crystal composition. The compound represented by general formula (1) has both a large dichroic ratio and high solubility in the host liquid crystal. In addition, it has excellent chemical stability at a level usable as a device. Therefore, by using the compound represented by general formula (1) as a component of a GH-type liquid crystal composition, it is possible to provide a liquid crystal display device or a light control device with high contrast.
提供了以下通式(1)所表示的化合物和含有该化合物的液晶组合物,以及具有该液晶组合物的液晶显示装置或光控制装置。通式(1)所表示的化合物具有大的偏光比和高的溶解度。此外,它在可用于设备的
化学稳定性方面具有优异的性能。因此,通过将通式(1)所表示的化合物用作GH型液晶组合物的组分,可以提供具有高对比度的液晶显示装置或光控制装置。