An object of the present invention is to provide a polymerizable liquid crystal compound having excellent solubility, which is used for the formation of an optically anisotropic film having excellent durability, a method for producing the same, a polymerizable liquid crystal composition, an optically anisotropic film, an optical film, a polarizing plate, and an image display device. The polymerizable liquid crystal compound of the embodiment of the present invention is a polymerizable liquid crystal compound represented by Formula (1), L1-SP1-A1-D3-G1-D1-Ar-D2-G2-D4-A2-SP2-L2 . . . (1) in Formula (1), the ClogP value of the group represented by L1-SP1-A1-D3-G1-D1 and the ClogP value of the group represented by L2-SP2-A2-D4-G2-D2 are different from each other, and at least one of the ClogP values is 3.3 or more.
本发明的目的是提供一种具有优异溶解性的可聚合液晶化合物(用于形成具有优异耐久性的光学各向异性薄膜)、生产该化合物的方法、可聚合液晶组合物、光学各向异性薄膜、光学薄膜、偏光板和图像显示装置。本发明实施例中的可聚合液晶化合物是由式(1)表示的可聚合液晶化合物,式(1)中 L1-
SP1-A1-D3-G1-D1-Ar-D2-G2-
D4-A2-
SP2-
L2 ... .(1) 式(1)中,L1-
SP1-A1-D3-G1-D1 所代表基团的 ClogP 值与
L2-
SP2-A2-
D4-G2-D2 所代表基团的 ClogP 值互不相同,且至少有一个 ClogP 值为 3.3 或以上。