The present invention provides the following: a photo alignment method-use liquid crystal aligning agent used to obtain a photo alignment method-use liquid crystal alignment film that does not cause bright spots even when negative liquid crystals are used, and that is capable of achieving good after-image characteristics; a liquid crystal alignment film obtained from the liquid crystal aligning agent; and a liquid crystal display element provided with the liquid crystal aligning agent. Provided is the liquid crystal aligning agent which contains a polyimide or polyimide precursor obtained from a reaction between: a tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride represented by formula (1) (in the formula, X1 is as set forth in the present specification) or a derivative thereof; and a diamine component that contains a diamine represented by formula (2) (in the formula, R1, Z1 and n are as set forth in the present specification).
本发明提供了以下内容:一种用于获得光配准方法用液晶配准膜的光配准方法用液晶配准剂,该液晶配准剂即使在使用负液晶时也不会产生亮点,并且能够获得良好的余像特性;一种由该液晶配准剂获得的液晶配准膜;以及一种配备了该液晶配准剂的液晶显示元件。所提供的液晶对准剂含有一种聚
酰亚胺或聚
酰亚胺前体,该前体由以下物质反应而成:式 (1) 所代表的四
羧酸二酐(式中,X1 如本说明书所述)或其衍
生物;以及二胺成分,该二胺成分含有式 (2) 所代表的二胺(式中,R1、Z1 和 n 如本说明书所述)。