Polymerizable compound and optically anisotropic body

A compound represented by General Formula (I) below,

• (wherein A1 and A2 each independently represent a 1,4-phenylene group, or a 1,4-cyclohexylene group;
• the above groups may be optionally substituted with one or more L substituents;
• when a plurality of A1 groups and/or a plurality of A2 groups are present, they may be identical to or different from one another;
• L represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms in which one —CH2— group or two or more —CH2— groups that are not adjacent to one another may be each independently replaced with —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CO—S—, —S—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —CH═CH—COO—, —CH═CH—OCO—, —COO—CH═CH—, —OCO—CH═CH—, —CH═CH—, —CF═CF—, or where a hydrogen atom included in the alkyl group may be replaced with a fluorine atom;
• and, when a plurality of L substituents are present, they may be identical to or different from one another,
• wherein Z1 and Z2 each independently represent —OCH2—, —CH2O—, —COO—, —OCO—, or a single bond;
• and, when a plurality of Z1 groups and/or a plurality of Z2 groups are present, they may be identical to or different from one another,
• wherein m1 and m2 each independently represent an integer of 0 to 5;
• and m1+m2 is an integer of 1 to 5, wherein M represents a group selected from Formulae (M-1) to (M-2) below;
• the above groups may have a bond at any position;
• the above groups may be optionally substituted with one or more LM substituents;
• LM represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, an iodine atom, a pentafluorosulfanyl group, a nitro group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, a mercapto group, a methylamino group, a dimethylamino group, a diethylamino group, a diisopropylamino group, a trimethylsilyl group, a dimethylsilyl group, a thioisocyano group, or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms in which one —CH2— group or two or more —CH2— groups that are not adjacent to one another may be each independently replaced with —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CO—S—, —S—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —CH═CH—COO—, —CH═CH—OCO—, —COO—CH═CH—, —OCO—CH═CH—, —CH═CH—, —CF═CF—, or where a hydrogen atom included in the alkyl group may be replaced with a fluorine atom;
• and, when a plurality of LM substituents are present, they may be identical to or different from one another,
• wherein G represents a group selected from Formulae (G-1) and (G-2) below;
• (wherein in formulae (G-1) and (G-2), W2 corresponds to R4 in Formula (I), Y represents a hydrogen atom;
• W1 represents,
• W2 represents R4;
• wherein R1 represents a group represented by P1-(Sp1-X1)k1— (where P1 represents a polymerizable group;
• Sp1 represents a spacer group and, when a plurality of Sp1 groups are present, they may be identical to or different from one another;
• X1 represents —O—, —S—, —OCH2—, —CH2O—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CO—S—, —S—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —OCF2—, —CH═CH—COO—, —CH═CH—OCO—, —COO—CH═CH—, —OCO—CH═CH—, —COO—CH2CH2—, —OCO—CH2CH2—, —CH2CH2—COO—, —CH2CH2—OCO—, —COO—CH2—, —OCO—CH2—, —CH2—OCO—, —CH2—OCO—, —CH═CH—, —N═N—, —CH═N—N═CH—, —CF═CF—, —C≡C—, or a single bond and, when a plurality of X1 groups are present, they may be identical to or different from one another (P1-(Sp1-X1)k1— does not include an —O—O— bond);
• and k1 represents an integer of 0 to 10),
• wherein R2 represents a group represented by P2—(Sp2-X2)k2— (where P2 represents a polymerizable group;
• Sp2 represents a spacer group and, when a plurality of Sp2 groups are present, they may be identical to or different from one another;
• X2 represents —O—, —S—, —OCH2—, —CH2O—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CO—S—, —S—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —SCH2—, —CH2S—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —CF2S—, —SCF2—, —CH═CH—COO—, —CH═CH—OCO—, —COO—CH═CH—, —OCO—CH═CH—, —COO—CH2CH2—, —OCO—CH2CH2—, —CH2CH2—OCO—, —CH2CH2—OCO—, —COO—CH2—, —OCO—CH2—, —CH2—COO—, —CH2—OCO—, —CH═CH—, —N═N—, —CH═N—N═CH—, —CF═CF—, —C≡C—, or a single bond and, when a plurality of X2 groups are present, they may be identical to or different from one another (P2—(Sp2-X2)k2— does not include an —O—O— bond);
• and k2 represents an integer of 0 to 10),
• wherein R3 represents a hydrogen atom,
• wherein R4 represents a group represented by P4—(Sp4-X4)k4— (where P4 represents a polymerizable group;
• Sp4 represents a spacer group and, when a plurality of Sp4 groups are present, they may be identical to or different from one another;
• except for X4 connected to N in the formula (G-1), X4 represents —O—, —S—, —OCH2—, —CH2O—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CO—S—, —S—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —SCH2—, —CH2S—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —CF2S—, —SCF2—, —CH═CH—COO—, —CH═CH—OCO—, —COO—CH═CH—, —OCO—CH═CH—, —COO—CH2CH2—, —OCO—CH2CH2—, —CH2CH2—COO—, —CH2CH2—OCO—, —COO—CH2—, —OCO—CH2—, —CH2—COO—, —CH2—OCO—, —CH═CH—, —N═N—, —CH═N—N═CH—, —CF═CF—, or —C≡C—;
• in case when X4 is connected to N in the formula (G-1), X4 represents a single bond;
• in case X4 in the formula (G-2), X4 represents a single bond, —O—, —S—, —CH2O—, —CO—, —COO—, —CO—S—, —O—CO—O—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —SCH2—, —CH2S—, —OCF2—, —CF2S—, —SCF2—, —CH═CH—COO—, —CH═CH—OCO—, —COO—CH═CH—, —OCO—CH═CH—, —COO—CH2CH2—, —OCO—CH2CH2—, —CH2CH2—OCO—, —CH2CH2—OCO—, —COO—CH2—, —OCO—CH2—, —CH2—COO—, —CH2—OCO—, —CH═CH—, —CH═N—N═CH—, —CF═CF— or —C≡C—;
• and, when a plurality of X4 groups are present, they may be identical to or different from one another (P4—(Sp4-X4)k4— does not include an —O—O— bond);
• and k4 represents an integer of 2 to 10),
• wherein each of the polymerizable group of P1, P2 and P4 represents one of formulae (P-1) or (P-2),