Liquid crystal composition, reflective layer, method for producing reflective layer, and copolymer

A copolymer comprising:

• a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by General Formula (X2);
• and
• a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by General Formula (Y1),
• wherein the copolymer has a weight-average molecular weight of less than 10,000;
• wherein General Formula (Y1) does not include two or more polymerizable groups:
• in General Formula (X2), R11 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R12 represents a monovalent group containing a group represented by General Formula (X1),
• *-L11-CF2Xa (X1)
• in Formula (X1), L11 represents a perfluoroalkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may contain —O—, Xa represents a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom, and * represents a bonding position, and
• in General Formula (Y1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents —O— or —NR3—, R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, L1 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms in which —CH2— may be substituted with —O—, —S—, or —CO—, X1 represents a single bond, —O—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —O—CH2—, —CH2—O—, —C═N—, —N═C—, —CO—O—CH2CH2—, or —CH2CH2—CO—O—, Y1 represents —O—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —O—CH2—, —CH2—O—, —C═N—, —N═C—, —CO—O—CH2CH2—, or —CH2CH2—CO—O—, A1 and A2 each independently represent a phenylene group, a cyclohexylene group, or a naphthylene group, each of which may have a substituent, Z1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms in which —CH2— may be substituted with —O—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, or —CO—, an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms in which —CH2— may be substituted with —O— or —CO—, a halogen atom, a cyano group, an acetyl group, a formyl group, a carboxy group, a hydrogen atom, or a hydroxy group, m represents 0 or 1, n represents an integer of 2 to 4, and a plurality of A1's and a plurality of Y1's each may be the same as or different from each other.

A liquid crystal composition comprising:

• a polymerizable liquid crystal compound;
• and
• a copolymer containing a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by General Formula (X4) and a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by General Formula (Y1), and having a weight-average molecular weight of less than 10,000;
• wherein a content of a repeating unit derived from a monomer containing two or more polymerizable groups in the copolymer is less than 5 mol % with respect to all the repeating units of the copolymer:
• in General Formula (X4), R11 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, ma represents an integer of 1 to 4, na represents an integer of 3 to 5, and Xa represents a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom, and
• in General Formula (Y1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents —O— or —NR3—, R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, L1 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms in which —CH2— may be substituted with —O—, —S—, or —CO—, X1 represents a single bond, —O—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —O—CH2—, —CH2—O—, —C═N—, —N═C—, —CO—O—CH2CH2—, or —CH2CH2—CO—O—, Y1 represents —O—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —O—CH2—, —CH2—O—, —C═N—, —N═C—, —CO—O—CH2CH2—, or —CH2CH2—CO—O—, A1 and A2 each independently represent a phenylene group, a cyclohexylene group, or a naphthylene group, each of which may have a substituent, Z1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms in which —CH2— may be substituted with —O—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, or —CO—, an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms in which —CH2— may be substituted with —O— or —CO—, a halogen atom, a cyano group, an acetyl group, a formyl group, a carboxy group, a hydrogen atom, or a hydroxy group, m represents 0 or 1, n represents an integer of 2 to 4, and a plurality of A1's and a plurality of Y1's each may be the same as or different from each other.

A copolymer comprising:

• a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by General Formula (X4);
• and
• a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by General Formula (Y1),
• wherein the copolymer has a weight-average molecular weight of less than 10,000;
• wherein General Formula (Y1) does not include two or more polymerizable groups:
• in General Formula (X4), R11 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, ma represents an integer of 1 to 4, na represents an integer of 3 to 5, and Xa represents a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom, and
• in General Formula (Y1), R11 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents —O— or —NR3—, R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, L1 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms in which —CH2— may be substituted with —O—, —S—, or —CO—, X1 represents a single bond, —O—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —O—CH2—, —CH2—O—, —C═N—, —N═C—, —CO—O—CH2CH2—, or —CH2CH2—CO—O—, Y1 represents —O—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —O—CH2—, —CH2—O—, —C═N—, —N═C—, —CO—O—CH2CH2—, or —CH2CH2—CO—O—, A1 and A2 each independently represent a phenylene group, a cyclohexylene group, or a naphthylene group, each of which may have a substituent, Z1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms in which —CH2— may be substituted with —O—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, or —CO—, an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms in which —CH2— may be substituted with —O— or —CO—, a halogen atom, a cyano group, an acetyl group, a formyl group, a carboxy group, a hydrogen atom, or a hydroxy group, m represents 0 or 1, n represents an integer of 2 to 4, and a plurality of A1's and a plurality of Y1's each may be the same as or different from each other.