Polymerizable liquid crystal composition, optically anisotropic layer, optical film, polarizing plate, and image display device

A polymerizable liquid crystal composition comprising:

• a forward wavelength dispersion liquid crystal compound A having an aromatic ring having 10 or more π electrons;
• and
• a forward wavelength dispersion liquid crystal compound B having an aromatic ring having 6 or more and less than 10 π electrons,
• wherein the forward wavelength dispersion liquid crystal compound A is a compound represented by Formula (I), and
• the forward wavelength dispersion liquid crystal compound B is a compound represented by Formula (II),
• in Formulae (I) and (II),
• P11, P12, P21, and P22 each independently represent a polymerizable group,
• Sp11, Sp12, Sp21, and Sp22 each independently represent a single bond, a linear alkylene group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms, a branched alkylene group having 3 to 14 carbon atoms, or a divalent linking group in which one or more of —CH2-'s constituting the linear or branched alkylene group are substituted with —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(Q)-, or —CO—, where Q represents a substituent,
• n11, m11, m12, n12, n21, m21, m22, and n22 each independently represent an integer of 0 to 2, provided that at least one of m11 or n11 represents 1 or 2, at least one of m12 or n12 represents 1 or 2, at least one of m21 or n21 represents 1 or 2, and at least one of m22 or n22 represents 1 or 2,
• k11 and k21 each independently represent 1 or 2,
• X11, X12, X13, X14, X15, X16, X21, X22, X23, X24, X25, and X26 each independently represent a single bond;
• or —CO—, —O—, —S—, —C(═S)—, —CR1R2, —CR3═CR4, —NR5—, or a divalent linking group consisting of a combination of two or more of these groups, where R1 to R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, or an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, provided that in a case where n11 is 2, a plurality of X11's may be the same as or different from each other;
• in a case where m11 is 2, a plurality of X12's may be the same as or different from each other;
• in a case where k11 is 2, a plurality of X13's may be the same as or different from each other;
• in a case where m12 is 2, a plurality of X15's may be the same as or different from each other;
• in a case where n12 is 2, a plurality of X16's may be the same as or different from each other;
• in a case where n21 is 2, a plurality of X21's are the same as or different from each other;
• in a case where m21 is 2, a plurality of X22's may be the same as or different from each other;
• in a case where k21 is 2, a plurality of X23's are the same as or different from each other;
• in a case where m22 is 2, a plurality of X25's may be the same as or different from each other;
• and in a case where n22 is 2, a plurality of X26's may be the same as or different from each other,
• Ar11, Ar12, Ar21, and Ar22 each independently represent an aromatic ring which may have a substituent, provided that in a case where n11 is 2, a plurality of Ar11's may be the same as or different from each other;
• in a case where n12 is 2, a plurality of Ar12's may be the same as or different from each other;
• in a case where n21 is 2, a plurality of Ar21's may be the same as or different from each other;
• and in a case where n22 is 2, a plurality of Ar22's may be the same as or different from each other,
• Cy11, Cy12, Cy21, and Cy22 each independently represent an alicyclic ring which may have a substituent, provided that in a case where m11 is 2, a plurality of Cy11's may be the same as or different from each other;
• in a case where m12 is 2, a plurality of Cy12's may be the same as or different from each other;
• in a case where m21 is 2, a plurality of Cy21's may be the same as or different from each other;
• and in a case where m22 is 2, a plurality of Cy22's may be the same as or different from each other,
• Ar13 represents an aromatic ring having 10 or more π electrons, which may have a substituent, provided that in a case where k11 is 2, a plurality of Ar13's may be the same as or different from each other, and
• Ar23 represents an aromatic ring having 6 or more and less than 10 π electrons, which may have a substituent, provided that in a case where k21 is 2, a plurality of Ar23's may be the same as or different from each other,
• wherein in Formula (I), a total of n11, m11, k11, m12, and n12 is an integer of 5 to 10, and
• in Formula (II), a total of n21, m21, k21, m22, and n22 is an integer of 5 to 10.