1-(trifluoromethyl)naphthalene derivative

A 1-(trifluoromethyl)naphthalene derivative represented by the general formula (I)

• (wherein, in the formula, each R1 and R2 represents independently an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon numbers, an alkenyl group having 2 to 12 carbon numbers, an alkoxyl group having 1 to 12 carbon numbers, or an alkenyloxy group having 2 to 12 carbon numbers;
• each one or more hydrogen atoms may be independently replaced with a fluorine atom;
• and each —CH2— group may be independently replaced with —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, or —OCOO—;
• each A1, A2, B1, and B2 represents independently a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group, a trans-1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl group, a pyridine-2,5-diyl group, a pyrimidine 2,5-diyl group, or a 1-4-phenylene group which may be replaced with one or more fluorine atoms;
• each L1, L2, M1, and M2 represents independently a single bond, —CH2CH2—, —CH═CH—, —CH≡CH—, —OCH2—, —CH2O—, —OCF2—, —CF2O—, —CF2CF2—, —CF═CF—, —OCO—, —COO—, —CH(CH3)CH2—, —CH2CH(CH3)—, —CH(CH3)CH(CH3)—, —OCH(CH3)—, —CH(CH3)O—, —(CH2)4—, —(CH2)3O—, —O(CH2)3—, —COS—, or —SCO—;
• each X1 and X2 represents independently a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom;
• and
• each p, q, r, and s represents independently 0 or 1).