Compound, composition, cured product, optically anisotropic body, optical element, and light guide element

A compound represented by General Formula (I),

• in the General Formula (I),
• P1 and P2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, —CN, —NCS, or a polymerizable group,
• provided that at least one of P1 or P2 represents a polymerizable group,
• Sp1 and Sp2 each independently represent an alkylene group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, where one or more methylene groups contained in the alkylene group may be each independently replaced with —O—, —S—, or —C(═O)—,
• A1, A2, A3, and A4 each independently represent an aromatic hydrocarbon ring group or aromatic heterocyclic group which may have a substituent L1,
• in a case where a plurality of A1's is present, the plurality of A1's may be the same or different from each other,
• in a case where a plurality of A4's is present, the plurality of A4's may be the same or different from each other,
• Z1 and Z2 each independently represent —O—, —S—, —CHRCHR—, —OCHR—, —CHRO—, —CO—, —SO—, —SO2—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CO—S—, —S—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —CO—NR—, —NR—CO—, —SCHR—, —CHRS—, —SO—CHR—, —CHR—SO—, —SO2—CHR—, —CHR—SO2—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —CF2S—, —SCF2—, —OCHRCHRO—, —SCHRCHRS—, —SO—CHRCHR—SO—, —SO2—CHRCHR—SO2—, —CH═CH—COO—, —C═CH—OCO—, —COO—CH═CH—, —OCO—CH═CH—, —COO—CHRCHR—, —OCO—CHRCHR—, —CR═CR—, —CR═N—, —N═CR—, —N═N—, —CR═N—N═CR—, —CF═CF—, —C≡C—, or a single bond,
• R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms,
• in a case where a plurality of R's is present, the plurality of R's may be the same or different from each other,
• in a case where a plurality of Z1's is present, the plurality of Z1's may be the same or different from each other,
• in a case where a plurality of Z2's is present, the plurality of Z2's may be the same or different from each other, and
• B1 represents a group represented by any one of General Formulae (B-1) to (B-4),
• in the General Formulae (B-1) to (B-4),
• W1 to W28 each independently represent CR1 or N, where R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkylamino group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkylthio group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkanoyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkanoyloxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkanoylamino group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkanoylthio group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkyloxycarbonyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkylaminocarbonyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkylthiocarbonyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a hydroxy group, an amino group, a mercapto group, a carboxy group, a sulfo group, an amide group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a halogen atom, a sulfhydryl group, an aldehyde group, or a polymerizable group, provided that in a case where the group has —CH2—, at least one —CH2— contained in the group may be replaced with —O—, —CO—, —CH═CH—, or —C≡C—, and in a case where the group has a hydrogen atom, at least one hydrogen atom contained in the group may be replaced with at least one selected from the group consisting of a fluorine atom and a polymerizable group,
• in the General Formula (B-1), at least one of W2 or W5 represents CR1, where R1 represents a group other than a hydrogen atom,
• at least one of W4 or W7 represents CR1, where R1 represents a group other than a hydrogen atom,
• in the General Formula (B-2), at least one of W10 or W12 represents CR1, where R1 represents a group other than a hydrogen atom,
• at least one of W11 or W14 represents CR1, where R1 represents a group other than a hydrogen atom,
• in the General Formula (B-3), at least one of W17 or W20 represents CR1, where R1 represents a group other than a hydrogen atom,
• at least one of W19 or W22 represents CR1, where R1 represents a group other than a hydrogen atom,
• in the General Formula (B-4), at least one of W24 or W26 represents CR1, where R1 represents a group other than a hydrogen atom,
• at least one of W25 or W28 represents CR1, where R1 represents a group other than a hydrogen atom,
• D1, D2, D3, and D4 each independently represent an aromatic hydrocarbon ring group or aromatic heterocyclic group which may have a substituent L2,
• * represents a bonding position,
• the substituent L1 and the substituent L2 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkylamino group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkylthio group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkanoyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkanoyloxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkanoylamino group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkanoylthio group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkyloxycarbonyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkylaminocarbonyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkylthiocarbonyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a hydroxy group, an amino group, a mercapto group, a carboxy group, a sulfo group, an amide group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a halogen atom, a sulfhydryl group, an aldehyde group, or a polymerizable group, provided that in a case where the group has —CH2—, at least one —CH2— contained in the group may be replaced with —O—, —CO—, —CH═CH—, or —C≡C—, and in a case where the group has a hydrogen atom, at least one hydrogen atom contained in the group may be replaced with at least one selected from the group consisting of a fluorine atom and a polymerizable group, and
• n1 and n2 each independently represent an integer of 0 to 2.