Nematic liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device using the same

A polymerizable compound-containing liquid crystal composition comprising, as a first component, at least one polymerizable compound represented by general formula (I):

• wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent any of formulae (R-1) to (R-15) below,
• and X1 to X12 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a methyl group, a chlorine atom, or a fluorine atom;
• as a second component, at least one compound represented by general formula (II):
• wherein R3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, in which at least one hydrogen atom present in the group may be substituted by a fluorine atom, and R4 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, or an alkenyloxy group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, in which at least one hydrogen atom present in the group may be substituted by a fluorine atom;
• as a third component, at least one compound represented by general formula (III):
• wherein R5 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, in which at least one hydrogen atom present in the group may be substituted by a fluorine atom, and R6 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, or an alkenyloxy group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, in which at least one hydrogen atom present in the group may be substituted by a fluorine atom;
• and as a fourth component, at least one compound represented by general formula (IV):
• wherein R7 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, in which at least one hydrogen atom present in the group may be substituted by a fluorine atom, and R8 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, or an alkenyloxy group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, in which at least one hydrogen atom present in the group may be substituted by a fluorine atom.