Liquid crystal compound, optical film, and method for producing optical film

An optical film comprising:

• an optically anisotropic layer containing a compound represented by the following general formula (1) or an optically anisotropic layer formed by the curing of a polymerizable composition containing a compound represented by the following general formula (1):
• wherein:
• L1 to L6 each independently represent a single bond, —O—, —CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —NR21—CO—, —CO—NR22—, —O—CO—O—, —NR23—CO—O—, —O—CO—NR24—, —NR25—CO—NR26—, —R1C═CR11—, —R2C═N—, —N═N—, —CO—NR3—, —NR4—CO—, —R5C═N—NR6—, —CO—NR7—NR8—, —R9C═N—S—, —CO—NR10—S—, —CO—S—, R11C═N—N═, or —R12C═C—NR13—,
• A1 represents an aromatic group which may have a substituent,
• A2 and A3 each independently represent a cyclic aliphatic group which may have a substituent,
• B1 and B2 each independently represent a cyclic aliphatic group which may have a substituent,
• Sp1 and Sp2 each independently represent —(CH2)n—, —(CH2)n—O—, —(CH2—O—)n—, or —(CH2CH2—O—)m,
• n represents an integer of 2 to 12,
• m represents an integer of 2 to 6,
• P1 and P2 each independently represent a polymerizable group, an alkyl group, or a hydrogen atom,
• Y represents —R1C═CR11—, —R2C═N—, —N═N—, —CO—NR3—, —NR4—CO—, —R5C═N—NR6—, —CO—NR7—NR8—, —R9C═N—S—, —CO—NR10—S—, —CO—S—, —R11C═N—N═, or —R12C═C—NR13—,
• R1 to R10, and R12 and R13 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms,
• R11 represents a hydrogen atom, an ester group, an acyl group, or a cyano group,
• R21 to R26 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms,
• Z represents an aromatic group which may have a substituent, and
• a and b each independently represent any one integer of 0 to 2.