Polymerizable compound and optical isomer

1. A compound represented by the general formula (I):

wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a polymerizable group represented by general formula (I-R),

in the general formula (I-R), P represents a polymerizable group;

Sp represents a single bond, or an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms in which one —CH 2 — or two or more of (—CH 2 —)'s which are not adjacent to each other may be each independently substituted with —O—, —COO—, —OCO—, —OCO—O—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C—, in which when plural Sp's exist, said plural Sp's may be the same or different;

X represents —O—, —S—, —OCH 2 —, —CH 2 O—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CO—S—, —S—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —SCH 2 —, —CH 2 S—, —CF 2 O—, —OCF 2 —, —CF 2 S—, —SCF 2 —, —CH═CH—COO—, —CH═CH—OCO—, —COO—CH═CH—, —OCO—CH═CH—, —COO—CH 2 CH 2 —, —OCO—CH 2 CH 2 —, —CH 2 CH 2 —COO—, —CH 2 CH 2 —OCO—, —COO—CH 2 —, —OCO—CH 2 —, —CH 2 —COO—, —CH 2 —OCO—, —CH═CH—, —N═N—, —CH═N—N═CH—, —CF═CF—, —C≡C— or a single bond, in which when plural X's exist, said plural X's may be the same or different, wherein P-(Sp-X) k — does not contain an —O—O— bond;

k represents an integer of 0 to 10;

A 1 , A 2 and A 3 each independently represent a 1,4-phenylene group, a 1,4-cyclohexylene group, a pyridine-2,5-diyl group, a pyrimidine-2,5-diyl group, a naphthalene-2,6-diyl group, a naphthalane-1,4-diyl group, a tetrahydronaphthalene-2,6-diyl group, a decahydronaphthalane-2,6-diyl group or a 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl group, which may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more of substituents L's,

Z 1 , Z 2 and Z 3 each independently represent —O—, —S—, —OCH 2 —, —CH 2 O—, —CH 2 CH 2 —, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CO—S—, —S—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —OCO—NH—, —NH—COO—, —NH—CO—NH—, —NH—O—, —O—NH—, —SCH 2 —, —CH 2 S—, —CF 2 O—, —OCF 2 —, —CF 2 S—, —SCF 2 —, —CH═CH—COO—, —CH═CH—OCO—, —COO—CH═CH—, —OCO—CH═CH—, —COO—CH 2 CH 2 —, —OCO—CH 2 CH 2 —, —CH 2 CH 2 —COO—, —CH 2 CH 2 —OCO—, —COO—CH 2 —, —OCO—CH 2 —, —CH 2 —COO—, —CH 2 —OCO—, —CH═CH—, —N═N—, —CH═N—, —N═CH—, —CH═N—N═CH—, —CF═CF—, —C≡C— or a single bond,

M represents an optionally-substituted trivalent aromatic group;

T represents a group selected from the following formula (T-1) or formula (T-2):

wherein W 1 represents a group including an aromatic group and/or a non-aromatic group optionally substituted and having 1 to 80 carbon atoms, in which the aromatic group may be a hydrocarbon ring or a hetero ring, the non-aromatic group may be a hydrocarbon group or a hydrocarbon group where one or more of arbitrary carbon atoms is substituted with a hetero atom, wherein the oxygen atoms therein do not directly bond to each other, and the group may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more of substituents L W 's,

W 2 represents a hydrogen atom, or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, in which one —CH 2 — or two or more of (—CH 2 —)'s which are not adjacent to each other may be each independently substituted with —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CO—S—, —S—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —CH═CH—COO—, —CH═CH—OCO—, —COO—CH═CH—, —OCO—CH═CH—, —CH═CH—, —CF═CF— or —C≡C—, and one or more of arbitrary hydrogen atoms in the alkyl group may be substituted with a fluorine atom, or W 2 represents a group including an aromatic group and/or a non-aromatic group optionally substituted and having 1 to 80 carbon atoms, in which the aromatic group may be a hydrocarbon ring or a hetero ring, and the non-aromatic group may be a hydrocarbon group or a hydrocarbon group where one or more of arbitrary carbon atoms is substituted with a hetero atom (in which the oxygen atoms therein do not directly bond to each other, and the group may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more of substituents L W 's, or W 2 may represent a group represented by P W -(Sp W -X W ) kW —, where P W represents a polymerizable group, Sp W represents a spacer group or a single bond, and plural Sp W 's, if any, may be the same or different, X W represents —O—, —S—, —OCH 2 —, —CH 2 O—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CO—S—, —S—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —SCH 2 —, —CH 2 S—, —CF 2 O—, —OCF 2 —, —CF 2 S—, —SCF 2 —, —CH═CH—COO—, —CH═CH—OCO—, —COO—CH═CH—, —OCO—CH═CH—, —COO—CH 2 CH 2 —, —OCO—CH 2 CH 2 —, —CH 2 CH 2 —COO—, —CH 2 CH 2 —OCO—, —COO—CH 2 —, —OCO—CH 2 —, —CH 2 —COO—, —CH 2 —OCO—, —CH═CH—, —N═N—, —CH═N—N═CH—, —CF═CF—, —C≡C— or a single bond, plural X W 's, if any, may be the same or different in which P W -(Sp W -X W ) kW — does not contain an —O—O— bond, kW represents an integer of 0 to 10, and W 1 and W 2 may together form a cyclic structure,

L W represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, an iodine atom, a pentafluorosulfuranyl group, a nitro group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, a mercapto group, a methylamino group, a dimethylamino group, a diethylamino group, a diisopropylamino group, a trimethylsilyl group, a dimethylsilyl group, a thioisocyano group, or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, in which one —CH 2 — or two or more of (—CH 2 —)'s which are not adjacent to each other may be each independently substituted with —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CO—S—, —S—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —CH═CH—COO—, —CH═CH—OCO—, —COO—CH═CH—, —OCO—CH═CH—, —CH═CH—, —CF═CF— or —C≡C—, and one or more of arbitrary hydrogen atoms in the alkyl group may be substituted with a fluorine atom, or L W represents a group represented by P LW -(Sp LW -X LW ) kLW — where P LW represents a polymerizable group, Sp LW represents a spacer group or a single bond, plural Sp LW 's, if any, may be the same or different, X LW represents —O—, —S—, —OCH 2 —, —CH 2 O—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CO—S—, —S—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —SCH 2 —, —CH 2 S—, —CF 2 O—, —OCF 2 —, —CF 2 S—, —SCF 2 —, —CH═CH—COO—, —CH═CH—OCO—, —COO—CH═CH—, —OCO—CH═CH—, —COO—CH 2 CH 2 —, —OCO—CH 2 CH 2 —, —CH 2 CH 2 —COO—, —CH 2 CH 2 —OCO—, —COO—CH 2 —, —OCO—CH 2 —, —CH 2 —COO—, —CH 2 —OCO—, —CH═CH—, —N═N—, —CH═N—N═CH—, —CF═CF—, —C≡C— or a single bond, plural X LW 's, if any, may be the same or different in which P LW -(Sp LW -X LW ) kLW — does not contain an —O—O— bond, kLW represents an integer of 0 to 10, and plural L W 's, if any, in the compound may be the same or different,

Y represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, an iodine atom, a pentafluorosulfuranyl group, a nitro group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, a mercapto group, a methylamino group, a dimethylamino group, a diethylamino group, a diisopropylamino group, a trimethylsilyl group, a dimethylsilyl group, a thioisocyano group, or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, in which one —CH 2 — or two or more of (—CH 2 —)'s which are not adjacent to each other may be each independently substituted with —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CO—S—, —S—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —CH═CH—COO—, —CH═CH—OCO—, —COO—CH═CH—, —OCO—CH═CH—, —CH═CH—, —CF═CF— or —C≡C—, and one or more of arbitrary hydrogen atoms in the alkyl group may be substituted with a fluorine atom, or Y represents a group represented by P Y -(Sp Y -X Y ) kY — where P Y represents a polymerizable group, Sp Y represents a spacer group or a single bond, plural Sp Y 's, if any, may be the same or different, X Y represents —O—, —S—, —OCH 2 —, —CH 2 O—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CO—S—, —S—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —SCH 2 —, —CH 2 S—, —CF 2 O—, —OCF 2 —, —CF 2 S—, —SCF 2 —, —CH═CH—COO—, —CH═CH—OCO—, —COO—CH═CH—, —OCO—CH═CH—, —COO—CH 2 CH 2 —, —OCO—CH 2 CH 2 —, —CH 2 CH 2 —COO—, —CH 2 CH 2 —OCO—, —COO—CH 2 —, —OCO—CH 2 —, —CH 2 —COO—, —CH 2 —OCO—, —CH═CH—, —N═N—, —CH═N—N═CH—, —CF═CF—, —C≡C— or a single bond, plural X Y 's, if any, may be the same or different in which P Y -(Sp Y -X) kY — does not contain an —O—O— bond, kY represents an integer of 0 to 10;

L represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, an iodine atom, a pentafluorosulfuranyl group, a nitro group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, a mercapto group, a methylamino group, a dimethylamino group, a diethylamino group, a diisopropylamino group, a trimethylsilyl group, a dimethylsilyl group, a thioisocyano group, or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, in which one —CH 2 — or two or more of (—CH 2 —)'s which are not adjacent to each other may be each independently substituted with —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CO—S—, —S—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —CH═CH—COO—, —CH═CH—OCO—, —COO—CH═CH—, —OCO—CH═CH—, —CH═CH—, —CF═CF— or —C≡C—, and one or more of arbitrary hydrogen atoms in the alkyl group may be substituted with a fluorine atom, or L represents a group represented by P L -(Sp L -X L ) kL — where P L represents a polymerizable group, Sp L represents a spacer group or a single bond, plural Sp L 's, if any, may be the same or different, X L represents —O—, —S—, —OCH 2 —, —CH 2 O—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CO—S—, —S—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —SCH 2 —, —CH 2 S—, —CF 2 O—, —OCF 2 —, —CF 2 S—, —SCF 2 —, —CH═CH—COO—, —CH═CH—OCO—, —COO—CH═CH—, —OCO—CH═CH—, —COO—CH 2 CH 2 —, —OCO—CH 2 CH 2 —, —CH 2 CH 2 —COO—, —CH 2 CH 2 —OCO—, —COO—CH 2 —, —OCO—CH 2 —, —CH 2 —COO—, —CH 2 —OCO—, —CH═CH—, —N═N—, —CH═N—N═CH—, —CF═CF—, —C≡C— or a single bond, plural X L 's, if any, may be the same or different in which P L -(Sp L -X L ) kL — does not contain an —O—O— bond, kL represents an integer of 0 to 10, plural L's, if any, in the compound may be the same or different; and the group that links T-M may be a single bond or a double bond.

2. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein in the general formula (I), at least one of R 1 and R 2 represents a group represented by the following general formula (I-R):

wherein P represents a polymerizable group, Sp represents a spacer group or a single bond, and plural Sp's, if any, may be the same or different; X represents —O—, —S—, —OCH 2 —, —CH 2 O—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CO—S—, —S—CO—, —O—CO—O—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —SCH 2 —, —CH 2 S—, —CF 2 O—, —OCF 2 —, —CF 2 S—, —SCF 2 —, —CH═CH—COO—, —CH═CH—OCO—, —COO—CH═CH—, —OCO—CH═CH—, —COO—CH 2 CH 2 —, —OCO—CH 2 CH 2 —, —CH 2 CH 2 —COO—, —CH 2 CH 2 —OCO—, —COO—CH 2 —, —OCO—CH 2 —, —CH 2 —COO—, —CH 2 —OCO—, —CH═CH—, —N═N—, —CH═N—N═CH—, —CF═CF—, —C≡C— or a single bond, and plural X's, if any, may be the same or different, in which P-(Sp-X) k — does not contain an —O—O— bond; and k represents an integer of 0 to 10.

3. The compound according to claim 2 , wherein in the formula (I-R), P represents a group selected from the following formula (P-1) to formula (P-20):

4. The compound according to claim 2 , wherein in the formula (I-R), Sp each independently represents an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms in which one —CH 2 — or two or more of (—CH 2 —)'s which are not adjacent to each other may be each independently substituted with —O—, —COO—, —OCO—, —OCO—O—, —CO—NH—, —NH—CO—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C—.

5. A composition containing the compound of claim 1 .

6. A liquid crystal composition containing the compound of claim 1 .

7. A polymer obtained through polymerization of the composition of claim 5 .

8. An optically anisotropic body using the polymer of claim 7 .

9. Resins, resin additives, oils, filters, adhesives, pressure-sensitive adhesives, oils and fats, inks, medicines, cosmetics, detergents, building materials, wrapping or packaging materials, liquid crystal materials, organic EL materials, organic semiconductor materials, electronic materials, display devices, electronic devices, communication instruments, automobile parts, airplane parts, machine parts, agricultural chemicals and foods using the compound of claim 1 .