Accordingly, new liquid crystal compositions having a very high voltage holding ratio, very little variation of this property depending on temperature, a low threshold voltage, {TAIL ~ appropriate Δn} and Δ∈, stability, and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal materials can be provided by using the liquid crystalline compounds of the present invention as components of {HEAD ~ liquid crystal compositions} 
Accordingly , new liquid crystal compositions having a very high voltage holding ratio , very little variation of this property depending on temperature , a low threshold voltage , { TAIL ~ appropriate Δn } and Δ∈ , stability , and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal materials can be provided by using the liquid crystalline compounds of the present invention as components of { HEAD ~ liquid crystal compositions }
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