A
bifunctional polymerizable compound represented by the following formula:A-E1-E2-(E3)k-E4-BwhereinA is CH2═CR1—COO-(L1)m-;B is CH2═CR2—COO-(L2)n-;each of R1 and R2 which are independent of each other, is a
hydrogen atom or a
methyl group;each of L1 and L2 is —(CH2)p— wherein p is each independently an integer of from 2 to 8, each of m and n which are independent of each other, is 0 or 1, provided that when at least one of m and n is 1, there may be an etheric
oxygen atom between the carbon-carbon linkage of —(CH2)p— or at the terminal on the side bonded to E1 or E4, and at least one
hydrogen atom may be substituted by a
fluorine atom, a
chlorine atom or a
methyl group;each of E1 and E4 is a 1,4-
phenylene group; andone of E2 and E3 is a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group and the other is a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group or a 1,4-
phenylene group, k is 0 or 1, provided that when k is 0, E2 is a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group, and the 1,4-
phenylene group and the trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group as E1 to E4 may be each independently such that at least one
hydrogen atom bonded to a
carbon atom(s) constituting the cyclic group may be substituted by a
fluorine atom, a
chlorine atom or a
methyl group.