Provided are: a liquid-crystalline compound which satisfies at least one property selected from high stability to light, a high clear point, a low lower-limit temperature of a
liquid crystal phase, a low
viscosity, proper
optical anisotropy, high
dielectric anisotropy, a high
dielectric constant in a
short axis direction, a proper elastic constant, excellent compatibility and the like; a
liquid crystal composition which contains the compound; and a
liquid crystal display element comprising the composition. A compound represented by formula (1). For example, R1 represents an
alkyl group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, rings A1 to A4 independently represent 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-
phenylene, Z1 to Z4 independently represent a
single bond, -(CH2)2-, -COO- or -CH2O-, X1 represents a
halogen atom, -C≡N, -CF3 or -OCF3, L1 and L2 independently represent a
hydrogen atom or a
fluorine atom, Y1 and Y2 independently represent a
fluorine atom, and a, b, c and d independently represent 0 or 1 wherein the sum total of a, b, c and d is 1 or 2.