POLYMERIZABLE COMPOUND, POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION, POLYMER, AND OPTICAL ANISTROPIC BODY

The present invention pertains to: a polymerizable compound represented by a formula (I); a polymerizable composition comprising the polymerizable compound and an initiator; a polymer obtained by polymerizing the polymerizable compound or the polymerizable composition; and an optically anisotropic article comprising the polymer. The present invention provides a polymerizable compound, a polymerizable composition, and a polymer that have a practical low melting point, exhibit excellent solubility in a general-purpose solvent, can be produced at low cost, and can produce an optical film that achieves uniform conversion of polarized light over a wide wavelength band, and also provide an optically anisotropic article. [In the formula: Y 1 to Y 8 are a chemical single bond, -O-, -O-C(=O)-, -O-C(=O)-O-, etc.; G 1 and G 2 are a divalent aliphatic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, etc.; Z 1 and Z 2 are an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms that is substituted with a halogen atom, or unsubstituted, etc.; A x is a group represented by a formula (II), wherein X is a nitrogen atom, etc.; R a and R b are a hydrogen atom, an aromatic hydrocarbon ring group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, etc.; A y is a hydrogen atom, the group represented by the formula (II), etc.; A 1 is a trivalent aromatic group, etc; A 2 and A 3 are a divalent alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, etc.; A 4 and A 5 are a divalent aromatic group having 4 to 30 carbon atoms, etc.; Q 1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, etc.]