Provided is a polymer compound having a repeating unit represented by Formula 1A below:

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wherein in Formula 1A, Z.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent group, R.sup.1 represents a group represented by Formula 1B, L.sup.1 represents a divalent group, n represents an integer of 1 or more, and in in Formula 1B, L.sup.2 represents a single bond or a divalent group, R.sup.2 represents a group selected from the group consisting of a hydroxy group and a group represented by *—OR.sup.3, R.sup.3 represents a hydrocarbon group which may have a hetero atom, a plurality of R.sup.3's may be bonded to each other to form a ring, * represents a bonding position, m represents an integer of 1 to 5, and a plurality of L.sup.1's and a plurality of R.sup.2's may be the same as or different from each other.

The present invention relates to novel ophthalmic devices comprising polymerized compounds comprising a photoactive unit, said polymerized compounds, and special monomer compounds being particularly suitable for compositions and ophthalmic devices.

Provided are a liquid crystal composition which has excellent planarity in a case of being formed into a coating film and is also capable of forming a reflective layer having excellent diffuse reflectivity, a reflective layer that is formed using the liquid crystal composition, and a method for producing a reflective layer. Provided also is a copolymer that can be used as an alignment control agent for a liquid crystal compound.

Provided are a liquid crystal composition which has excellent planarity in a case of being formed into a coating film and is also capable of forming a reflective layer having excellent diffuse reflectivity, a reflective layer that is formed using the liquid crystal composition, and a method for producing a reflective layer. Provided also is a copolymer that can be used as an alignment control agent for a liquid crystal compound.

A fluorine-containing polymer includes a repeating unit represented by General Formula (I). In General Formula (I), L.sub.1 represents a single bond or a divalent linking group, R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and R.sub.2 represents a group including a fluorine atom

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The present invention aims to provide a polymerizable compound that has high storage stability without causing crystal precipitation when added to a polymerizable composition and to provide a polymerizable composition containing the polymerizable compound. A polymer film produced by polymerization of the polymerizable composition has a low haze, high thickness uniformity, low occurrence of nonuniform orientation, high surface hardness, high adhesiveness, and good appearances and fewer orientation defects even after ultraviolet irradiation. The present invention also aims to provide a polymer produced by polymerization of the polymerizable composition and an optically anisotropic body produced from the polymer.

A resist composition containing a resin component having a structural unit represented by general formula (a0-1), and a compound represented by general formula (b1). In general formula (a0-1), R is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or a halogenated alkyl group, Va.sup.1 is a divalent hydrocarbon group, n.sub.a1 represents an integer of 0 to 2, Ya.sup.0 is a carbon atom, Xa.sup.0 is a group forming a monocyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group together with Ya.sup.0, and Ra.sup.00 is an aromatic hydrocarbon group or a specific unsaturated hydrocarbon group. In general formula (b1), R.sup.b1 represents a cyclic hydrocarbon group, Y.sup.b1 represents a divalent linking group containing an ester bond, V.sup.b1 represents an alkylene group, a fluorinated alkylene group, or a single bond, and M.sup.m+ is an m-valent organic cation.

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A resist composition which generates an acid upon exposure and changes a solubility in a developing solution under an action of the acid, the resist composition containing a base material component whose solubility in the developing solution changes under the action of an acid and an acid generator represented by general formula (b1). In general formula (b-1), R.sup.b1 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group having at least one alkyl group having 3 or more carbon atoms as a substituent, Y.sup.b1 represents a divalent linking group containing an ester bond (—C(═O)—O— or —O—C(═O)—), V.sup.b1 represents an alkylene group, a fluorinated alkylene group, or a single bond, m is an integer of 1 or more, and M.sup.m+ represents an m-valent organic cation.

R.sup.b1—Y.sup.b1—V.sup.b1—CF.sub.2—SO.sub.3.sup.−(M.sup.m+).sub.1/m  (b1)

A radiation-sensitive resin composition comprises: a polymer, and a radiation-sensitive acid generator. The polymer comprises a structural unit comprising: an acid-labile group; and an oxoacid group or phenolic hydroxyl group protected by the acid-labile group. The acid-labile group is represented by formula (1). R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent a divalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. R.sup.3 represents a monovalent group having 1 to 40 atoms and having at least one selected from the group consisting of an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom and a nitrogen atom. * denotes a binding site to the oxy group in the oxoacid group or phenolic hydroxyl group protected.

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The present invention provides a polymerizable liquid crystal composition including a specific polymerizable compound and a fluorosurfactant having specific polyoxyalkylene skeleton and molecular weight. Also, an optically anisotropic body, a phase difference film, an antireflection film, and a liquid crystal display device, which are produced by using the polymerizable liquid crystal composition according to the present invention, are provided. The present invention is useful because three properties, that is, leveling properties of the surface of an optically anisotropic body, offset to a base material, and alignment properties of a liquid crystal can be improved at the same time in the case where the optically anisotropic body is produced by photopolymerizing the polymerizable liquid crystal composition.