The radiation-sensitive resin composition contains: a polymer having a structural unit that includes an acid-labile group; and a compound represented by formula (1). In the formula (1), Ar.sup.1 represents a group obtained by removing (m+n+2) hydrogen atoms from an aromatic ring of an arene having 6 to 30 carbon atoms; —OH and —COO— are bonded at ortho positions to each other on a same benzene ring on Ar.sup.1; and R.sup.G represents a group represented by formula (V-1), a group represented by formula (V-2), a group including a lactone structure, a group including a cyclic carbonate structure, a group including a sultone structure, a group including a ketonic carbonyl group, a group including a thiocarbonate group, or a group including a group represented by formula (V-3), or the like. ##STR00001##

This invention relates to a photo-alignment copolymer which enables the formation of an optical anisotropic film that exhibits superior optical anisotropy, an optical anisotropic film using the photo-alignment copolymer and a method of manufacturing the optical anisotropic film. The photo-alignment copolymer includes both of a photo-alignment repeating unit having a photo-reactive functional group such as a cinnamate-based functional group, a chalcone-based functional group, an azo-based functional group or a coumarin-based functional group, and a repeating unit having a specific structure able to increase optical anisotropy.

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. ##STR00001##

It is an objective of the present invention to provide a novel polymerizable triptycene derivative and a polymer compound as constituent component thereof that has a structure in which three benzene rings arranged at the axis formed by barrelene of the triptycene skeleton can rotate evenly and that has hydrophilicity imparted to it as compared to any of the prior art triptycene derivatives and is thus highly useful in functional materials. The above objective is achieved by the polymerizable triptycene derivative and a polymer compound as constituent component thereof having substituents with an unsaturated bonding functional group at position 9 and/or position 10 of the triptycene skeleton, the polymerizable triptycene derivative having two carboxyl groups and the polymerizable triptycene derivative having one carboxyl group and one amino group.

It is an objective of the present invention to provide a novel polymerizable triptycene derivative and a polymer compound as constituent component thereof that has a structure in which three benzene rings arranged at the axis formed by barrelene of the triptycene skeleton can rotate evenly and that has hydrophilicity imparted to it as compared to any of the prior art triptycene derivatives and is thus highly useful in functional materials. The above objective is achieved by the polymerizable triptycene derivative and a polymer compound as constituent component thereof having substituents with an unsaturated bonding functional group at position 9 and/or position 10 of the triptycene skeleton, the polymerizable triptycene derivative having two carboxyl groups and the polymerizable triptycene derivative having one carboxyl group and one amino group.

The present invention relates to a polymer composition which contains (A) a photosensitive side-chain polymer that exhibits liquid crystallinity in a predetermined temperature range and has a repeating unit comprising a vertically aligning group, and (B) an organic solvent. The present invention provides: a liquid crystal alignment film which has excellent tilt angle characteristics, while being provided with alignment controllability with high efficiency; a polymer composition which enables the achievement of this liquid crystal alignment film; a twisted nematic liquid crystal display element; and a vertical field switching mode liquid crystal display element.

Provided are a composition for forming an adhesive film for imprinting, including a resin having a specific aromatic ring and a polymerizable functional group in a side chain, in which the specific aromatic ring is an unsubstituted aromatic ring, or an aromatic ring having one or more substituents, in which a formula weight of each of the one or more substituents is 1000 or less, and a proportion of a polymerizable functional group including a heterocyclic ring in the polymerizable functional group is less than 3 mol %; an adhesive film to which the composition for forming an adhesive film is applied; a laminate; a method for manufacturing a laminate; a pattern producing method; and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor element.

Provided are a composition for forming an adhesive film for imprinting, including a resin having a specific aromatic ring and a polymerizable functional group in a side chain, in which the specific aromatic ring is an unsubstituted aromatic ring, or an aromatic ring having one or more substituents, in which a formula weight of each of the one or more substituents is 1000 or less, and a proportion of a polymerizable functional group including a heterocyclic ring in the polymerizable functional group is less than 3 mol %; an adhesive film to which the composition for forming an adhesive film is applied; a laminate; a method for manufacturing a laminate; a pattern producing method; and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor element.

The present invention relates to a composition for ophthalmological products, to corresponding copolymers and the preparation thereof and to the use thereof for the production of ophthalmic lenses or ophthalmological implants and to these products.

The present invention relates to a composition for ophthalmological products, to corresponding copolymers and the preparation thereof and to the use thereof for the production of ophthalmic lenses or ophthalmological implants and to these products.