A compound represented by Formula (1) given below. (In the formula, R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, X.sup.1 represents a C.sub.1 to 9 alkylene group, or a C.sub.3 to 6 alkylene group in which at least one hydrogen is replaced with an acryloxy group or a methacryloxy group, l.sup.1 represents an integer from 0 to 3, Q.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or Formula (2) given below (In the formula, R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, X.sup.2 represents a C.sub.1 to 9 alkylene group, or a C.sub.3 to 6 alkylene group in which at least one hydrogen is replaced with an acryloxy group or a methacryloxy group, l.sup.2 represents an integer from 0 to 3, and * represents a bonding site), and Q.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or Formula (3) given below (In the formula, R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, X.sup.3 represents a C.sub.1 to 9 alkylene group, or a C.sub.3 to 6 alkylene group in which at least one hydrogen is replaced with an acryloxy group or a methacryloxy group, l.sup.3 represents an integer from 0 to 3, and * represents a bonding site).)

A compound represented by Formula (1) given below. (In the formula, R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, X.sup.1 represents a C.sub.1 to 9 alkylene group, or a C.sub.3 to 6 alkylene group in which at least one hydrogen is replaced with an acryloxy group or a methacryloxy group, l.sup.1 represents an integer from 0 to 3, Q.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or Formula (2) given below (In the formula, R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, X.sup.2 represents a C.sub.1 to 9 alkylene group, or a C.sub.3 to 6 alkylene group in which at least one hydrogen is replaced with an acryloxy group or a methacryloxy group, l.sup.2 represents an integer from 0 to 3, and * represents a bonding site), and Q.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or Formula (3) given below (In the formula, R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, X.sup.3 represents a C.sub.1 to 9 alkylene group, or a C.sub.3 to 6 alkylene group in which at least one hydrogen is replaced with an acryloxy group or a methacryloxy group, l.sup.3 represents an integer from 0 to 3, and * represents a bonding site).)

The present application provides a photopolymerization initiator having one or more ethylenic unsaturated bonds and one or more photopolymerization initiating functional groups in the molecule has been found. One or more kinds selected from an acrylamide group, an acrylate group, a vinyl group, an allyl group, a maleimide group, and the like can be suitably used as the ethylenic unsaturated bond, and a benzophenone compound having a specific structure can be suitably used as the photopolymerization initiating functional group.

Provided are an optical film, a circularly polarizing plate, and an image display apparatus in each of which the occurrence of cracks is suppressed in the obtained film in a case of being punched. The optical film includes a stretched resin film and a liquid crystal layer formed by fixing a liquid crystal compound twist-aligned along a helical axis extending along a direction in thickness, in which a δa value calculated using a three-dimensional solubility parameter of a resin in the stretched resin film is 8.0 MPa.sup.1/2 or less, the liquid crystal layer contains a cured substance of a polyfunctional compound having two or more polymerizable groups in one molecule, and an absolute value of a difference between the δa value calculated using the three-dimensional solubility parameter of the polyfunctional compound and the δa value calculated using the three-dimensional solubility parameter of the resin is 4.0 MPa.sup.1/2 or less.

Provided are an optical film, a circularly polarizing plate, and an image display apparatus in each of which the occurrence of cracks is suppressed in the obtained film in a case of being punched. The optical film includes a stretched resin film and a liquid crystal layer formed by fixing a liquid crystal compound twist-aligned along a helical axis extending along a direction in thickness, in which a δa value calculated using a three-dimensional solubility parameter of a resin in the stretched resin film is 8.0 MPa.sup.1/2 or less, the liquid crystal layer contains a cured substance of a polyfunctional compound having two or more polymerizable groups in one molecule, and an absolute value of a difference between the δa value calculated using the three-dimensional solubility parameter of the polyfunctional compound and the δa value calculated using the three-dimensional solubility parameter of the resin is 4.0 MPa.sup.1/2 or less.

The polymerizable composition contains: a) a polymerizable compound having one or two or more polymerizable groups and satisfying formula (I):

Re(450 nm)/Re(550 nm)<1.0  (I);

b) at least one photopolymerization initiator selected from the group consisting of alkylphenone-based compounds, acylphosphine oxide-based compounds, and oxime ester-based compounds; and c) a polymerization inhibitor. The present invention also provides an optically anisotropic body, a retardation film, an antireflective film, and a liquid crystal display device that are produced using the polymerizable liquid crystal composition. The polymerizable composition of the present invention is excellent in solubility and has high storage stability, so that no precipitation of crystals etc. occurs. When a film-shaped polymer is produced by polymerizing the above composition, the unevenness of the surface of the coating film is small while the alignment of the liquid crystal is maintained, and high durability is obtained. Therefore, the polymerizable composition is useful.

A fluorocarboxylic acid-containing polymer comprising recurring units having formula (A1), but not acid labile group-containing recurring units is provided. A resist composition comprising the same offers a high sensitivity and is unsusceptible to nano-bridging or pattern collapse independent of whether it is of positive or negative tone. ##STR00001##

A polymerizable composition containing: a) a polymerizable compound having one or two or more polymerizable groups and satisfying formula (I): Re(450 nm)/Re(550 nm)<1.0 (I); b) at least one photopolymerization initiator selected from the group consisting of alkylphenone-based compounds, acylphosphine oxide-based compounds, and oxime ester-based compounds; and c) a polymerization inhibitor. An optically anisotropic body, a retardation film, an antireflective film, and a liquid crystal display device that are produced using the polymerizable liquid crystal composition. The polymerizable composition is excellent in solubility and has high storage stability, so that no precipitation of crystals etc. occurs. When a film-shaped polymer is produced by polymerizing the above composition, the unevenness of the surface of the coating film is small while the alignment of the liquid crystal is maintained, and high durability is obtained. Therefore, the polymerizable composition is useful.

A negative resist composition comprising a polymer comprising recurring units having at least two acid-eliminatable hydroxyl or alkoxy groups in the molecule is effective for forming a resist pattern having a high resolution and minimal LER while minimizing defects.

Disclosed are a compound represented by formula (I), a resin including a structural unit derived from the compound, and a resist composition: ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group which may have a halogen atom, a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; A.sup.1 represents a single bond or *-A.sup.2-CO—O—; A.sup.2 and A.sup.3 represent an alkanediyl group; W represents a divalent monocyclic saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon group; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each represent a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group which may have a fluorine atom, etc., R.sup.4 represents a hydrogen atom, —CH.sub.2— in the group may be replaced by —O—, —S—, etc., R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, or R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be bonded each other to form a ring which may have a fluorine atom or an alkyl group.