Sulfonium salt, photoacid generator, curable composition, and resist composition

Abstract

The sulfonium salt has high photosensitivity to i-rays and high compatibility with cationically polymerizable compounds such as epoxy compounds, and is excellent storage stability in formulations containing such compounds. The sulfonium salt is represented by general formula (1). In formula (1), R represents an alkyl group or an aryl group; substituents, R1 to R5, each independently represent an alkyl group, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, a hydroxy(poly)alkyleneoxy group, or a halogen atom; R6 to R9 each independently represent an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a hydrogen atom; m1 to m5 each represent the number of occurrences of each of R1 to R5, m1 and m4 represent an integer of 0 to 3, m2 and m5 represent an integer of 0 to 4, m3 represents an integer of 0 to 5, and X− represents a monovalent polyatomic anion.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.