(Meth)acrylate compound, curable composition using the same, curable composition for photo-nanoimprints, cured product of curable composition and method for manufacturing cured product

A curable composition comprising a photopolymerization initiator and a (meth)acrylate compound represented by the following formula:

• wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents a linear or branched unsaturated hydrocarbon having carbon atoms of 2 to 6 and having a carbon-carbon double bond, X represents an organic group having carbon atoms of 1 to 10, m and n each are an integer of 1 to 3, and
• wherein the (meth)acrylate compound represented by the formula (1) satisfies the following (1) and/or (2):
• (1) R1 in the formula (1) is a hydrogen atom, X in the formula (1) is a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring, and m and n in the formula (1) each are 1 or 2;
• (2) the (meth)acrylate compound has at least one partial structure selected from hydroxybenzoic acid, dihydroxybenzoic acid, dihydroxyphthalic acid and dihydroxynaphthoic acid.

A curable composition for nanoimprints, comprising a photopolymerization initiator and a (meth)acrylate compound represented by the following formula:

• wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents a linear or branched unsaturated hydrocarbon having carbon atoms of 2 to 6 and having a carbon-carbon double bond, X represents an organic group having carbon atoms of 1 to 10, m and n each are an integer of 1 to 3, and
• wherein the (meth)acrylate compound represented by the formula (1) satisfies any one of the following (3) to (6):
• (3) R2 in the formula (1) is —CH2—CH═CH2,
• (4) R1 in the formula (1) is a hydrogen atom,
• (5) X in the formula (1) is a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring,
• (6) m and n in the formula (1) each are 1 or 2.