Abstract: A positive resist composition including a resin component (A) which exhibits changed alkali solubility under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the resin component (A) including a copolymer (A1) containing a structural unit (a1) represented by general formula (II) or a polymer (A2) consisting of a structural unit (a1) represented by general formula (II) (wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a halogenated lower alkyl group; each of R1 to R3 independently represents an alkyl group or a fluorinated alkyl group, with the provision that no fluorine atom is bonded to a carbon atom adjacent to the tertiary carbon atom to which R1 to R3 are bonded, and at least one of R1 to R3 represents a fluorinated alkyl group; and R2 and R3 may form a ring structure).

Abstract: A compound represented by general formula (b1); an acid generator including the compound; and a resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the acid-generator component (B) including an acid generator (B1) including a compound represented by general formula (b1), wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms or a heterocyclic group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R2 represents a linear or branched alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms; x represents an integer of 0 to 6; n represents an integer of 0 to 3; and X? represents an anion.

Abstract: A resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the acid-generator component (B) including an acid generator (B1) represented by general formula (b1-1) [in the formula, Y0 represents an alkylene group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a fluorinated alkylene group, R0 represents an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a halogen atom, a halogenated alkyl group, a hydroxy group or an oxygen atom (?O); p represents 0 or 1; and Z+ represents an organic cation.

Abstract: A positive resist composition including a resin component (A1) having a structural unit (a1) derived from an acrylate ester which may have an atom other than hydrogen or a group bonded to the carbon atom on the ? position and containing an acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting group, and a structural unit (a0) containing an —SO2— containing cyclic group; a compound (C1) represented by general formula (c1) shown below; and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms or a halogenated alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms; Y1 represents a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group; R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, an alkyl group or a fluorinated alkyl group; p represents an integer of 1 to 10; and A+ represents an organic cation.

Abstract: A resist composition including: a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid; and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, wherein said acid-generator component (B) comprises an acid generator (B1) including a compound represented by general formula (b1-11) shown below: wherein R7? to R9? each independently represent an aryl group or an alkyl group, wherein two of R7? to R9? may be bonded to each other to form a ring with the sulfur atom, and at least one of R7? to R9? represents a substituted aryl group having a group represented by general formula (I) shown below as a substituent; X? represents an anion; and Rf represents a fluorinated alkyl group.

Abstract: A resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the acid-generator component (B) including an acid generator (B1) represented by general formula (b1-1) shown below (in the formula, RX represents a divalent aliphatic group of 3 to 20 carbon atoms; RY represents a monovalent aliphatic group of 3 to 20 carbon atoms having —C(?O)—O— or —S(?O)2—; each of R1 and R2 independently represents a divalent linking group; and Z+ represents a monovalent organic cation).

Abstract: A resist composition including a base component (A) that exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under the action of acid, an acid-generator component (B) that generates acid upon exposure, and a nitrogen-containing organic compound (D), wherein the acid generator component (B) includes an acid generator (B1) consisting of a compound represented by general formula (b0), and the nitrogen-containing organic compound (D) includes a compound represented by general formula (d1) or general formula (d2) [wherein each of R1 and R2 represents an aryl group which may have a substituent, or an alkyl group which may have a substituent, Rf represents a fluorinated alkyl group which may have a substituent, X? represents a counter anion, each of R3 and R4 represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, R5 represents a hydrocarbon group having 5 or more carbon atoms, and each of R6 and R7 independently represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent, or —C(?O)—O—R5].

Abstract: There are provided a compound represented by a general formula (b1-1) shown below suitable as an acid generator for a resist composition, a compound represented by a general formula (I) shown below suitable as a precursor for the compound represented by the general formula (b1-1), an acid generator, a resist composition, and a method of forming a resist pattern. [Chemical Formula 1] X—Q1—Y1—SO3?M+??(I) X—Q1—Y1—SO3?A+??(b1-1) (wherein, Q1 represents a bivalent linking group or a single bond; Y1 represents an alkylene group which may contain a substituent group or a fluorinated alkylene group which may contain a substituent group; X represents an aromatic cyclic group of 5 to 30 carbon atoms which contains a fluorine atom and may contain a substituent group; M+ represents an alkali metal ion; and A+ represents an organic cation.).

Abstract: A resist composition including a base material component (A) that exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under the action of acid, an acid generator component (B) that generates acid upon exposure, and an nitrogen-containing organic compound (D), wherein the nitrogen-containing organic compound (D) includes a compound represented by general formula (d1) shown below: wherein R20 represents a methylene group, an ethylene group, an oxygen atom or —C(CH3)2—; R21 represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group; and R22 represents an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyloxy group, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, —C(?O)—O—R23, —C(?O)—NH—R23 or a carboxyl group, wherein R23 represents a linear or branched alkyl group of 1 to 15 carbon atoms, an unsaturated hydrocarbon group, an aliphatic cyclic group, or an aromatic hydrocarbon group, and a represents an integer of 0 to 2.

Abstract: A positive resist composition including a base component (A?) which exhibits increased solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid and generates acid upon exposure, the base component (A?) including a polymeric compound (A1?) having a structural unit (a5-1) represented by general formula (a5-1), a structural unit (a0-1) represented by general formula (a0-1) and a structural unit (a0-2) that generates acid upon exposure, the structural unit (a0-2) containing a group represented by general formula (a0-2?) (wherein represents an anion moiety represented by one of general formulas (1) to (5)).

Abstract: A positive resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits increased solubility in an alkali developing solution under the action of acid and an acid generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, wherein the base component (A) includes a polymeric compound (A1) having a structural unit (a0) containing an acid-dissociable, dissolution-inhibiting group, and the acid-dissociable, dissolution-inhibiting group has a 1,3-dioxole skeleton.

Abstract: A resist composition including a base material component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid, and an acid generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the acid generator component (B) including an acid generator (B1) consisting of a compound represented by general formula (b1-1) shown below: wherein RX represents a hydrocarbon group which may have a hetero atom; R1 represents a divalent linking group; Y1 represents an alkylene group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a fluorinated alkylene group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; n represents an integer of 1 to 3; and Z represents an organic cation (exclusive of an amine ion and a quaternary ammonium ion) having a valence of n.

Abstract: A positive resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits increased solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the component (A) including a polymeric compound (A1) having a structural unit (a0) represented by general formula (a0-1) (wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms or a halogenated alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R1 represents an acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting group; and R2 represents a divalent hydrocarbon group), and the acid generator (B) including an acid generator (B1) having an anion moiety represented by general formula (I) (wherein X represents a hydrocarbon group of 3 to 30 carbon atoms; Q1 represents a divalent linking group containing an oxygen atom; and Y1 represents an alkylene group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a fluorinated alkylene group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms).

Abstract: A positive resist composition for immersion lithography of the present invention includes a resin component (A) which exhibits increased alkali solubility under the action of acid; and an acid generator component (B) which generates acid on exposure, wherein the resin component (A) includes a cyclic main chain resin (A1) containing a fluorine atom and no acid-dissociable group, and a resin (A2) containing a structural unit (a) derived from an acrylic acid and no fluorine atom.

Abstract: A resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the acid-generator component (B) including an acid generator (B1) containing a compound having a cation moiety represented by general formula (I) (in the formula, R5 represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group of 1 to 30 carbon atoms which may have a substituent; and Q5 represents a single bond or a divalent linking group).

Abstract: A resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the acid-generator component (B) including an acid generator (B1) containing a compound having a cation moiety represented by general formula (I) (in the formula, R5 represents an organic group having a carbonyl group, an ester bond or a sulfonyl group; and Q represents a divalent linking group).

Abstract: A resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) including a compound represented by (b1-1), a compound represented by (b1-1?) and/or a compound represented by (b1-1?) (R1?-R3? represents an aryl group or an alkyl group, provided that at least one of R1?-R3? represents a substituted aryl group being substituted with a group represented by (b1-1-0), and two of R1?-R3? may be mutually bonded to form a ring with the sulfur atom; X represents a C3-C30 hydrocarbon group; Q1 represents a carbonyl group-containing divalent linking group; X10 represents a C1-C30 hydrocarbon group; Q3 represents a single bond or a divalent linking group; Y10 represents —C(?O)— or —SO2—; represents a C1-C10 alkyl group or a fluorinated alkyl group: Q2 represents a single bond or an alkylene group; and W represents a C2-C10 alkylene group).

Abstract: A compound represented by general formula (I); and a compound represented by general formula (b1-1). wherein Q1 represents a divalent linkage group or a single bond; Y1 represents an alkylene group which may have a substituent or a fluorinated alkylene group which may have a substituent; X represents a cyclic group of 3 to 30 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, and has an —SO2— bond in the structure thereof; M? represents an alkali metal ion; and A+ represents an organic cation.

Abstract: There is provided a compound represented by a general formula (B1-1) shown below, an acid generator composed of the above compound, a resist composition containing an acid generator composed of the above compound, and a method of forming a resist pattern: (wherein RX represents a hydrocarbon group which may contain a substituent group; Q1 represents an alkylene group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms which may contain a substituent group, or a single bond; n represents an integer of 0 or 1; Y1 represents an alkylene group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a fluorinated alkylene group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and A+ represents an organic cation which contains a nitrogen atom).

Abstract: There are provided a compound preferable as an acid generator for a resist composition, an acid generator including the compound, a resist composition containing the acid generator, and a method of forming a resist pattern using the resist composition, and the compound is represented by general formula (b1-12) shown below: R2—CH2—O—Y1—SO3?A+??(b1-12) wherein R2 represents a monovalent aromatic organic group; Y1 represents an alkylene group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may be fluorinated; and A+ represents a cation.