JP2012226332A - Resist composition and method for producing resist pattern - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resist composition that can give a favorable focus margin (DOF) in the process of producing a resist pattern and can reduce the number of defects when a resist pattern is formed.SOLUTION: The resist composition contains: (A1) a resin having a structural unit expressed by formula (I); (A2) a resin which is insoluble or poorly soluble with an alkali aqueous solution and can dissolve in an alkali aqueous solution by the action of an acid; and (B) an acid generator expressed by formula (II). In the formulae, Rrepresents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and Arepresents -(CH)-, -(CH)-O-(CH)-, or the like, where m1 to m3 each independently represent an integer of 1 to 6.

Description

  The present invention relates to a resist composition, a method for producing a resist pattern using the resist composition, and the like.

In Patent Document 1, a resin composed of a structural unit represented by the formula (u-A) and a structural unit represented by the formula (u-B), a structural unit represented by the formula (u-C), and a formula A resist composition containing a resin composed of a structural unit represented by (u-D) and a structural unit represented by formula (u-B), an acid generator, and a solvent is described.

JP 2010-197413 A

  Conventional resist compositions sometimes do not always satisfy the focus margin (DOF) at the time of producing a resist pattern, and sometimes have defects.

［式（Ｉ）中、
Ｒ¹は、水素原子又はメチル基を表す。
Ａ¹は、−（ＣＨ_２）_ｍ１−、−（ＣＨ_２）_ｍ２−Ｏ−（ＣＨ_２）_ｍ３−又は−（ＣＨ_２）_ｍ４−ＣＯ−Ｏ−（ＣＨ_２）_ｍ５−を表す。
ｍ１〜ｍ５は、それぞれ独立に、１〜６の整数を表す。
Ｒ²は、フッ素原子を有する炭素数１〜１０の炭化水素基を表す。］

［式（ＩＩ）中、
Ｑ^１及びＱ^２は、それぞれ独立に、フッ素原子又は炭素数１〜６のペルフルオロアルキル基を表す。
Ｌ^１は、＊−ＣＯ−Ｏ−Ｌ^ａ−又は＊−ＣＨ_２−Ｏ−Ｌ^ｂ−を表す。＊は−Ｃ（Ｑ^１）（Ｑ^２）−との結合手を表す。Ｌ^ａ及びＬ^ｂは、それぞれ独立に、炭素数１〜１５の２価の飽和炭化水素基を表し、該２価の飽和炭化水素基に含まれる−ＣＨ_２−は、−Ｏ−又は−ＣＯ−で置き換わっていてもよい。
環Ｗ^１は、炭素数２〜３６の複素環を表す。
Ｚ^＋は、有機カチオンを表す。］
［２］Ｒ²が、炭素数１〜６のフッ化アルキル基である［１］記載のレジスト組成物。
［３］Ａ¹が、メチレン基である［１］又は［２］記載のレジスト組成物。
［４］Ｌ^１が＊−ＣＯ−Ｏ−Ｌ^ａ−（Ｌ^ａは、２価の炭素数１〜１５の飽和炭化水素基を表し、＊は−Ｃ（Ｑ¹）（Ｑ^２）−との結合手を表す。）である［１］〜［３］のいずれか記載のレジスト組成物。
［５］さらに溶剤を含有する［１］〜［４］のいずれか記載のレジスト組成物。
［６］（１）上記［１］〜［５］のいずれか記載のレジスト組成物を基板上に塗布する工程、
（２）塗布後の組成物を乾燥させて組成物層を形成する工程、
（３）組成物層を露光する工程、
（４）露光後の組成物層を加熱する工程及び
（５）加熱後の組成物層を現像する工程を含むレジストパターンの製造方法。 The present invention includes the following inventions.
[1] (A1) a resin having a structural unit represented by formula (I),
(A2) A resist composition containing a resin that is insoluble or hardly soluble in an aqueous alkaline solution and that can be dissolved in an aqueous alkaline solution by the action of an acid, and (B) an acid generator represented by formula (II).

[In the formula (I),
R ¹ represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
A ¹ _{is, - (CH 2) m1 -} , - (CH 2) m2 -O- (CH 2) m3 - or _{- (CH 2) m4 -CO-} O- (CH 2) m5 - represents a.
m1 to m5 each independently represents an integer of 1 to 6.
R ² represents a C 1-10 hydrocarbon group having a fluorine atom. ]

[In the formula (II),
Q ¹ and Q ² each independently represents a fluorine atom or a C 1-6 perfluoroalkyl group.
L ¹ represents * —CO—O—L ^a — or * —CH ₂ —O—L ^b —. * Represents a bond with -C (Q ¹ ) (Q ² )-. L ^a and L ^b each independently represent a divalent saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, and —CH ₂ — contained in the divalent saturated hydrocarbon group is —O— or —CO It may be replaced with-.
Ring ^{W 1} represents a heterocycle of the C 2 to C 36.
Z ⁺ represents an organic cation. ]
[2] The resist composition according to [1], wherein R ² is a fluorinated alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
[3] The resist composition according to [1] or [2], wherein A ¹ is a methylene group.
[4] L ¹ is * —CO—O—L ^a — (L ^a represents a divalent saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, and * represents —C (Q ¹ ) (Q ² ) — The resist composition according to any one of [1] to [3].
[5] The resist composition according to any one of [1] to [4], further containing a solvent.
[6] (1) A step of applying the resist composition according to any one of [1] to [5] on a substrate,
(2) The process of drying the composition after application | coating and forming a composition layer,
(3) a step of exposing the composition layer,
(4) A method for producing a resist pattern, comprising a step of heating the composition layer after exposure, and (5) a step of developing the composition layer after heating.

  According to the resist composition of the present invention, a resist pattern with an excellent focus margin (DOF) and few defects can be obtained.

In this specification, "(meth) acrylic monomer" means at least one monomer having the structure of "CH ₂ = CH-CO-" or _{"CH 2 = C (CH 3)} -CO- " To do. Similarly, “(meth) acrylate” and “(meth) acrylic acid” mean “at least one of acrylate and methacrylate” and “at least one of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid”, respectively.

<Resist composition>
The resist composition of the present invention comprises:
(A) Resin (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “resin (A)”) and (B) an acid generator represented by the formula (II).
Here, the resin (A) includes the following resins.
(A1) a resin having a structural unit represented by the formula (I) (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “resin (A1)”) and (A2) insoluble or hardly soluble in an aqueous alkali solution, Resin that becomes soluble (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “resin (A2)”).
The resist composition of the present invention preferably further contains a solvent (E) (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “solvent (E)”).
The resist composition of the present invention preferably further contains a basic compound (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “basic compound (C)”).

<Resin (A)>
The resin (A) contained in the resist composition of the present invention includes the above-described resins (A1) and (A2). Moreover, resin other than resin (A1) and (A2) which is mentioned later may be contained.

［式（Ｉ）中、
Ｒ¹は、水素原子又はメチル基を表す。
Ａ¹は、−（ＣＨ_２）_ｍ１−、−（ＣＨ_２）_ｍ２−Ｏ−（ＣＨ_２）_ｍ３−又は−（ＣＨ_２）_ｍ４−ＣＯ−Ｏ−（ＣＨ_２）_ｍ５−を表す。
ｍ１〜ｍ５は、それぞれ独立に、１〜６の整数を表す。
Ｒ²は、フッ素原子を有する炭素数１〜１０の炭化水素基を表す。］ <Resin (A1)>
The resin (A1) has a structural unit represented by the above-described formula (I) (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “structural unit (I)”).

[In the formula (I),
R ¹ represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
A ¹ _{is, - (CH 2) m1 -} , - (CH 2) m2 -O- (CH 2) m3 - or _{- (CH 2) m4 -CO-} O- (CH 2) m5 - represents a.
m1 to m5 each independently represents an integer of 1 to 6.
R ² represents a C 1-10 hydrocarbon group having a fluorine atom. ]

A ^{1 in} formula (I) is preferably — (CH ₂ ) _m1 —, more preferably an ethylene group or a methylene group, and still more preferably a methylene group.

The hydrocarbon group for R ² includes an aliphatic hydrocarbon group and an aromatic hydrocarbon group, and the aliphatic hydrocarbon group includes a chain type, a cyclic type, and a combination thereof. As the aliphatic hydrocarbon group, an alkyl group and an alicyclic hydrocarbon group are preferable.
Examples of the alkyl group include methyl group, ethyl group, n-propyl group, isopropyl group, n-butyl group, sec-butyl group, tert-butyl group, pentyl group, hexyl group, octyl group and 2-ethylhexyl group. .
The alicyclic hydrocarbon group may be monocyclic or polycyclic, and examples of the monocyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon group include a cyclopropyl group, a cyclobutyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, and a methyl group. Examples thereof include cycloalkyl groups such as cyclohexyl group, dimethylcyclohexyl group, cycloheptyl group, cyclooctyl group, and cyclodecyl group. Examples of the polycyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon group include decahydronaphthyl group, adamantyl group, 2-alkyladamantan-2-yl group, 1- (adamantan-1-yl) alkane-1-yl group, and norbornyl. Group, methylnorbornyl group and isobornyl group.

Examples of the hydrocarbon group having a fluorine atom include an alkyl group having a fluorine atom and an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having a fluorine atom.
Examples of the alkyl group having a fluorine atom include difluoromethyl group, trifluoromethyl group, 1,1,1-trifluoroethyl group, perfluoroethyl group, 1,1-difluoroethyl group, 2,2-difluoroethyl group, 2 , 2,2-trifluoroethyl group, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoropropyl group, 1,1,2,2,3,3-hexafluoropropyl group, 1,1,1,2,2- Pentafluoropropyl group, perfluoropropyl group, 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-peptafluorobutyl group, perfluorobutyl group, 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4 -Fluoroalkyl groups such as nonafluoropentyl group, perfluoropentyl group, perfluorohexyl group, perfluoroheptyl group and perfluorooctyl group.
Examples of the alicyclic hydrocarbon group having a fluorine atom include fluorinated cycloalkyl groups such as a perfluorocyclohexyl group and a perfluoroadamantyl group.
R ² is preferably a fluorinated alkyl group, more preferably a fluorinated alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.

Examples of the structural unit (I) include the following.

In the above structural unit, a structural unit in which a methyl group corresponding to R ¹ is replaced by a hydrogen atom can also be given as a specific example of the structural unit (I).

［式（Ｉ’）中、Ｒ¹、Ａ¹及びＲ²は、上記と同じ意味を表す。］ The structural unit (I) is derived from a compound represented by the formula (I ′) (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “compound (I ′)”).

[In formula (I ′), R ¹ , A ¹ and R ² represent the same meaning as described above. ]

［式中、Ｒ¹、Ａ¹及びＲ²は、上記と同じ意味を表す。］
式（Ｉ’−１）で表される化合物と式（Ｉ’−２）で表される化合物とを、溶媒中、触媒の存在下で反応させることが好ましい。溶媒としては、ジメチルホルムアミドなどが用いられる。触媒としては、炭酸カリウム及びヨウ化カリウムなどを用いられる。 Compound (I ′) can be produced, for example, by the following reaction.

[Wherein R ¹ , A ¹ and R ² represent the same meaning as described above. ]
It is preferable to react the compound represented by the formula (I′-1) and the compound represented by the formula (I′-2) in a solvent in the presence of a catalyst. As the solvent, dimethylformamide or the like is used. As the catalyst, potassium carbonate and potassium iodide are used.

式（Ｉ’−３）で表される化合物は、Ａ¹の種類に応じて適当なものを用いることができる。
Ａ¹がメチレン基である場合の式（Ｉ’−２）で表される化合物は、式（Ｉ’−３）で表される化合物として、例えば、クロロアセチルクロリドなどを用いることにより製造することができる。このクロロアセチルクロリドは市場から容易に入手できる。
式（Ｉ’−４）で表される化合物は、Ｒ²の種類に応じて適当なアルコールを用いることができる。
Ｒ²がフッ素原子で置換された脂肪族炭化水素基である式（Ｉ’−２）で表される化合物は、式（Ｉ’−４）で表される化合物として、例えば、２，２，３，３，４，４，４−ヘプタフルオロ−１−ブタノールなどを用いることにより製造することができる。この２，２，３，３，４，４，４−ヘプタフルオロ−１−ブタノールは市場から容易に入手できる。 The compound represented by the formula (I′-1) is preferably a compound (commercially available) that can be easily obtained from the market. Such commercial products include methacrylic acid.
The compound represented by the formula (I′-2) is produced, for example, by reacting the compound represented by the formula (I′-3) with the compound represented by the formula (I′-4). Can do. This reaction is carried out in a solvent in the presence of a base catalyst. The solvent used in this reaction is tetrahydrofuran or the like. As the base catalyst, pyridine or the like is used.

As the compound represented by the formula (I′-3), an appropriate compound can be used depending on the type of A ¹ .
The compound represented by the formula (I′-2) when A ¹ is a methylene group is produced by using, for example, chloroacetyl chloride as the compound represented by the formula (I′-3). Can do. This chloroacetyl chloride is readily available from the market.
As the compound represented by the formula (I′-4), an appropriate alcohol can be used depending on the type of R ² .
The compound represented by the formula (I′-2), in which R ² is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group substituted with a fluorine atom, includes, for example, 2, 2, as the compound represented by the formula (I′-4) It can be produced by using 3,3,4,4,4-heptafluoro-1-butanol or the like. This 2,2,3,3,4,4,4-heptafluoro-1-butanol is readily available from the market.

［式（ＩＩＩＡ）中、
Ｒ^１１は、水素原子又はメチル基を表す。
環Ｗ^２は、炭素数６〜１０の炭化水素環を表す。
Ａ^１２は、−Ｏ−、^＊−ＣＯ−Ｏ−又は^＊−Ｏ−ＣＯ−（^＊は環Ｗ^１との結合手を表す。）を表す。
Ｒ^１２は、フッ素原子を有する炭素数１〜６のアルキル基を表す。］ The resin (A1) may have a structural unit different from the structural unit (I).
The structural unit different from the structural unit (I) includes a structural unit derived from the acid labile monomer (a1) described later, a structural unit derived from the acid stable monomer (a4), and a structural unit represented by the formula (IIIA) And structural units derived from known monomers used in the art. A structural unit represented by the formula (IIIA) is preferable.

[In the formula (IIIA),
R ¹¹ represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
Ring ^{W 2} represents a hydrocarbon ring having 6 to 10 carbon atoms.
A ¹² represents —O—, ^* —CO—O—, or ^* —O—CO— ( ^* represents a bond to ring W ¹ ).
R ¹² represents a C 1-6 alkyl group having a fluorine atom. ]

Examples of the hydrocarbon ring of ring W ² include an alicyclic hydrocarbon ring, and a saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon ring is preferable.
Examples of the saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon ring include the following rings.

Ring W ² is preferably an adamantane ring or a cyclohexane ring, and more preferably an adamantane ring.
The alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms and having a fluorine atom in R ^12, for example, the following groups.

上記の構造単位において、Ｒ^１１に相当するメチル基が水素原子に置き換わった構造単位も、構造単位（ＩＩＩＡ）の具体例として挙げることができる。
中でも、式（ＩＩＩＡ−１）で表される構造単位又はＲ^１１に相当するメチル基が水素原子に置き換わった構造単位が特に好ましい。 As the structural unit represented by the formula (IIIA), structural units represented by the following are preferable.

In the structural unit, a structural unit in which a methyl group corresponding to R ¹¹ is replaced with a hydrogen atom can also be given as a specific example of the structural unit (IIIA).
Among these, a structural unit represented by the formula (IIIA-1) or a structural unit in which a methyl group corresponding to R ¹¹ is replaced with a hydrogen atom is particularly preferable.

The content ratio of the structural unit (I) in the resin (A1) is more preferably in the range of 5 to 100 mol%, further preferably in the range of 10 to 100 mol%, based on all the structural units of the resin (A1). The range of 50 to 100 mol% is more preferable, and the range of 80 to 100 mol% is particularly preferable.
When the resin (A1) has the structural unit (IIIA), the content ratio of the structural unit (III) in the resin (A1) ranges from 1 to 95 mol% with respect to all the structural units of the resin (A1). The range of 2 to 80 mol% is more preferable, the range of 5 to 70 mol% is more preferable, the range of 5 to 50 mol% is particularly preferable, and the range of 5 to 30 mol% is particularly preferable. When the structural unit (IIIA) is included and the content ratio is within the above range, a resist pattern having an excellent focus margin and few defects can be manufactured.
Resin (A1) having structural units (I) and / or (IIIA) in such a content ratio is compound (I ′), structural unit (IIIA) relative to the total molar amount of all monomers used in the production of resin (A1). It can be produced by adjusting the molar amount of the monomer used for deriving.
Each structural unit (I) and / or (IIIA) constituting the resin (A1) may be one kind or a combination of two or more kinds, and optionally, an acid stable monomer (a1), an acid stable monomer, which will be described later, It can be produced by a known polymerization method (for example, radical polymerization method) by combining one or more monomers known in the art.
The weight average molecular weight of the resin (A1) is preferably 5,000 or more (more preferably 7,000 or more, more preferably 10,000 or more), 80,000 or less (more preferably 50,000 or less, further preferably Is 30,000 or less). A weight average molecular weight is calculated | required as a conversion value of a standard polystyrene reference | standard by gel permeation chromatography analysis, and the detailed analysis conditions of this analysis are explained in full detail in the Example of this application.

<Resin (A2)>
The resin (A2) is insoluble or hardly soluble in the alkaline aqueous solution and can be dissolved in the alkaline aqueous solution by the action of an acid. Here, “can be dissolved in an alkaline aqueous solution by the action of an acid” means having an acid labile group (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “acid labile group”), and an alkaline aqueous solution before contact with the acid. It is insoluble or hardly soluble in water, but it becomes soluble in an aqueous alkali solution after contact with an acid.
Therefore, the resin (A2) is obtained by polymerizing one or more of monomers (a1) having an acid labile group, which will be described later (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “acid labile monomer (a1)”). Can do.
In addition, as long as the resin (A2) has the above-described properties, the resin (A2) is a structural unit derived from a monomer having no acid-labile group (hereinafter referred to as “acid-stable monomer”), which is a monomer known in the art. The derived structural unit, the structural unit represented by the structural unit (I) and the formula (IIIA) described above may be included.
The resin (A2) may be a resin different from the resin (A1), or has a structural unit represented by the formula (I) and a structural unit represented by the formula (IIIA). Further, it may be a resin that is insoluble or hardly soluble in an alkaline aqueous solution and can be dissolved in an alkaline aqueous solution by the action of an acid.

<Acid labile monomer (a1)>
The “acid-labile group” means a group having a leaving group and leaving the leaving group upon contact with an acid to form a hydrophilic group (for example, a hydroxy group or a carboxy group). Examples of the acid labile group include a group represented by the formula (1) and a group represented by the formula (2).

［式（１）中、Ｒ^a1〜Ｒ^a3は、それぞれ独立に、炭素数１〜８のアルキル基又は炭素数３〜２０の脂環式炭化水素基を表すか、Ｒ^a1及びＲ^a2は互いに結合して炭素数２〜２０の２価の炭化水素基を形成する。＊は結合手を表す。］

［式（２）中、Ｒ^a1'及びＲ^a2'は、それぞれ独立に、水素原子又は炭素数１〜１２の炭化水素基を表し、Ｒ^a3'は、炭素数１〜２０の炭化水素基を表すか、Ｒ^a2'及びＲ^a3'互いに結合して炭素数２〜２０の２価の炭化水素基を形成し、前記炭化水素基及び前記２価の炭化水素基に含まれる−ＣＨ_２−は、−Ｏ―又は―Ｓ−で置き換わってもよい。］

In Expression (1), R ^a1 ~R ^a3 each independently represent a cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon radical of the alkyl group or 3 to 20 carbon atoms having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, R ^a1 and R ^a2 are each Bonding to form a divalent hydrocarbon group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms. * Represents a bond. ]

[In Formula (2), R ^{a1 ′} and R ^{a2 ′} each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and R ^{a3 ′} represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. R ^{a2 ′} and R ^{a3 ′} are bonded to each other to form a divalent hydrocarbon group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and —CH ₂ — contained in the hydrocarbon group and the divalent hydrocarbon group is , -O- or -S- may be substituted. ]

式（１）においては、Ｒ^a1〜Ｒ^a3の脂環式炭化水素基は、好ましくは炭素数３〜１６である。 ^Examples of the alkyl group represented by R ^{a1 to} R ^a3 include a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, a butyl group, a pentyl group, a hexyl group, a heptyl group, and an octyl group.
The alicyclic hydrocarbon group may be monocyclic or polycyclic. Examples of the monocyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon group include a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a methylcyclohexyl group, and dimethylcyclohexane. Examples thereof include a cycloalkyl group such as a hexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, and a cyclooctyl group. Examples of the polycyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon group include a decahydronaphthyl group, an adamantyl group, a norbornyl group, a methylnorbornyl group, and the following groups.

In Formula (1), the alicyclic hydrocarbon group of R ^{a1 to} R ^a3 preferably has 3 to 16 carbon atoms.

Examples of —C (R ^a1 ) (R ^a2 ) (R ^a3 ) in the case where R ^a1 and R ^a2 are bonded to each other to form a divalent hydrocarbon group include the following groups. The divalent hydrocarbon group preferably has 3 to 12 carbon atoms.

Examples of the acid labile group represented by the formula (1) include a 1,1-dialkylalkoxycarbonyl group (in the formula (1), groups in which R ^{a1 to} R ^a3 are alkyl groups, preferably tert-butoxycarbonyl). Group), 2-alkyladamantan-2-yloxycarbonyl group (in the formula (1), R ^a1 , R ^a2 and a carbon atom form an adamantyl group, and R ^a3 is an alkyl group) and 1- (adamantane) -1-yl) -1-alkylalkoxycarbonyl group (in the formula (1), R ^a1 and R ^a2 are alkyl groups, and R ^a3 is an adamantyl group).

Examples of the hydrocarbon group for R ^{a1 ′ to} R ^{a3 ′} include an alkyl group, an alicyclic hydrocarbon group, and an aromatic hydrocarbon group.
Examples of the alkyl group and alicyclic hydrocarbon group are the same as those described above.
Aromatic hydrocarbon groups include phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, p-methylphenyl, p-tert-butylphenyl, p-adamantylphenyl, tolyl, xylyl, cumenyl, mesityl, biphenyl Groups, phenanthryl groups, 2,6-diethylphenyl groups, aryl groups such as 2-methyl-6-ethylphenyl, and the like.
Examples of the divalent hydrocarbon group formed by combining R ^{a2 ′} and R ^{a3 ′} include a group in which one hydrogen atom has been removed from the hydrocarbon group of R ² in formula (I).
In Formula (2), it is preferable that at least one of R ^{a1 ′} and R ^{a2 ′} is a hydrogen atom.
Specific examples of the group represented by the formula (2) include the following groups.

  The acid labile monomer (a1) is preferably a monomer having an acid labile group and a carbon-carbon double bond, more preferably a (meth) acrylic monomer having an acid labile group.

  Among the (meth) acrylic monomers having an acid labile group, those having an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 5 to 20 carbon atoms are preferable. If a resin obtained by polymerizing an acid labile monomer (a1) having a bulky structure such as an alicyclic hydrocarbon group is used, the resolution of the resist pattern can be improved.

  The (meth) acrylic monomer having an acid labile group and an alicyclic hydrocarbon group is preferably a structural unit represented by the formula (a1-1) or a structure represented by the formula (a1-2) Units are listed. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

［式（ａ１−１）及び式（ａ１−２）中、
Ｌ^a1及びＬ^a2は、それぞれ独立に、−Ｏ−又は^＊−Ｏ−（ＣＨ₂）_k1−ＣＯ−Ｏ−を表し、ｋ１は１〜７の整数を表し、＊は−ＣＯ−との結合手を表す。
Ｒ^a4及びＲ^a5は、それぞれ独立に、水素原子又はメチル基を表す。
Ｒ^a6及びＲ^a7は、それぞれ独立に、炭素数１〜８のアルキル基又は炭素数３〜１０の脂環式炭化水素基を表す。
ｍ１は０〜１４の整数を表す。
ｎ１は０〜１０の整数を表す。
ｎ１’は０〜３の整数を表す。］

[In Formula (a1-1) and Formula (a1-2),
L ^a1 and L ^a2 each independently represent —O— or ^* —O— (CH ₂ ) _k1 —CO—O—, k1 represents an integer of 1 to 7, and * represents a bond to —CO—. Represents a hand.
R ^a4 and R ^a5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
R ^a6 and R ^a7 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms.
m1 represents the integer of 0-14.
n1 represents an integer of 0 to 10.
n1 ′ represents an integer of 0 to 3. ]

脂環式炭化水素基は、好ましくは炭素数８以下、より好ましくは６以下である。
ｍ１は、好ましくは０〜３の整数、より好ましくは０又は１である。
ｎ１は、好ましくは０〜３の整数、より好ましくは０又は１である。
ｎ１’は好ましくは０又は１である。 L ^a1 and L ^a2 are preferably —O— or ^* —O— (CH ₂ ) _k1 —CO—O—, more preferably —O—. k1 is preferably an integer of 1 to 4, more preferably 1.
R ^a4 and R ^a5 are preferably methyl groups.
^Examples of the alkyl group for R ^a6 and R ^a7 include a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, a butyl group, a pentyl group, a hexyl group, a heptyl group, and an octyl group. The alkyl group for R ^a6 and R ^a7 preferably has 6 or less carbon atoms.
The alicyclic hydrocarbon group for R ^a6 and R ^a7 may be monocyclic or polycyclic, and examples of the monocyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon group include a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, Examples thereof include cycloalkyl groups such as methylcyclohexyl group, dimethylcyclohexyl group, cycloheptyl group, and cyclooctyl group. Examples of the polycyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon group include decahydronaphthyl group, adamantyl group, norbornyl group, methylnorbornyl group, and the following groups.

The alicyclic hydrocarbon group preferably has 8 or less carbon atoms, more preferably 6 or less.
m1 is preferably an integer of 0 to 3, more preferably 0 or 1.
n1 is preferably an integer of 0 to 3, more preferably 0 or 1.
n1 ′ is preferably 0 or 1.

As a monomer which guide | induces the structural unit represented by a formula (a1-1), the monomer described in Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2010-204646 is mentioned, for example. Monomers represented by the following formulas (a1-1-1) to (a1-1-8) are preferred, and monomers represented by the following formulas (a1-1-1) to (a1-1-4) are more preferred. .

Examples of the monomer for deriving the structural unit represented by the formula (a1-2) include 1-ethylcyclopentan-1-yl (meth) acrylate, 1-ethylcyclohexane-1-yl (meth) acrylate, and 1-ethyl. Examples include cycloheptan-1-yl (meth) acrylate, 1-methylcyclopentan-1-yl (meth) acrylate, and 1-isopropylcyclopentan-1-yl (meth) acrylate. Monomers represented by the following formulas (a1-2-1) to (a1-2-12) are preferred, and the following formulas (a1-2-3) to (a1-2-4) and the following formulas (a1-2-2) The monomers represented by 9) to (a1-2-10) are more preferable, and the monomers represented by the following formula (a1-2-3) and the following formula (a1-2-9) are more preferable.

  When the resin (A2) includes the structural unit represented by the formula (a1-1) and / or the structural unit represented by the formula (a1-2), the total content thereof is the total structure of the resin (A2). It is 10-95 mol% normally with respect to a unit, Preferably it is 15-90 mol%, More preferably, it is 20-85 mol%.

<Acid stable monomer>
As an acid stable monomer, Preferably, the monomer which has a hydroxyl group or a lactone ring is mentioned. Acid-stable monomer having a hydroxy group (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “acid-stable monomer having a hydroxy group (a2)”) or acid-stable monomer having a lactone ring (hereinafter referred to as “acid-stable monomer having a lactone ring (a3)”) If a resin having a structural unit derived from (sometimes) is used, the resolution of the resist and the adhesion to the substrate can be improved.

<Acid-stable monomer having a hydroxy group (a2)>
When the resist composition is used for KrF excimer laser exposure (248 nm), high energy beam exposure such as electron beam or EUV light, the acid-stable monomer (a2) having a hydroxy group is preferably a phenolic hydroxy which is a hydroxystyrene. An acid-stable monomer having a group is used. When using short-wavelength ArF excimer laser exposure (193 nm) or the like, the acid-stable monomer (a2) having a hydroxy group is preferably an acid-stable monomer having a hydroxyadamantyl group represented by the formula (a2-1). use. The acid-stable monomer (a2) having a hydroxy group may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

式（ａ２−１）中、
Ｌ^a3は、−Ｏ−又は^＊−Ｏ−（ＣＨ₂）_k2−ＣＯ−Ｏ−を表し、
ｋ２は１〜７の整数を表す。＊は−ＣＯ−との結合手を表す。
Ｒ^a14は、水素原子又はメチル基を表す。
Ｒ^a15及びＲ^a16は、それぞれ独立に、水素原子、メチル基又はヒドロキシ基を表す。
ｏ１は、０〜１０の整数を表す。 Examples of the acid stable monomer having a hydroxyadamantyl group include a monomer represented by the formula (a2-1).

In formula (a2-1),
L ^a3 represents —O— or ^* —O— (CH ₂ ) _k2 —CO—O—,
k2 represents an integer of 1 to 7. * Represents a bond with -CO-.
R ^a14 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
R ^a15 and R ^a16 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or a hydroxy group.
o1 represents an integer of 0 to 10.

In the formula (a2-1), L ^a3 is preferably, -O -, - O- (CH 2) f1 -CO-O- and is (wherein f1 is an integer from 1 to 4), more preferably Is —O—.
R ^a14 is preferably a methyl group.
R ^a15 is preferably a hydrogen atom.
R ^a16 is preferably a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy group.
o1 is preferably an integer of 0 to 3, more preferably 0 or 1.

As an acid stable monomer (a2-1) which has a hydroxyadamantyl group, the monomer described in Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2010-204646 is mentioned, for example. Monomers represented by the following formulas (a2-1-1) to (a2-1-6) are preferred, and monomers represented by the following formulas (a2-1-1) to (a2-1-4) are more preferred. A monomer represented by the following formula (a2-1-1) or (a2-1-3) is more preferable.

  When the resin (A2) includes a structural unit derived from the monomer represented by the formula (a2-1), the content is usually 3 to 45 mol% with respect to all the structural units of the resin (A2). , Preferably it is 3-40 mol%, More preferably, it is 3-35 mol%.

<Acid-stable monomer having a lactone ring (a3)>
The lactone ring possessed by the acid stable monomer (a3) may be, for example, a monocycle such as a β-propiolactone ring, γ-butyrolactone ring, or δ-valerolactone ring, and a monocyclic lactone ring and other rings The condensed ring may be used. Among these lactone rings, a γ-butyrolactone ring or a condensed ring of γ-butyrolactone ring and another ring is preferable.

  The acid-stable monomer (a3) having a lactone ring is preferably represented by the formula (a3-1), the formula (a3-2) or the formula (a3-3). These 1 type may be used independently and may use 2 or more types together.

式（ａ３−１）〜式（ａ３−３）中、
Ｌ^a4〜Ｌ^a6は、それぞれ独立に、−Ｏ−又は^＊−Ｏ−（ＣＨ₂）_k3−ＣＯ−Ｏ−を表す。
ｋ３は１〜７の整数を表す。＊は−ＣＯ−との結合手を表す。
Ｒ^a18〜Ｒ^a20は、それぞれ独立に、水素原子又はメチル基を表す。
Ｒ^a21は、炭素数１〜４のアルキル基を表す。
ｐ１は０〜５の整数を表す。
Ｒ^a22及びＲ^a23は、それぞれ独立に、カルボキシ基、シアノ基又は炭素数１〜４のアルキル基を表す。
ｑ１及びｒ１は、それぞれ独立に０〜３の整数を表す。ｐ１、ｑ１又はｒ１が２以上のとき、それぞれ、複数のＲ^a21、Ｒ^a22又はＲ^a23は、同一又は相異なる。

In formula (a3-1) to formula (a3-3),
L ^{a4 to} L ^a6 each independently represent —O— or ^* —O— (CH ₂ ) _k3 —CO—O—.
k3 represents an integer of 1 to 7. * Represents a bond with -CO-.
R ^{a18 to} R ^a20 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
R ^a21 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
p1 represents an integer of 0 to 5.
R ^a22 and R ^a23 each independently represent a carboxy group, a cyano group, or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
q1 and r1 each independently represents an integer of 0 to 3. When p1, q1 or r1 is 2 or more, a plurality of R ^a21 , R ^a22 or R ^a23 are the same or different, respectively.

^Examples of the alkyl group represented by R ^{a21 to} R ^a23 include a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an isopropyl group, an n-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, and a sec-butyl group.

In formula (a3-1) to formula (a3-3), L ^{a4 to} L ^a6 are preferably each independently —O— or ^* —O— (CH ₂ ) _k3 —CO—O—, More preferably, it is -O-. k3 is preferably an integer of 1 to 4, more preferably 1.
R ^{a18 to} R ^a21 are preferably methyl groups.
R ^a22 and R ^a23 are each independently preferably a carboxy group, a cyano group or a methyl group.
p1 to r1 are each independently preferably 0 to 2, more preferably 0 or 1.

  Examples of the acid-stable monomer (a3) having a lactone ring include monomers described in JP 2010-204646 A. In the following formulas (a3-1-1) to (a3-1-4), (a3-2-1) to (a3-2-4), (a3-3-1) to (a3-3-4) Monomers represented by the following formulas (a3-1-1) to (a3-1-2) and (a3-2-3) to (a3-2-4) are more preferred, A monomer represented by formula (a3-1-1) or (a3-2-3) is more preferable.

  When the resin (A2) includes a structural unit derived from the acid-stable monomer (a3) having a lactone ring, the total content is usually 5 to 70 mol% with respect to all the structural units of the resin (A2). , Preferably it is 10-65 mol%, More preferably, it is 10-60 mol%.

When the resin (A2) is a copolymer of an acid labile monomer (a1) and an acid stable monomer, the structural unit derived from the acid labile monomer (a1) is based on 100 mol% of all structural units. Preferably it is 10-80 mol%, More preferably, it is 20-60 mol%.
The content of the structural unit derived from the monomer having an adamantyl group (particularly the structural unit represented by the formula (a1-1)) is preferably based on the sum of the structural units derived from the acid labile monomer (a1). It is 15 mol% or more. When the ratio of the structural unit derived from the monomer having an adamantyl group is increased, the dry etching resistance of the resist pattern is improved.

  The resin (A2) is preferably a copolymer of an acid labile monomer (a1) and an acid stable monomer. In this copolymer, the acid labile monomer (a1) is more preferably a monomer that leads to a structural unit represented by the formula (a1-1) having an adamantyl group and a structural unit represented by the formula (a1-2) Is a monomer that leads to a structural unit represented by the formula (a1-1), more preferably at least one of the monomers that lead to (preferably the monomer having a cyclohexyl group or a cyclopentyl group). The acid stable monomer is preferably an acid stable monomer (a2) having a hydroxy group and / or an acid stable monomer (a3) having a lactone ring. The acid-stable monomer (a2) having a hydroxy group is preferably an acid-stable monomer (a2-1) having a hydroxyadamantyl group, and the acid-stable monomer (a3) having a lactone ring is more preferably a γ-butyrolactone ring. The acid-stable monomer (a3-1) and the acid-stable monomer (a3-2) having a condensed ring of a γ-butyrolactone ring and a norbornane ring.

Each structural unit constituting the resin (A2) may be used alone or in combination of two or more, and is produced by a known polymerization method (for example, radical polymerization method) using a monomer that derives these structural units. can do.
The weight average molecular weight of the resin (A2) is preferably 2,500 or more (more preferably 3,000 or more, more preferably 4,000 or more), 50,000 or less (more preferably 30,000 or less, further preferably 15,000 or less).
Resin (A1) and resin (A2) in resin (A) are, for example, 0.01: 10 to 5:10, preferably 0.05: 10 to 3:10, more preferably 0.1: 10. It is preferable that it is contained at 2:10, particularly preferably 0.2: 10 to 1:10 (mass ratio).

<Resin other than resin (A1) and (A2)>
The resin (A) of the resist composition of the present invention is derived from a resin other than the above resins (A1) and (A2), for example, a structural unit derived from the above acid labile monomer (a1), an acid stable monomer. In addition to the structural unit, a resin composed of a structural unit derived from a known monomer used in the field may be contained.
When the resist composition of this invention contains resin other than resin (A1) and (A2), these content rates are normal with respect to the total amount of resin (A) contained in the resist composition of this invention. It is 0.1-50 mass%, Preferably it is 0.5-30 mass%, More preferably, it is 1-20 mass%.

  In the resist composition of the present invention, the content of the resin (A) is preferably 80% by mass or more and 99% by mass or less in the solid content of the resist composition. In the present specification, the “solid content in the composition” means the total of resist composition components excluding the solvent (E) described later. The solid content in the composition and the content of the resin (A) relative thereto can be measured, for example, by a known analysis means such as liquid chromatography or gas chromatography.

［式（ＩＩ）中、Ｑ^１及びＱ^２は、互いに独立に、フッ素原子又は炭素数１〜６のペルフルオロアルキル基を表す。
Ｌ^１は、＊−ＣＯ−Ｏ−Ｌ^ａ−又は＊−ＣＨ_２−Ｏ−Ｌ^ｂ−を表す。＊は−Ｃ（Ｑ^１）（Ｑ^２）−との結合手を表す。Ｌ^ａ及びＬ^ｂは、互いに独立に、炭素数１〜１５の２価の飽和炭化水素基を表し、該２価の飽和炭化水素基に含まれる−ＣＨ_２−は、−Ｏ−又は−ＣＯ−で置き換わっていてもよい。
環Ｗ^１は、炭素数２〜３６の複素環を表す。
Ｚ^＋は、有機カチオンを表す。］ <Acid generator represented by formula (II)>
The resist composition of the present invention contains an acid generator represented by the formula (II) (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “acid generator (II)”) as an acid generator.

[In Formula (II), Q ¹ and Q ² each independently represent a fluorine atom or a C 1-6 perfluoroalkyl group.
L ¹ represents * —CO—O—L ^a — or * —CH ₂ —O—L ^b —. * Represents a bond with -C (Q ¹ ) (Q ² )-. L ^a and L ^b each independently represent a divalent saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, and —CH ₂ — contained in the divalent saturated hydrocarbon group is —O— or —CO It may be replaced with-.
Ring ^{W 1} represents a heterocycle of the C 2 to C 36.
Z ⁺ represents an organic cation. ]

In the formula (II), examples of the perfluoroalkyl group of Q ¹ and Q ² include trifluoromethyl group, perfluoroethyl group, perfluoropropyl group, perfluoroisopropyl group, perfluorobutyl group, perfluoro sec-butyl group, perfluoro tert- Examples thereof include a butyl group, a perfluoropentyl group, and a perfluorohexyl group.
Q ¹ and Q ² are each independently preferably a trifluoromethyl group or a fluorine atom, more preferably a fluorine atom.

Examples of the divalent saturated hydrocarbon group of L ^a and L ^b constituting L ¹ include a linear alkanediyl group, a branched alkanediyl group, a monocyclic or polycyclic divalent alicyclic saturated carbonization group. A hydrogen group may be mentioned, and two or more of these groups may be combined.
Specifically, methylene group, ethylene group, propane-1,3-diyl group, propane-1,2-diyl group, butane-1,4-diyl group, pentane-1,5-diyl group, hexane-1 , 6-diyl group, heptane-1,7-diyl group, octane-1,8-diyl group, nonane-1,9-diyl group, decane-1,10-diyl group, undecane-1,11-diyl group , Dodecane-1,12-diyl group, tridecane-1,13-diyl group, tetradecane-1,14-diyl group, pentadecane-1,15-diyl group, hexadecane-1,16-diyl group, heptadecane-1, Linear alkanediyl groups such as 17-diyl group, ethane-1,1-diyl group, propane-1,1-diyl group and propane-2,2-diyl group;
An alkyl group (particularly an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, for example, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an isopropyl group, a butyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, etc.) is added to the linear alkanediyl. Those having a side chain, for example, 1-methylbutane-1,3-diyl group, 2-methylpropane-1,3-diyl group, 2-methylpropane-1,2-diyl group, pentane-1,4- Branched alkanediyl groups such as diyl groups, 2-methylbutane-1,4-diyl groups;
Monocyclic 2 which is a cycloalkanediyl group such as cyclobutane-1,3-diyl group, cyclopentane-1,3-diyl group, cyclohexane-1,4-diyl group, cyclooctane-1,5-diyl group Valent alicyclic saturated hydrocarbon group;
Polycyclic divalent alicyclic saturated hydrocarbon such as norbornane-1,4-diyl group, norbornane-2,5-diyl group, adamantane-1,5-diyl group, adamantane-2,6-diyl group, etc. Groups and the like.

-CH ₂ - in the divalent saturated hydrocarbon group of L ^a - is when replaced by -O- or ^{-CO- * -CO-O-L a} - as, for example, the formula (L1-2) are preferred . * Represents a bond with C (Q ¹ ) (Q ² ) −.

ここで、Ｌ^ｃ及びＬ^ｄは、それぞれ独立に、炭素数１〜１２の２価の飽和炭化水素基を表す。

Here, L ^c and L ^d each independently represent a divalent saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms.

As * —CO—O—L ^a — when —CH ₂ — in the divalent saturated hydrocarbon group of L ^b is replaced by —O— or —CO—, for example, the formula (L1-4) is preferable. .

ここで、Ｌ^ｅは、炭素数１〜１４の２価の飽和炭化水素基を表す。

Here, ^{L e} represents a divalent saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms.

Examples of the divalent group represented by * —CO—O—L ^a — include the following.
Incidentally, the following formula is described in conjunction the right to Formula (II), the left ^{C (Q 1) (Q 2} ) - bound to be bonded to the nitrogen atom at the right (hereinafter the same).

Examples of the divalent group represented by the formula (L1-2) include the following.

Examples of the divalent group represented by * —CH ₂ —O—L ^b — include the following.

Examples of the divalent group represented by the formula (L1-4) include the following.

Among ^{them, L} 1 ^{is, * - CO-O-L} a - (L a represents a divalent saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, and * ^{-C (Q 1) (Q 2} ) - Represents a bond to the other).

としては、例えば、以下の基が挙げられる。なかでも、式（Ｗ１）、式（Ｗ２）または式（Ｗ３）で表される基が好ましい。

The heterocyclic ring of the ring W ^{1 only} needs to contain one nitrogen atom, and may further contain one or more oxygen atoms. Moreover, it may be an aromatic heterocyclic ring, may not have aromaticity, and may be monocyclic or polycyclic.
The following groups containing heterocycles

Examples of the group include the following groups. Especially, group represented by a formula (W1), a formula (W2), or a formula (W3) is preferable.

Examples of the acid generator represented by the formula (II) include the following salts. In the following formula, Z ⁺ has the same meaning as described above.

Examples of the organic cation (Z ⁺ ) contained in the acid generator represented by the formula (II) include organic onium cations such as organic sulfonium cations, organic iodonium cations, organic ammonium cations, benzothiazolium cations, and organic phosphonium cations. Preferably, it is an organic sulfonium cation or an organic iodonium cation, and more preferably, the following formula (b2-1), formula (b2-2), formula (b2-3) and formula (b2-4) Or an organic cation represented by any of the above.

In formula (b2-1) to formula (b2-4),
R ^{b4 to} R ^b6 each independently represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, and this hydrocarbon group is an alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms or an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 18 carbon atoms. And an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms. The alkyl group may have a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms or an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, and the alicyclic hydrocarbon group includes a halogen atom and a carbon number. The aromatic hydrocarbon group may have 2 to 4 acyl groups or glycidyloxy groups, and the aromatic hydrocarbon group is a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, or an alicyclic group having 3 to 18 carbon atoms. You may have a hydrocarbon group or a C1-C12 alkoxy group. R ^b4 and R ^b5 may be combined to form a ring that may have a hetero atom.
R ^b7 and R ^b8 each independently represent a hydroxy group, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or an alkoxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
m2 and n2 each independently represents an integer of 0 to 5, and when m2 is 2 or more, a plurality of R ^b7 may be the same or different. When n2 is 2 or more, a plurality of R ^b8 is It may be the same or different.
R ^b9 and R ^b10 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms or an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 18 carbon atoms, or R ^b9 and R ^b10 are a sulfur atom to which they are bonded. Together with each other to form a 3- to 12-membered ring (preferably a 3- to 7-membered ring). The methylene group contained in the ring may be replaced with an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a carbonyl group.
R ^b11 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 18 carbon atoms, or an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms. The methylene group contained in the ring may be replaced with an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a carbonyl group.
R ^b11 and R ^b12 may form a 3- to 12-membered ring (preferably a 3- to 7-membered ring) with —CH—CO— to which they are bonded.
R ^b12 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 18 carbon atoms, or an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, and the aromatic hydrocarbon group has It may be substituted with an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 18 carbon atoms, or an alkylcarbonyloxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms.

R ^{b13 to} R ^b18 each independently represent a hydroxy group, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or an alkoxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
L ^b11 represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom.
o2, p2, s2, and t2 each independently represents an integer of 0 to 5.
q2 and r2 each independently represents an integer of 0 to 4.
u2 represents 0 or 1.
When o2 is 2 or more, the plurality of R ^b13 may be the same or different. When p2 is 2 or more, the plurality of R ^b14 may be the same or different. When q2 is 2 or more, the plurality of R ^b15 is When r2 is 2 or more, a plurality of R ^b16 may be the same or different. When s2 is 2 or more, a plurality of R ^b17 may be the same or different, and t2 is 2 or more. Sometimes, the plurality of R ^b18 may be the same or different.

芳香族炭化水素基としては、フェニル基、ナフチル基、アントリル基、ｐ−メチルフェニル基、ｐ−ｔｅｒｔ−ブチルフェニル基、ｐ−アダマンチルフェニル基、トリル基、キシリル基、クメニル基、メシチル基、ビフェニル基、フェナントリル基、２，６−ジエチルフェニル基、２−メチル−６−エチルフェニル等のアリール基等が挙げられる。 Examples of the alkyl group include methyl group, ethyl group, n-propyl group, isopropyl group, n-butyl group, sec-butyl group, tert-butyl group, pentyl group, hexyl group, octyl group and 2-ethylhexyl group. .
The alicyclic hydrocarbon group may be monocyclic or polycyclic. Examples of the monocyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon group include a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a methylcyclohexyl group, and dimethylcyclohexane. Examples thereof include a cycloalkyl group such as a hexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, and a cyclooctyl group. Examples of the polycyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon group include decahydronaphthyl group, adamantyl group, norbornyl group, methylnorbornyl group, and the following groups. * Represents a bond with an adamantane ring or a cyclohexane ring.

Aromatic hydrocarbon groups include phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, p-methylphenyl, p-tert-butylphenyl, p-adamantylphenyl, tolyl, xylyl, cumenyl, mesityl, biphenyl Groups, phenanthryl groups, 2,6-diethylphenyl groups, aryl groups such as 2-methyl-6-ethylphenyl, and the like.

Examples of the alkoxy group include methoxy group, ethoxy group, propoxy group, butoxy group, pentyloxy group, hexyloxy group, heptyloxy group, octyloxy group, decyloxy group and dodecyloxy group.
Examples of the halogen atom include a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom and an iodine atom.
Examples of the acyl group include an acetyl group, a propionyl group, and a butyryl group.
Examples of the alkylcarbonyloxy group include a methylcarbonyloxy group, an ethylcarbonyloxy group, an n-propylcarbonyloxy group, an isopropylcarbonyloxy group, an n-butylcarbonyloxy group, a sec-butylcarbonyloxy group, a tert-butylcarbonyloxy group, Examples thereof include a pentylcarbonyloxy group, a hexylcarbonyloxy group, an octylcarbonyloxy group, and a 2-ethylhexylcarbonyloxy group.

The alkyl group of R ^{b9 to} R ^b12 preferably has 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and in particular, a methyl group, ethyl group, n-propyl group, isopropyl group, n-butyl group, sec-butyl group, tert-butyl group , A pentyl group, a hexyl group, an octyl group and a 2-ethylhexyl group are preferred.
The alicyclic hydrocarbon group of R ^{b9 to} R ^b11 preferably has 3 to 18 carbon atoms, more preferably 4 to 12 carbon atoms, and in particular, cyclopropyl group, cyclobutyl group, cyclopentyl group, cyclohexyl group, cycloheptyl. Group, cyclodecyl group, 2-alkyladamantan-2-yl group, 1- (adamantan-1-yl) alkane-1-yl group and isobornyl group are preferable.
The aromatic hydrocarbon group for R ^b12 includes a phenyl group, a 4-methylphenyl group, a 4-ethylphenyl group, a 4-tert-butylphenyl group, a 4-cyclohexylphenyl group, a 4-methoxyphenyl group, a biphenylyl group, and A naphthyl group and the like are preferable.
A group in which an aromatic hydrocarbon group of R ^b12 and an alkyl group are bonded is typically an aralkyl group.

The ring containing a sulfur atom which R ^b4 and R ^b5 may form together may be any of monocyclic, polycyclic, aromatic, non-aromatic, saturated and unsaturated rings. If it contains one or more sulfur atoms, it may further contain one or more sulfur atoms and / or one or more oxygen atoms. As the ring, a ring having 3 to 18 carbon atoms is preferable, and a ring having 4 to 13 carbon atoms is more preferable.

Examples of the ring formed together with the sulfur atom to which R ^b9 and R ^b10 are bonded include, for example, a thiolane-1-ium ring (tetrahydrothiophenium ring), a thian-1-ium ring, and 1,4-oxathian-4-ium. A ring etc. are mentioned.
Examples of the ring formed with —CH—CO— in which R ^b11 and R ^b12 are bonded include an oxocycloheptane ring, an oxocyclohexane ring, an oxonorbornane ring, and an oxoadamantane ring.

  Specific examples of the organic cation represented by the formulas (b2-1) to (b2-4) include those described in JP2010-204646A.

式（ｂ２−１−１）中、
Ｒ^b19〜Ｒ^b21は、それぞれ独立に、ハロゲン原子（より好ましくはフッ素原子）ヒドロキシ基、炭素数１〜１２のアルキル基、炭素数１〜１２のアルコキシ基又は炭素数３〜１８の脂環式炭化水素基を表す。また、Ｒ^b19〜Ｒ^b21から選ばれる２つが一緒になってヘテロ原子を有してもよい環を形成してもよい。
ｖ２、ｗ２及びｘ２は、それぞれ独立に、０〜５の整数（好ましくは０又は１）を表す。
ｖ２が２以上のとき、複数のＲ^b19は同一又は相異なり、ｗ２が２以上のとき、複数のＲ^b20は同一又は相異なり、ｘ２が２以上のとき、複数のＲ^b21は同一又は相異なる。
なかでも、Ｒ^b19、Ｒ^b20及びＲ^b21は、それぞれ独立に、好ましくは、ハロゲン原子（より好ましくはフッ素原子）、ヒドロキシ基、炭素数１〜１２のアルキル基、又は炭素数１〜１２のアルコキシ基である。 Among the exemplified organic cations, the cation (b2-1) is preferable, and the organic cation represented by the following formula (b2-1-1) [hereinafter sometimes referred to as “cation (b2-1-1)”] Is more preferable, and triphenylsulfonium cation (in formula (b2-1-1), v2 = w2 = x2 = 0), diphenyltolylsulfonium cation (in formula (b2-1-1), v2 = w2 = 0, x2 = 1 and R ^b21 is a methyl group) or a tolylsulfonium cation (in formula (b2-1-1), v2 = w2 = x2 = 1, and R ^b19 , R ^b20 and R More preferably, ^b21 is a methyl group.

In formula (b2-1-1),
R ^{b19 to} R ^b21 are each independently a halogen atom (more preferably a fluorine atom) hydroxy group, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or an alicyclic group having 3 to 18 carbon atoms. Represents a hydrocarbon group. It is also possible to form two of which may have a hetero atom together ring selected from R ^b19 to R ^b21.
v2, w2 and x2 each independently represent an integer of 0 to 5 (preferably 0 or 1).
When v2 is 2 or more, the plurality of R ^b19 are the same or different, when w2 is 2 or more, the plurality of R ^b20 are the same or different, and when x2 is 2 or more, the plurality of R ^b21 are the same or different. .
Among them, R ^b19 , R ^b20 and R ^b21 are preferably each independently a halogen atom (more preferably a fluorine atom), a hydroxy group, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or an alkoxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms. It is a group.

Examples of the cation (b2-1-1) include the following cations.

Examples of the cation (b2-2) include the following.

Examples of the cation (b2-3) include the following.

  The acid generator represented by the formula (II) is a salt in which a sulfonate anion and an organic cation are combined. A sulfonate anion and an organic cation can be arbitrarily combined. The combinations of such sulfonate anions and organic cations are shown in the following table. In the following table, a salt represented by the formula (b1-s-1) is represented as “(b1-s-1)” according to the formula number, and the formula (b2-c-1) ) And the like are represented as “(b2-c-1)” or the like according to the formula number.

Further preferred acid generators represented by the formula (II) include the following.

The acid generator represented by the formula (II) can be produced by a method known in the art or a method analogous thereto.
(A) For example, among the acid generators represented by the formula (II), L ¹ is a bond with * —CO—O—L ^a — (* is —C (Q ¹ ) (Q ² ) —. represents, ^L salt ^a is represented by divalent represents a saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms) a is the formula (IIa) are tables in formula (IIb) compound represented by the formula (IIc) It can be obtained by reacting the resulting salt with a catalyst. In addition, the definition of the substituent in the following formula | equation has the same meaning as the above unless there is particular notice.
Examples of the solvent used include chloroform. Examples of the catalyst include lithium amide.
Examples of the compound represented by the formula (IIb) include 4- (8-hydroxyoctyl) morpholine, 4- (2-hydroxyethyl) morpholine, and the like.
The salt represented by the formula (IIc) can be synthesized, for example, by the method described in JP2008-13551A.

式中、環Ｗ^２は、Ｌ^ａの２価の脂環式炭化水素基の脂環式炭化水素環を表す。 (B) In particular, for example, among the acid generators represented by formula (II), L ¹ is * —CO—O—L ^a — and La is ^a divalent alicyclic hydrocarbon group. A salt represented by a certain formula (IIa ′) can be obtained by reacting a compound represented by the formula (IIb ′) with a salt represented by the formula (IIc ′) in the presence of a catalyst. Examples of the solvent used include chloroform.

Wherein ring W ² represents an alicyclic hydrocarbon ring divalent alicyclic hydrocarbon group of L ^a.

The compound represented by the formula (IIb ′) can be obtained by reacting the compound represented by the formula (IId ′) with the compound represented by the formula (IIe ′).
Examples of the compound represented by the formula (IId ′) include morpholine.
Examples of the compound represented by the formula (IIe ′) include 1,2-epoxycyclohexane.

The compound represented by the formula (IIc ′) can be obtained by reacting the salt represented by the formula (IIf ′) with the compound represented by the formula (IIg ′).
The salt represented by the formula (IIf ′) can be synthesized, for example, by the method described in JP-A-2008-13551.

(C) Among the acid generators represented by the formula (II), Z ⁺ is an organic cation represented by the formula (b2-c-14), and L ¹ is * —CO—O—L ^a —. The salt represented by the formula (II-b1) can be produced by the following method.

The salt represented by the formula (b2-c-14 ′) that induces the organic cation represented by the formula (b2-c-14) includes the compound represented by the formula (b1-a), the formula (b1-c-14 ′) The compound represented by b) can be obtained by reacting with a hydrochloric acid after reacting in a solvent in the presence of trimethylsilyl chloride. Examples of the solvent include tetrahydrofuran and the like.

式（ｂ１−ｃ）で表される化合物は、例えば、特開２００６−２５７０７８号公報に記載された方法により得ることができる。
式（ｂ１−ｄ）で表される化合物を、市場から容易に入手できるもので例示すると、４−（８−ヒドロキシオクチル）モルホリン及び４−（２−ヒドロキシエチル）モルホリンなどが挙げられる。 The compound represented by the formula (A-b1) for inducing the sulfonate anion comprises the compound represented by the formula (b1-c) and the compound represented by the formula (b1-d) in the presence of an acid catalyst. Then, it can be obtained by reacting in a solvent.

The compound represented by the formula (b1-c) can be obtained, for example, by the method described in JP 2006-257078 A.
Examples of the compound represented by the formula (b1-d) that can be easily obtained from the market include 4- (8-hydroxyoctyl) morpholine and 4- (2-hydroxyethyl) morpholine.

  The solvent used for the reaction between the compound represented by the formula (b1-c) and the compound represented by the formula (b1-d) is n-heptane. As the acid catalyst, trifluoroacetic acid or the like is used.

この反応は、酸触媒の存在下、溶媒中で実施される。該溶媒は、クロロホルムなどであり、酸触媒としては、塩酸などが用いられる。 By reacting the salt represented by the formula (b2-c-14 ′) obtained as described above with the compound represented by the formula (A-b1), the salt is represented by the formula (II-b1). Can be produced.

This reaction is carried out in a solvent in the presence of an acid catalyst. The solvent is chloroform or the like, and hydrochloric acid or the like is used as the acid catalyst.

The acid generator represented by the formula (II) may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
Further, the acid generator of the resist composition of the present invention contains an acid generator other than the acid generator represented by the above formula (II) (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “acid generator (B)”). It may be. That is, the resist composition of the present invention may contain an acid generator represented by the formula (II) and an acid generator different from the acid generator represented by the formula (II).

<Acid generator (B)>
The acid generator (B) is classified into a nonionic type and an ionic type, and any of them may be used in the resist composition of the present invention. Examples of the nonionic acid generator include organic halides, sulfonate esters (for example, 2-nitrobenzyl ester, aromatic sulfonate, oxime sulfonate, N-sulfonyloxyimide, N-sulfonyloxyimide, sulfonyloxyketone, diazonaphthoquinone 4). -Sulfonate), sulfones (for example, disulfone, ketosulfone, sulfonyldiazomethane) and the like. Examples of the ionic acid generator include onium salts containing onium cations (for example, diazonium salts, phosphonium salts, sulfonium salts, iodonium salts) and the like. Examples of the anion of the onium salt include a sulfonate anion, a sulfonylimide anion, and a sulfonylmethide anion.

  Examples of the acid generator (B) include JP-A 63-26653, JP-A 55-164824, JP-A 62-69263, JP-A 63-146038, JP-A 63-163452, JP-A-62-153853, JP-A-63-146029, US Pat. No. 3,779,778, US Pat. No. 3,849,137, German Patent No. 3914407, European Patent No. 126,712 The compound which generate | occur | produces an acid by the radiation as described in etc. can be used.

  The acid generator (B) is preferably a fluorine-containing acid generator, more preferably a sulfonate represented by the formula (B1).

［式（Ｂ１）中、
Ｑ^b1及びＱ^b2は、それぞれ独立に、フッ素原子又は炭素数１〜６のペルフルオロアルキル基を表す。
Ｌ^b1は、単結合又は炭素数１〜１７の２価の飽和炭化水素基を表し、前記２価の飽和炭化水素基に含まれる−ＣＨ_２−は、−Ｏ−又は−ＣＯ−で置き換わっていてもよい。
Ｙは、置換基を有していてもよい炭素数１〜１８のアルキル基又は置換基を有していてもよい炭素数３〜１８の脂環式炭化水素基を表し、前記アルキル基及び前記脂環式炭化水素基に含まれる−ＣＨ_２−は、−Ｏ−、−ＳＯ_２−又は−ＣＯ−で置き換わっていてもよい。
Ｚ１⁺は、有機カチオンを表す。］

[In the formula (B1),
Q ^b1 and Q ^b2 each independently represent a fluorine atom or a C 1-6 perfluoroalkyl group.
L ^b1 represents a single bond or a divalent saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 17 carbon atoms, and —CH ₂ — contained in the divalent saturated hydrocarbon group is replaced by —O— or —CO—. May be.
Y represents an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms which may have a substituent or an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 18 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, and the alkyl group and the above —CH ₂ — contained in the alicyclic hydrocarbon group may be replaced by —O—, —SO ₂ — or —CO—.
Z1 ⁺ represents an organic cation. ]

^Examples of Q ^b1 and Q ^b2 in formula (B1) include the same as Q ¹ and Q ² in formula (II).
Q ^b1 and Q ^b2 are each independently preferably a trifluoromethyl group or a fluorine atom, more preferably a fluorine atom.

Examples of the divalent saturated hydrocarbon group for L ^b1 include a linear alkanediyl group, a branched alkanediyl group, a monocyclic or polycyclic alicyclic saturated hydrocarbon group, and among these groups, Two or more types may be combined.
Specifically, methylene group, ethylene group, propane-1,3-diyl group, propane-1,2-diyl group, butane-1,4-diyl group, pentane-1,5-diyl group, hexane-1 , 6-diyl group, heptane-1,7-diyl group, octane-1,8-diyl group, nonane-1,9-diyl group, decane-1,10-diyl group, undecane-1,11-diyl group , Dodecane-1,12-diyl group, tridecane-1,13-diyl group, tetradecane-1,14-diyl group, pentadecane-1,15-diyl group, hexadecane-1,16-diyl group, heptadecane-1, Linear alkanediyl groups such as 17-diyl group, ethane-1,1-diyl group, propane-1,1-diyl group and propane-2,2-diyl group;
An alkyl group (particularly an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, such as a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an isopropyl group, a butyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group); For example, 1-methylbutane-1,3-diyl group, 2-methylpropane-1,3-diyl group, 2-methylpropane-1,2-diyl group, pentane-1,4 A branched alkanediyl group such as a diyl group or 2-methylbutane-1,4-diyl group;
Monocyclic 2 which is a cycloalkanediyl group such as cyclobutane-1,3-diyl group, cyclopentane-1,3-diyl group, cyclohexane-1,4-diyl group, cyclooctane-1,5-diyl group Valent alicyclic saturated hydrocarbon group;
Polycyclic divalent alicyclic saturated hydrocarbon such as norbornane-1,4-diyl group, norbornane-2,5-diyl group, adamantane-1,5-diyl group, adamantane-2,6-diyl group, etc. Groups and the like.

Examples of the group in which —CH ₂ — contained in the divalent saturated hydrocarbon group of L ^b1 is replaced by —O— or —CO— include formulas (b1-1) to (b1-6). . L ^b1 is preferably any one of formulas (b1-1) to (b1-4), more preferably formula (b1-1) or formula (b1-2). In addition, Formula (b1-1)-Formula (b1-6) has described the right and left according to Formula (B1), and among two bonds represented by *, C (Q ^b1 ) binds to (Q ^b2 )-, and binds to -Y on the right. The same applies to specific examples of the following formulas (b1-1) to (b1-6).

式（ｂ１−１）〜式（ｂ１−６）中、
Ｌ^b2は、単結合又は炭素数１〜１５の２価の飽和炭化水素基を表す。
Ｌ^b3は、単結合又は炭素数１〜１２の２価の飽和炭化水素基を表す。
Ｌ^b4は、炭素数１〜１３の２価の飽和炭化水素基を表す。但しＬ^b3及びＬ^b4の炭素数上限は１３である。
Ｌ^b5は、炭素数１〜１５の２価の飽和炭化水素基を表す。
Ｌ^b6及びＬ^b7は、それぞれ独立に、炭素数１〜１５の２価の飽和炭化水素基を表す。但しＬ^b6及びＬ^b7の炭素数上限は１６である。
Ｌ^b8は、炭素数１〜１４の２価の飽和炭化水素基を表す。
Ｌ^b9及びＬ^b10は、それぞれ独立に、炭素数１〜１１の２価の飽和炭化水素基を表す。但しＬ^ｂ９及びＬ^ｂ１０の炭素数上限は１２である。
中でも、好ましくは式（ｂ１−１）で表される２価の基であり、より好ましくは、Ｌ^b2が単結合又は−ＣＨ_２−である式（ｂ１−１）で表される２価の基である。

In formula (b1-1) to formula (b1-6),
L ^b2 represents a single bond or a divalent saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms.
L ^b3 represents a single bond or a divalent saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
L ^b4 represents a divalent saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 13 carbon atoms. However, the upper limit of the carbon number of L ^b3 and L ^b4 is 13.
L ^b5 represents a divalent saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms.
L ^b6 and L ^b7 each independently represent a divalent saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms. However, the upper limit of the carbon number of L ^b6 and L ^b7 is 16.
L ^b8 represents a divalent saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 14 carbon atoms.
L ^b9 and L ^b10 each independently represent a divalent saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 11 carbon atoms. However, the upper limit of the carbon number of L ^b9 and L ^b10 is 12.
Among them, a divalent group represented by the formula (b1-1) is preferable, and a divalent group represented by the formula (b1-1) in which L ^b2 is a single bond or —CH ₂ — is more preferable. It is a group.

Examples of the divalent group represented by the formula (b1-1) include the following.

Examples of the divalent group represented by the formula (b1-2) include the following.

Examples of the divalent group represented by the formula (b1-3) include the following.

Examples of the divalent group represented by the formula (b1-4) include the following.

Examples of the divalent group represented by the formula (b1-5) include the following.

Examples of the divalent group represented by the formula (b1-6) include the following.

Examples of the alkyl group for Y include methyl group, ethyl group, n-propyl group, isopropyl group, n-butyl group, sec-butyl group, tert-butyl group, n-pentyl group, n-hexyl group, heptyl group, 2 -Alkyl groups, such as an ethylhexyl group, an octyl group, a nonyl group, a decyl group, an undecyl group, a dodecyl group, are mentioned, Preferably, a C1-C6 alkyl group is mentioned.
Examples of the alicyclic hydrocarbon group include groups represented by the following formulas (Y1) to (Y11).
Examples of the group in which —CH ₂ — contained in the alicyclic hydrocarbon group of Y is replaced by —O—, —SO ₂ — or —CO— are represented by formulas (Y12) to (Y26). Groups.

  Especially, it is preferably a group represented by any one of formulas (Y1) to (Y19), more preferably represented by formula (Y11), formula (Y14), formula (Y15) or formula (Y19). And more preferably a group represented by formula (Y11) or formula (Y14).

Examples of the substituent of the alkyl group and alicyclic hydrocarbon group in Y include, for example, a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, an oxo group, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a hydroxy group-containing alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, carbon C3-C16 alicyclic hydrocarbon group, C1-C12 alkoxy group, C6-C18 aromatic hydrocarbon group, C7-C21 aralkyl group, C2-C4 acyl group , Glycidyloxy group or — (CH ₂ ) _j2 —O—CO—R ^b1 group (wherein R ^b1 is an alkyl group having 1 to 16 carbon atoms, an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 16 carbon atoms, or carbon Represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group of formula 6 to 18. j2 represents an integer of 0 to 4. The alkyl group, alicyclic hydrocarbon group, aromatic hydrocarbon group, aralkyl group, and the like, which are substituents for Y, may further have a substituent. Examples of the substituent include an alkyl group, a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, and an oxo group.

Examples of the halogen atom include fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine atoms.
Examples of the hydroxy group-containing alkyl group include a hydroxymethyl group and a hydroxyethyl group.
Examples of the alkoxy group include methoxy group, ethoxy group, propoxy group, butoxy group, pentyloxy group, hexyloxy group, heptyloxy group, octyloxy group, decyloxy group and dodecyloxy group.
Examples of the aromatic hydrocarbon group include phenyl group, naphthyl group, anthryl group, p-methylphenyl group, p-tert-butylphenyl group, p-adamantylphenyl group; tolyl group, xylyl group, cumenyl group, mesityl group. , Aryl groups such as biphenyl group, phenanthryl group, 2,6-diethylphenyl group, 2-methyl-6-ethylphenyl, and the like.
Examples of the aralkyl group include a benzyl group, a phenethyl group, a phenylpropyl group, a naphthylmethyl group, and a naphthylethyl group.
Examples of the acyl group include acetyl, propionyl, butyryl and the like.

Examples of Y include the following.

When Y is an alkyl group and L ^b1 is a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 17 carbon atoms, the methylene group of the divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group bonded to Y is oxygen It is preferably replaced by an atom or a carbonyl group. In this case, the methylene group constituting the alkyl group of Y is not replaced with an oxygen atom or a carbonyl group.

  Y is preferably an optionally substituted alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 18 carbon atoms, more preferably an adamantyl group optionally having a substituent (for example, an oxo group). And more preferably an adamantyl group, a hydroxyadamantyl group or an oxoadamantyl group.

The sulfonate anion in the sulfonate represented by the formula (B1) is preferably an anion represented by the formula (b1-1-1) to the formula (b1-1-9). In the following formulas, the definitions of the symbols have the same meaning as described above, and R ^b2 and R ^b3 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms (preferably a methyl group).
Specific examples of the sulfonate anion in the salt represented by the formula (B1) include the anions described in JP 2010-204646 A.

Examples of the organic cation (Z1 ⁺ ) contained in the acid generator (B1) include organic onium cations such as organic sulfonium cation, organic iodonium cation, organic ammonium cation, benzothiazolium cation, and organic phosphonium cation. Is an organic sulfonium cation or an organic iodonium cation, and more preferably an arylsulfonium cation.
Z1 ⁺ in the formula (B1) is preferably the same as the cation represented by any of the formulas (b2-1) to (b2-4) described above.

  As an acid generator (B), what is represented by a formula (B1-1)-a formula (B1-20) is mentioned, for example. Among them, those containing a triphenylsulfonium cation or a tolylsulfonium cation are preferable, and are represented by the formula (B1-1), the formula (B1-2), the formula (B1-3), the formula (B1-6), and the formula (B1-7). And salts represented by formula (B1-11), formula (B1-12), formula (B1-13) and formula (B1-14), respectively.

In the resist composition of the present invention, when only the acid generator (II) is contained as the acid generator, the content of the acid generator (II) is preferably 1 with respect to 100 parts by mass of the resin (A). It is at least part by mass (more preferably at least 3 parts by mass), preferably at most 30 parts by mass (more preferably at most 25 parts by mass).
When the resist composition contains the acid generator (II) and the acid generator (B), the total amount of the acid generator (II) and the acid generator (B) is 100 masses of the resin (A). The amount is preferably 1 part by mass or more (more preferably 3 parts by mass or more), preferably 40 parts by mass or less (more preferably 35 parts by mass or less).
The ratio (mass) of the content of the acid generator (II) and other acid generator is, for example, 5:95 to 95: 5, preferably 10:90 to 90:10, more preferably 15: 85-85: 15.

<Solvent (E)>
The content rate of the solvent (E) contained in the resist composition of this invention is 90 mass% or more in a resist composition, for example, Preferably it is 92 mass% or more, More preferably, it is 94 mass% or more, for example, 99.9. It is not more than mass%, preferably not more than 99 mass%. The content rate of a solvent (E) can be measured by well-known analysis means, such as a liquid chromatography or a gas chromatography, for example.

  Examples of the solvent (E) include glycol ether esters such as ethyl cellosolve acetate, methyl cellosolve acetate and propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate; glycol ethers such as propylene glycol monomethyl ether; ethyl lactate, butyl acetate, amyl acetate and And esters such as ethyl pyruvate; ketones such as acetone, methyl isobutyl ketone, 2-heptanone and cyclohexanone; cyclic esters such as γ-butyrolactone; A solvent (E) may contain 1 type independently, and may contain 2 or more types.

<Basic compound (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “basic compound (C)”)>
The basic compound (C) is a compound that acts as a quencher.
The basic compound (C) is preferably a basic nitrogen-containing organic compound, and examples thereof include amines and ammonium salts. Examples of amines include aliphatic amines and aromatic amines. Aliphatic amines include primary amines, secondary amines and tertiary amines. The basic compound (C) is preferably a compound represented by the formula (C1) to a compound represented by the formula (C8), more preferably a compound represented by the formula (C1-1). It is done.

［式（Ｃ１）中、Ｒ^c1、Ｒ^c2及びＲ^c3は、それぞれ独立に、水素原子、炭素数１〜６のアルキル基、炭素数５〜１０の脂環式炭化水素基又は炭素数６〜１０の芳香族炭化水素基を表し、該アルキル基及び該脂環式炭化水素基に含まれる水素原子は、ヒドロキシ基、アミノ基又は炭素数１〜６のアルコキシ基で置換されていてもよく、該芳香族炭化水素基に含まれる水素原子は、炭素数１〜６のアルキル基、炭素数１〜６のアルコキシ基、炭素数５〜１０の脂環式炭化水素又は炭素数６〜１０の芳香族炭化水素基で置換されていてもよい。］

[In formula (C1), R ^c1 , R ^c2 and R ^c3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 5 to 10 carbon atoms, or 6 to 6 carbon atoms. 10 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group, and the hydrogen atom contained in the alkyl group and the alicyclic hydrocarbon group may be substituted with a hydroxy group, an amino group or an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, The hydrogen atom contained in the aromatic hydrocarbon group is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alicyclic hydrocarbon having 5 to 10 carbon atoms, or an aromatic group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms. It may be substituted with a group hydrocarbon group. ]

［式（Ｃ１−１）中、Ｒ^c2及びＲ^c3は、上記と同じ意味を表す。
Ｒ^c4は、炭素数１〜６のアルキル基、炭素数１〜６のアルコキシ基、炭素数５〜１０の脂環式炭化水素又は炭素数６〜１０の芳香族炭化水素基を表す。
ｍ３は０〜３の整数を表し、ｍ３が２以上のとき、複数のＲ^c4は同一又は相異なる。］

[In Formula (C1-1), R ^c2 and R ^c3 represent the same meaning as described above.
R ^c4 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alicyclic hydrocarbon having 5 to 10 carbon atoms, or an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms.
m3 represents an integer of 0 to 3, and when m3 is 2 or more, the plurality of R ^c4 are the same or different. ]

［式（Ｃ２）、式（Ｃ３）及び式（Ｃ４）中、Ｒ^c5、Ｒ^c6、Ｒ^c7及びＲ^c8は、それぞれ独立に、Ｒ^c1と同じ意味を表す。
Ｒ^c9は、炭素数１〜６のアルキル基、炭素数３〜６の脂環式炭化水素基又は炭素数２〜６のアルカノイル基を表す。
ｎ３は０〜８の整数を表し、ｎ３が２以上のとき、複数のＲ^c9は同一又は相異なる。］

[In Formula (C2), Formula (C3) and Formula (C4), R ^c5 , R ^c6 , R ^c7 and R ^c8 each independently represent the same meaning as R ^c1 .
R ^c9 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, or an alkanoyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
n3 represents an integer of 0 to 8, and when n3 is 2 or more, the plurality of R ^c9 are the same or different. ]

［式（Ｃ５）及び式（Ｃ６）中、Ｒ^c10、Ｒ^c11、Ｒ^c12、Ｒ^c13及びＲ^c16は、それぞれ独立に、Ｒ^c1と同じ意味を表す。
Ｒ^c14、Ｒ^c15及びＲ^c17は、それぞれ独立に、Ｒ^c4と同じ意味を表す。
ｏ３及びｐ３は、それぞれ独立に、０〜３の整数を表し、ｏ３が２以上であるとき、複数のＲ^c1４は同一又は相異なり、ｐ３が２以上であるとき、複数のＲ^c15は、同一又は相異なる。
Ｌ^c1は、炭素数１〜６のアルカンジイル基、−ＣＯ−、−Ｃ（＝ＮＨ）−、−Ｓ−又はこれらを組合せた２価の基を表す。］

[In Formula (C5) and Formula (C6), R ^c10 , R ^c11 , R ^c12 , R ^c13 and R ^c16 each independently represent the same meaning as R ^c1 .
R ^c14 , R ^c15 and R ^c17 each independently represent the same meaning as R ^c4 .
o3 and p3 each independently represent an integer of 0 to 3. When o3 is 2 or more, a plurality of R ^c14 are the same or different, and when p3 is 2 or more, a plurality of R ^c15 are the same. Or different.
L ^c1 represents an alkanediyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, —CO—, —C (═NH) —, —S—, or a divalent group obtained by combining these. ]

［式（Ｃ７）及び式（Ｃ８）中、Ｒ^c18、Ｒ^c19及びＲ^c20は、それぞれ独立に、Ｒ^c4と同じ意味を表す。
ｑ３、ｒ３及びｓ３は、それぞれ独立に、０〜３の整数を表し、ｑ３が２以上であるとき、複数のＲ^c18は同一又は相異なり、ｒ３が２以上であるとき、複数のＲ^c1９は同一又は相異なり、及びｓ３が２以上であるとき、複数のＲ^c20は同一又は相異なる。
Ｌ^c2は、単結合又は炭素数１〜６のアルカンジイル基、−ＣＯ−、−Ｃ（＝ＮＨ）−、−Ｓ−又はこれらを組合せた２価の基を表す。］

Wherein (C7) and formula ^{(C8), R c18, R} c19 and R ^c20 in each occurrence independently represent the same meaning as R ^c4.
q3, r3 and s3 each independently represents an integer of 0 to 3, and when q3 is 2 or more, the plurality of R ^c18 are the same or different, and when r3 is 2 or more, the plurality of R ^c19 are When the same or different and s3 is 2 or more, the plurality of R ^c20 are the same or different.
L ^c2 represents a single bond or an alkanediyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, —CO—, —C (═NH) —, —S—, or a divalent group obtained by combining these. ]

In the formulas (C1) to (C8), examples of the alkyl group, the alicyclic hydrocarbon group, the aromatic hydrocarbon group, the alkoxy group, and the alkanediyl group are the same as those described above.
Examples of the alkanoyl group include acetyl group, 2-methylacetyl group, 2,2-dimethylacetyl group, propionyl group, butyryl group, isobutyryl group, pentanoyl group, and 2,2-dimethylpropionyl group.

  Examples of the compound represented by the formula (C1) include 1-naphthylamine, 2-naphthylamine, aniline, diisopropylaniline, 2-, 3- or 4-methylaniline, 4-nitroaniline, N-methylaniline, N, N- Dimethylaniline, diphenylamine, hexylamine, heptylamine, octylamine, nonylamine, decylamine, dibutylamine, dipentylamine, dihexylamine, diheptylamine, dioctylamine, dinonylamine, didecylamine, triethylamine, trimethylamine, tripropylamine, tributylamine, tri Pentylamine, trihexylamine, triheptylamine, trioctylamine, trinonylamine, tridecylamine, methyldibutylamine, methyldipentylamine, methyl Hexylamine, methyldicyclohexylamine, methyldiheptylamine, methyldioctylamine, methyldinonylamine, methyldidecylamine, ethyldibutylamine, ethyldipentylamine, ethyldihexylamine, ethyldiheptylamine, ethyldioctylamine, ethyldinonyl Amine, ethyldidecylamine, dicyclohexylmethylamine, tris [2- (2-methoxyethoxy) ethyl] amine, triisopropanolamine, ethylenediamine, tetramethylenediamine, hexamethylenediamine, 4,4′-diamino-1,2- Examples include diphenylethane, 4,4′-diamino-3,3′-dimethyldiphenylmethane, 4,4′-diamino-3,3′-diethyldiphenylmethane, and preferably diisopropyl. Piruanirin. Particularly preferred include 2,6-diisopropylaniline.

Examples of the compound represented by the formula (C2) include piperazine.
Examples of the compound represented by the formula (C3) include morpholine.
Examples of the compound represented by the formula (C4) include piperidine and hindered amine compounds having a piperidine skeleton described in JP-A No. 11-52575.
Examples of the compound represented by the formula (C5) include 2,2′-methylenebisaniline.
Examples of the compound represented by the formula (C6) include imidazole and 4-methylimidazole.
Examples of the compound represented by the formula (C7) include pyridine and 4-methylpyridine.
Examples of the compound represented by the formula (C8) include 1,2-di (2-pyridyl) ethane, 1,2-di (4-pyridyl) ethane, 1,2-di (2-pyridyl) ethene, 1, 2-di (4-pyridyl) ethene, 1,3-di (4-pyridyl) propane, 1,2-di (4-pyridyloxy) ethane, di (2-pyridyl) ketone, 4,4′-dipyridyl sulfide 4,4′-dipyridyl disulfide, 2,2′-dipyridylamine, 2,2′-dipiconylamine, bipyridine and the like.

  As ammonium salts, tetramethylammonium hydroxide, tetraisopropylammonium hydroxide, tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, tetrahexylammonium hydroxide, tetraoctylammonium hydroxide, phenyltrimethylammonium hydroxide, 3- (trifluoromethyl) phenyltrimethyl Ammonium hydroxide, tetra-n-butylammonium salicylate, choline and the like can be mentioned.

  The content of the basic compound (C) is preferably about 0.01 to 5% by mass, more preferably about 0.01 to 3% by mass, and particularly preferably based on the solid content of the resist composition. It is about 0.01-1 mass%.

<Other components (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “other components (F)”)>
The resist composition of this invention may contain the other component (F) as needed. The other component (F) is not particularly limited, and additives known in the resist field, such as sensitizers, dissolution inhibitors, surfactants, stabilizers, dyes, and the like can be used.

<Preparation of resist composition>
The resist composition of the present invention comprises a resin (A) containing a resin (A1) and a resin (A2), an acid generator, and a solvent (E), basic compound (C) and other components used as necessary. It can be prepared by mixing (F). The mixing order is arbitrary and is not particularly limited. The temperature at the time of mixing can select an appropriate temperature range from the range of 10-40 degreeC according to the kind etc. of resin, the solubility with respect to solvent (E), such as resin. An appropriate mixing time can be selected from 0.5 to 24 hours depending on the mixing temperature. The mixing means is not particularly limited, and stirring and mixing can be used.
After mixing each component, it is preferable to filter using a filter having a pore size of about 0.003 to 0.2 μm.

<Method for producing resist pattern>
The method for producing a resist pattern of the present invention comprises:
(1) The process of apply | coating the resist composition of this invention on a board | substrate,
(2) The process of drying the composition after application | coating and forming a composition layer,
(3) a step of exposing the composition layer,
(4) A step of heating the composition layer after exposure and (5) a step of developing the composition layer after heating.

  Application of the resist composition onto the substrate can be performed by a commonly used apparatus such as a spin coater.

By drying the composition after coating, the solvent is removed and a composition layer is formed. Drying is performed, for example, by evaporating the solvent using a heating device such as a hot plate (so-called pre-baking) or using a decompression device to form a composition layer from which the solvent has been removed. The temperature in this case is preferably about 50 to 200 ° C., for example. The pressure is preferably about 1 to 1.0 × 10 ⁵ Pa.

The obtained composition layer is usually exposed using an exposure machine. The exposure machine may be an immersion exposure machine. At this time, exposure is usually performed through a mask corresponding to a required pattern. Exposure light sources include those that emit laser light in the ultraviolet region such as KrF excimer laser (wavelength 248 nm), ArF excimer laser (wavelength 193 nm), F ₂ excimer laser (wavelength 157 nm), solid-state laser light source (YAG or semiconductor laser) Etc.) Using various lasers such as those that convert wavelength of laser light from the laser and emit harmonic laser light in the far-ultraviolet region or vacuum ultraviolet region, those that irradiate electron beams or extreme ultraviolet light (EUV), etc. Can do.

The composition layer after exposure is subjected to heat treatment (so-called post-exposure baking) in order to promote the deprotection group reaction. As heating temperature, it is about 50-200 degreeC normally, Preferably it is about 70-150 degreeC.
The heated composition layer is usually developed using an alkali developer using a developing device.
The alkaline developer used here may be various alkaline aqueous solutions used in this field. Examples thereof include an aqueous solution of tetramethylammonium hydroxide and (2-hydroxyethyl) trimethylammonium hydroxide (commonly called choline).
After development, it is preferable to rinse with ultrapure water to remove water remaining on the substrate and the pattern.

<Application>
The resist composition of the present invention is a resist composition for KrF excimer laser exposure, a resist composition for ArF excimer laser exposure, a resist composition for electron beam (EB) exposure, or a resist composition for EUV exposure, particularly a liquid. It is suitable as a resist composition for immersion exposure and useful for fine processing of semiconductors.

The present invention will be described more specifically with reference to examples. In the examples, “%” and “parts” representing the content or amount used are based on mass unless otherwise specified. The composition ratio of the resin (A) (copolymerization ratio of the structural unit derived from each monomer used for the production of the resin (A) to the resin (A)) is determined by liquid chromatography using the amount of unreacted monomer in the reaction solution after the completion of polymerization. The measurement was performed using a graph, and the amount of monomer used for the polymerization was determined from the obtained results. The weight average molecular weight is a value determined by gel permeation chromatography. The analysis conditions for gel permeation chromatography are as follows.
Apparatus: HLC-8120GPC type (manufactured by Tosoh Corporation)
Column: TSKgel Multipore HXL-M x 3 + guardcolumn (manufactured by Tosoh Corporation)
Eluent: Tetrahydrofuran Flow rate: 1.0 mL / min
Detector: RI detector Column temperature: 40 ° C
Injection volume: 100 μl
Molecular weight standard: Standard polystyrene (manufactured by Tosoh Corporation)

式（Ｈ−１）で表される化合物２５部、テトラヒドロフラン１７５部及びピリジン１１．８６部を仕込み、２３℃で３０分間攪拌した後、５℃に冷却し、式（Ｈ−２）で表される化合物１４．８２部を３０分かけて添加した。５℃で１時間攪拌し、酢酸エチル３４０部、５％塩酸６６部及びイオン交換水８５部を添加し、攪拌し、分液を行った。回収された有機層に、１０％炭酸カリウム水溶液５５部を添加し、攪拌し、分液を行った。回収された有機層に、イオン交換水８５部を添加し、攪拌し、分液を行った。この水洗の操作を５回行った。回収された有機層を濃縮することにより、式（Ｈ−３）で表される化合物２８．６２部を得た。

式（Ｈ−４）で表される化合物１０．６９部、ジメチルホルムアミド５３．４７部、炭酸カリウム８．５８部及びヨウ化カリウム１．０３部を仕込み、４０℃で１時間攪拌した後、式（Ｈ−３）で表される化合物２８．６２部及びジメチルホルムアミド５７．２４部の混合溶液を３０分かけて添加した。４０℃で６時間攪拌した後、２３℃まで冷却した。得られた反応マスに、クロロホルム６７０部及び５％シュウ酸水溶液１６６部を添加し、攪拌し、分液を行った。回収された有機層に、イオン交換水２６５部を添加し、攪拌し、分液を行った。この水洗の操作を６回行った。回収された有機層を濃縮した。得られた濃縮マスに、アセトニトリル７．５８部及び酢酸エチル２６．５３部を添加、３時間攪拌し、ろ過することにより、式（Ｈ）で表される化合物３２．１３部を得た。 Synthesis Example 1: Synthesis of compound represented by formula (H)

25 parts of the compound represented by the formula (H-1), 175 parts of tetrahydrofuran and 11.86 parts of pyridine were charged, stirred at 23 ° C. for 30 minutes, cooled to 5 ° C., and represented by the formula (H-2). 14.82 parts of the above compound was added over 30 minutes. The mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 5 ° C., 340 parts of ethyl acetate, 66 parts of 5% hydrochloric acid and 85 parts of ion-exchanged water were added, stirred and separated. To the collected organic layer, 55 parts of 10% potassium carbonate aqueous solution was added, stirred, and separated. To the recovered organic layer, 85 parts of ion-exchanged water was added, stirred, and separated. This washing operation was performed 5 times. By concentrating the collected organic layer, 28.62 parts of a compound represented by the formula (H-3) was obtained.

10.69 parts of the compound represented by the formula (H-4), 53.47 parts of dimethylformamide, 8.58 parts of potassium carbonate and 1.03 parts of potassium iodide were charged and stirred at 40 ° C. for 1 hour. A mixed solution of 28.62 parts of the compound represented by (H-3) and 57.24 parts of dimethylformamide was added over 30 minutes. After stirring at 40 ° C. for 6 hours, the mixture was cooled to 23 ° C. To the obtained reaction mass, 670 parts of chloroform and 166 parts of 5% aqueous oxalic acid solution were added, stirred, and separated. To the recovered organic layer, 265 parts of ion-exchanged water was added, stirred and separated. This washing operation was performed 6 times. The collected organic layer was concentrated. To the resulting concentrated mass, 7.58 parts of acetonitrile and 26.53 parts of ethyl acetate were added, stirred for 3 hours, and filtered to obtain 32.13 parts of a compound represented by the formula (H).

式（ＩＩ−５−ｂ）で表される塩を、特開２００８−１３５５１号公報に記載された方法で合成した。
式（ＩＩ−５−ｂ）で表される化合物１０．００部、クロロホルム６０．００部、式（ＩＩ−５−ａ）で表される化合物５．７１部、モレキュラーシーブ（商品名：モレキュラーシーブ ５Ａ 和光純薬製）１４．００部及びリチウムアミド０．３３部を仕込み、８０℃で２４時間加熱還流し、ろ過した。得られたろ液に、３．６％シュウ酸水溶液１５部を仕込み、攪拌、分液を行った。得られた有機層に、イオン交換水１５部を仕込み、攪拌、分液を行った。水洗を６回行った。得られた有機層に活性炭１．００部を仕込み、２３℃で３０分間攪拌し、ろ過した。ろ液を濃縮し、得られた濃縮物に、アセトニトリル１００部を添加して溶解し、濃縮した。得られた残渣にｔｅｒｔ−ブチルメチルエーテル２００部を加えて攪拌し、３０分間攪拌し、ろ過することにより、式（ＩＩ−５）で表される塩６．６４部を得た。
ＭＳ（ＥＳＩ（＋）Ｓｐｅｃｔｒｕｍ）：Ｍ^＋ ２６３．１
ＭＳ（ＥＳＩ（−）Ｓｐｅｃｔｒｕｍ）：Ｍ⁻ ３７２．１ Synthesis Example 2: Synthesis of salt represented by formula (II-5)

A salt represented by the formula (II-5-b) was synthesized by the method described in JP-A-2008-13551.
10.00 parts of the compound represented by the formula (II-5-b), 60.00 parts of chloroform, 5.71 parts of the compound represented by the formula (II-5-a), molecular sieve (trade name: molecular sieve) (5A Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.) 14.00 parts and lithium amide 0.33 parts were charged, heated to reflux at 80 ° C. for 24 hours, and filtered. The obtained filtrate was charged with 15 parts of a 3.6% oxalic acid aqueous solution, and stirred and separated. To the obtained organic layer, 15 parts of ion-exchanged water was added, and the mixture was stirred and separated. Water washing was performed 6 times. The obtained organic layer was charged with 1.00 parts of activated carbon, stirred at 23 ° C. for 30 minutes, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated, and 100 parts of acetonitrile was added to the resulting concentrate to dissolve and concentrate. To the obtained residue, 200 parts of tert-butyl methyl ether was added and stirred, stirred for 30 minutes, and filtered to obtain 6.64 parts of the salt represented by the formula (II-5).
MS (ESI (+) Spectrum): M ⁺ 263.1
MS (ESI (-) Spectrum): M ^- 372.1

式（ＩＩ−５−ｂ）で表される塩を、特開２００８−１３５５１号公報に記載された方法で合成した。
式（ＩＩ−５−ｂ）で表される化合物１０．００部、クロロホルム６０．００部、式（ＩＩ−６−ａ）で表される化合物７．２０部、モレキュラーシーブ（商品名：モレキュラーシーブ ５Ａ 和光純薬製）１４．００部及びリチウムアミド０．３３部を仕込み、８０℃で２４時間加熱還流し、ろ過した。得られたろ液に、３．６％シュウ酸水溶液１５部を仕込み、攪拌、分液を行った。得られた有機層に、イオン交換水１５部を仕込み、攪拌、分液を行った。水洗を６回行った。得られた有機層に活性炭１．００部を仕込み、２３℃で３０分間攪拌し、ろ過した。ろ液を濃縮し、得られた濃縮物に、アセトニトリル１００部を添加して溶解し、濃縮した。得られた残渣にｔｅｒｔ−ブチルメチルエーテル２００部を加えて攪拌し、３０分間攪拌し、ろ過することにより、式（ＩＩ−６）で表される塩６．８１部を得た。
ＭＳ（ＥＳＩ（＋）Ｓｐｅｃｔｒｕｍ）：Ｍ^＋ ２６３．１
ＭＳ（ＥＳＩ（−）Ｓｐｅｃｔｒｕｍ）：Ｍ⁻ ４２８．２ Synthesis Example 3: Synthesis of salt represented by formula (II-6)

A salt represented by the formula (II-5-b) was synthesized by the method described in JP-A-2008-13551.
10.00 parts of a compound represented by the formula (II-5-b), 60.00 parts of chloroform, 7.20 parts of a compound represented by the formula (II-6-a), molecular sieve (trade name: molecular sieve) (5A Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.) 14.00 parts and lithium amide 0.33 parts were charged, heated to reflux at 80 ° C. for 24 hours, and filtered. The obtained filtrate was charged with 15 parts of a 3.6% oxalic acid aqueous solution, and stirred and separated. To the obtained organic layer, 15 parts of ion-exchanged water was added, and the mixture was stirred and separated. Water washing was performed 6 times. The obtained organic layer was charged with 1.00 parts of activated carbon, stirred at 23 ° C. for 30 minutes, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated, and 100 parts of acetonitrile was added to the resulting concentrate to dissolve and concentrate. To the obtained residue, 200 parts of tert-butyl methyl ether was added, stirred, stirred for 30 minutes, and filtered to obtain 6.81 parts of the salt represented by the formula (II-6).
MS (ESI (+) Spectrum): M ⁺ 263.1
MS (ESI (-) Spectrum): M ^- 428.2

式（ＩＩ−１１−ａ）で表される化合物４６．６０部、イオン交換水２７．５４部及び式（ＩＩ−１１−ｂ）で表される化合物５０．００部を仕込み、１０５℃で２時間加熱還流した後、２３℃まで冷却した。得られた反応液に、飽和水酸化ナトリウム水溶液４５０部及びｔｅｒｔ−ブチルメチルエーテル４００部を仕込み、攪拌、分液を行った。得られた有機層に硫酸マグネシウム５．００部を仕込み、２３℃で３０分間攪拌し、ろ過した。ろ液を減圧蒸留し、沸点が、１０４〜１０７℃／２〜３ｍｍＨｇ範囲の液体を分留することにより、式（ＩＩ−１１−ｃ）で表される化合物６２．６９部を得た。 Synthesis Example 4: Synthesis of salt represented by formula (II-11)

First, 46.60 parts of the compound represented by the formula (II-11-a), 27.54 parts of ion-exchanged water and 50.00 parts of the compound represented by the formula (II-11-b) were added, After heating at reflux for an hour, it was cooled to 23 ° C. To the obtained reaction solution, 450 parts of a saturated aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and 400 parts of tert-butyl methyl ether were added, and the mixture was stirred and separated. To the obtained organic layer, 5.00 parts of magnesium sulfate was charged, stirred at 23 ° C. for 30 minutes, and filtered. The filtrate was distilled under reduced pressure, and a liquid having a boiling point in the range of 104 to 107 ° C./2 to 3 mmHg was fractionated to obtain 62.69 parts of a compound represented by the formula (II-11-c).

式（ＩＩ−１１−ｄ）で表される塩を、特開２００８−１２７３６７号公報に記載された方法で合成した。
式（ＩＩ−１１−ｄ）で表される塩１０．００部及びアセトニトリル６０．００部を仕込み、４０℃で３０分間攪拌した後、式（ＩＩ−１１−ｅ）で表される化合物４．３４部を仕込み、５０℃で２時間攪拌した。得られた反応物を２３℃まで冷却した後、ろ過することにより、式（ＩＩ−１１−ｆ）で表される化合物を含む溶液を得た。式（ＩＩ−１１−ｃ）で表される化合物３．７８部及びクロロホルム７．５７部を仕込み、２３℃で１時間攪拌した後、先に得られた式（ＩＩ−１１−ｆ）で表される化合物を含む溶液を仕込み、２３℃で１時間攪拌した。得られた反応物を濃縮後、濃縮物にクロロホルム６０部及びイオン交換水３０部を仕込み、攪拌、分液を行った。水洗を６回行った。得られた有機層に活性炭１．００部を仕込み、２３℃で３０分間攪拌し、ろ過した。ろ液を濃縮し、得られた濃縮物に、アセトニトリル１００部を添加して溶解し、濃縮した。得られた残渣にｔｅｒｔ−ブチルメチルエーテル２００部を加えて攪拌し、３０分間攪拌し、ろ過することにより、式（ＩＩ−１１）で表される塩６．０３部を得た。

A salt represented by the formula (II-11-d) was synthesized by the method described in JP 2008-127367 A.
3. 10.00 parts of salt represented by formula (II-11-d) and 60.00 parts of acetonitrile were charged, stirred at 40 ° C. for 30 minutes, and then compound represented by formula (II-11-e). 34 parts were charged and stirred at 50 ° C. for 2 hours. The obtained reaction product was cooled to 23 ° C. and then filtered to obtain a solution containing a compound represented by the formula (II-11-f). After charging 3.78 parts of the compound represented by the formula (II-11-c) and 7.57 parts of chloroform and stirring at 23 ° C. for 1 hour, the compound represented by the formula (II-11-f) obtained above was used. A solution containing the compound to be prepared was charged and stirred at 23 ° C. for 1 hour. After concentrating the obtained reaction product, 60 parts of chloroform and 30 parts of ion-exchanged water were added to the concentrate, followed by stirring and liquid separation. Water washing was performed 6 times. The obtained organic layer was charged with 1.00 parts of activated carbon, stirred at 23 ° C. for 30 minutes, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated, and 100 parts of acetonitrile was added to the resulting concentrate to dissolve and concentrate. To the obtained residue, 200 parts of tert-butyl methyl ether was added and stirred, stirred for 30 minutes, and filtered to obtain 6.03 parts of the salt represented by the formula (II-11).

MS (ESI (+) Spectrum): M ⁺ 263.1
MS (ESI (-) Spectrum): M ^- 342.1

式（ＩＩ−１６１−ａ）で表される化合物５０．００部及びテトラヒドロフラン２５０部を、反応器中に仕込み、３０℃で３０分間攪拌した後、トリメチルシリルクロリド５０．２３部を滴下した。得られた混合液を０℃まで冷却した後、式（ＩＩ−１６１−ｂ）で表される化合物（純度３２％ 東京化成製）１５７．２０部を３０分かけて滴下し、さらに、２３℃まで昇温した後、同温度で１時間攪拌した。得られた反応混合物に、１Ｎ塩酸１２５部を仕込み、攪拌・静置し、分液することで水層を回収した。回収された水層に、ｔｅｒｔ−ブチルメチルエーテル１２５部を加えて攪拌・静置し、分液することで水層を回収した。。回収された水層に、クロロホルム１２５部を加えて攪拌・静置し、分液することで有機層を回収した。。回収された有機層をろ過した後、得られたろ液を濃縮した。濃縮残渣に、アセトニトリル２８．３３部及びｔｅｒｔ−ブチルメチルエーテル３５４．１５部を仕込み、２３℃で３０分間攪拌し、析出した結晶をろ過することにより、式（ＩＩ−１６１−ｃ）で表される化合物５３．００部を得た。 Synthesis Example 5: Synthesis of salt represented by formula (II-161)

50.00 parts of the compound represented by the formula (II-161-a) and 250 parts of tetrahydrofuran were charged into a reactor and stirred at 30 ° C. for 30 minutes, and then 50.23 parts of trimethylsilyl chloride was added dropwise. After cooling the obtained mixed liquid to 0 ° C., 157.20 parts of a compound represented by the formula (II-161-b) (purity 32%, manufactured by Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.) was added dropwise over 30 minutes, and further 23 ° C. The mixture was heated up to 1 hour and stirred at the same temperature for 1 hour. To the resulting reaction mixture, 125 parts of 1N hydrochloric acid was charged, stirred and allowed to stand, and separated to recover the aqueous layer. To the recovered aqueous layer, 125 parts of tert-butyl methyl ether was added, stirred and allowed to stand, and the aqueous layer was recovered by liquid separation. . To the recovered aqueous layer, 125 parts of chloroform was added, stirred and allowed to stand, and separated to recover the organic layer. . After the collected organic layer was filtered, the obtained filtrate was concentrated. The concentrated residue was charged with 28.33 parts of acetonitrile and 354.15 parts of tert-butyl methyl ether, stirred at 23 ° C. for 30 minutes, and the precipitated crystals were filtered, thereby being represented by the formula (II-161-c). Compound 53.00 parts was obtained.

まず、式（ＩＩ−１６１−ｄ）で表される化合物を、特開２００６−２５７０７８号公報に記載された方法で合成した。
式（ＩＩ−１６１−ｄ）で表される化合物１６．８０部、式（ＩＩ−１６１−ｅ）で表される化合物１８．３０部及びｎ−ヘプタン２５０部を、反応器中に仕込み、３０℃で３０分間攪拌した後、トリフルオロ酢酸１２．８０部を加えた後、昇温し、１００℃で２０時間還流脱水した。得られた反応混合物を８０℃程度まで冷却し、同温度で、アセトニトリル２５０部を添加した。さらに、濃縮を行い、得られた濃縮残渣に、酢酸エチル２９０部を仕込み、２３℃で３０分間攪拌し、析出した結晶をろ過することにより、式（ＩＩ−１６１−ｆ）で表される化合物２１．１１部を得た。

First, the compound represented by the formula (II-161-d) was synthesized by the method described in JP-A-2006-257078.
16.80 parts of the compound represented by the formula (II-161-d), 18.30 parts of the compound represented by the formula (II-161-e) and 250 parts of n-heptane were charged into the reactor, and 30 After stirring for 30 minutes at ° C, 12.80 parts of trifluoroacetic acid was added, the temperature was raised, and reflux dehydration was carried out at 100 ° C for 20 hours. The obtained reaction mixture was cooled to about 80 ° C., and 250 parts of acetonitrile was added at the same temperature. Further, concentration was performed, and 290 parts of ethyl acetate was added to the resulting concentrated residue, stirred at 23 ° C. for 30 minutes, and the precipitated crystals were filtered to obtain a compound represented by the formula (II-161-f). 21.11 parts were obtained.

式（ＩＩ−１６１−ｆ）で表される化合物２６．１８部及びクロロホルム１４７．３９部を、反応器中に仕込み、３０℃で３０分間攪拌した後、式（ＩＩ−１６１−ｃ）で表される塩２０．７１部及びイオン交換水６２．２７部を添加した。次いで、３５％塩酸６．９０部を滴下した後、２３℃で１２時間攪拌した。得られた反応混合物に、２８％アンモニア水１２．００部を滴下した後、分液することで有機層を回収した。回収された有機層に、イオン交換水４９．１３部を仕込み、攪拌、静置及び分液の水洗操作を計５回行った。得られた有機層に活性炭２．０５部を仕込み、２３℃で３０分間攪拌し、ろ過した。ろ液を濃縮し、得られた濃縮物に、アセトニトリル１０．９７部及びｔｅｒｔ−ブチルメチルエーテル１３７．０６部を加えて攪拌し、上澄液を除去した。得られた残渣をクロロホルムに溶解し、濃縮することにより、式（ＩＩ−１６１）で表される塩２５．５０部を得た。
ＭＡＳＳ（ＥＳＩ（＋）Ｓｐｅｃｔｒｕｍ）：Ｍ^＋ ２７７．１
ＭＡＳＳ（ＥＳＩ（−）Ｓｐｅｃｔｒｕｍ）：Ｍ⁻ ３７２．１

26.18 parts of the compound represented by the formula (II-161-f) and 147.39 parts of chloroform were charged into a reactor, stirred at 30 ° C. for 30 minutes, and then represented by the formula (II-161-c). 20.71 parts of the salt to be prepared and 62.27 parts of ion-exchanged water were added. Subsequently, 6.90 parts of 35% hydrochloric acid was added dropwise, followed by stirring at 23 ° C. for 12 hours. To the obtained reaction mixture, 12.00 parts of 28% aqueous ammonia was added dropwise, and then the organic layer was recovered by liquid separation. The recovered organic layer was charged with 49.13 parts of ion-exchanged water and stirred, allowed to stand, and washed with water for liquid separation five times. The obtained organic layer was charged with 2.05 parts of activated carbon, stirred at 23 ° C. for 30 minutes, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated, and 10.97 parts of acetonitrile and 137.06 parts of tert-butyl methyl ether were added to the resulting concentrate and stirred, and the supernatant was removed. The obtained residue was dissolved in chloroform and concentrated to obtain 25.50 parts of the salt represented by the formula (II-161).
MASS (ESI (+) Spectrum): M ⁺ 277.1
MASS (ESI (−) Spectrum): M ^- 372.1

Resin Synthesis The compounds (monomers) used in the resin synthesis are shown below.

[Synthesis of Resin A1-1]
Monomer (H) and monomer (I) are used as monomers and mixed so that the molar ratio (monomer (H): monomer (I)) is 90:10. Dioxane was added to make a solution. To this solution, 1 mol% and 3 mol% of azobisisobutyronitrile and azobis (2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) as initiators were added to the total monomer amount, respectively, and these were heated at 72 ° C. for about 5 hours. did. The obtained reaction mixture was poured into a large amount of n-heptane to precipitate a resin, and this resin was filtered to obtain a resin A1-1 having a weight average molecular weight of 1.4 × 10 ^{4 in} a yield of 75%. This resin A1-1 has the following structural units.

[Synthesis of Resin A1-2]
Monomer (H) was used as a monomer, and 1.5 mass times dioxane of the total monomer amount was added to prepare a solution. To this solution, 0.7 mol% and 2.1 mol% of azobisisobutyronitrile and azobis (2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile), respectively, as initiators were added with respect to the total monomer amount, and these were added at 75 ° C. Heated for about 5 hours. The obtained reaction mixture was poured into a large amount of n-heptane to precipitate a resin, and this resin was filtered to obtain a resin A1-2 having a weight average molecular weight of 1.8 × 10 ^{4 in} a yield of 75%. This resin A1-2 has the following structural units.

[Synthesis of Resin A2-1]
Monomer (D), monomer (E), monomer (B), monomer (C) and monomer (F) are mixed in a molar ratio [monomer (D): monomer (E): monomer (B): monomer (C): Monomer (F)] is mixed at a ratio of 30: 14: 6: 20: 30, and 1.5 mass times of dioxane is further mixed with this monomer mixture with respect to the total mass of all monomers. did. Into the obtained mixture, azobisisobutyronitrile and azobis (2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) as initiators were respectively added to 1.00 mol% and 3.00 mol% with respect to the total number of moles of all monomers. Polymerization was carried out by heating at 73 ° C. for about 5 hours. Thereafter, the polymerization reaction solution was poured into a large amount of a mixed solvent of methanol and water (mass ratio methanol: water = 4: 1) to precipitate the resin. This resin is filtered and recovered, dissolved again in dioxane, poured into a large amount of methanol / water mixed solvent to precipitate the resin, and the precipitated resin is filtered and recovered twice to perform reprecipitation. Purification gave a copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of about 8.1 × 10 ³ in a yield of 65%. This copolymer has the following structural units and is designated as resin A2-1.

[Synthesis of Resin A2-2]
Monomer (A), monomer (E), monomer (B), monomer (C), and monomer (F) are in a molar ratio [monomer (A): monomer (E): monomer (B): monomer (C): The monomer (F)] was mixed at a ratio of 30: 14: 6: 20: 30, and 1.5 mass times dioxane was further mixed with respect to the total mass of all monomers. Into the obtained mixture, azobisisobutyronitrile and azobis (2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) as initiators were respectively added to 1.00 mol% and 3.00 mol% with respect to the total number of moles of all monomers. Polymerization was carried out by heating at 73 ° C. for about 5 hours. Thereafter, the polymerization reaction solution was poured into a large amount of a mixed solvent of methanol and water (mass ratio methanol: water = 4: 1) to precipitate the resin. This resin is filtered and collected, dissolved again in dioxane, poured into a large amount of methanol / water mixed solvent to precipitate the resin, and the precipitated resin is filtered and collected three times for reprecipitation. Purification gave a copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of about 7.8 × 10 ³ in a yield of 68%. This copolymer has the following structural units and is referred to as Resin A2-2.

[Synthesis of Resin A2-3]
Monomer (A), monomer (B) and monomer (C) are mixed so that the molar ratio [monomer (A): monomer (B): monomer (C)] is 50:25:25, , 1.5 mass times dioxane was mixed with respect to the total mass of all monomers. To the obtained mixture, azobisisobutyronitrile and azobis (2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) were added as initiators in proportions of 1 mol% and 3 mol%, respectively, with respect to the total number of moles of all monomers. Then, this was heated at 80 ° C. for about 8 hours to carry out polymerization. Thereafter, the polymerization reaction solution was poured into a large amount of a mixed solvent of methanol and water (mass ratio methanol: water = 4: 1) to precipitate the resin. This resin is filtered and collected, dissolved again in dioxane, poured into a large amount of methanol / water mixed solvent to precipitate the resin, and the precipitated resin is filtered and collected three times for reprecipitation. Purification gave a copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of about 9.2 × 10 ³ in a yield of 60%. This copolymer has the following structural units and is designated as resin A2-3.

〔樹脂Ａ２−５の合成〕
モノマー（Ａ）、モノマー（Ｌ）、モノマー（Ｂ）、モノマー（Ｆ）及びモノマー（Ｃ）が、モル比３０：１４：６：２０：３０となるように混合し、全モノマー量の１．５質量倍のジオキサンを加えて溶液とした。この溶液に、開始剤としてアゾビスイソブチロニトリル及びアゾビス（２，４−ジメチルバレロニトリル）を全モノマー量に対して各々、１ｍｏｌ％及び３ｍｏｌ％添加し、これらを７５℃で約５時間加熱した。得られた反応混合物を、大量のメタノール／水混合溶媒に注いで樹脂を沈殿させ、この樹脂をろ過した。得られた樹脂を再び、ジオキサンに溶解させて得られる溶解液をメタノール／水混合溶媒に注いで樹脂を沈殿させ、この樹脂をろ過するという再沈殿操作を２回行い、重量平均分子量８．４×１０^３の共重合体を収率８５％で得た。この共重合体は、以下の構造単位を有するものであり、これを樹脂Ａ２−５とする。

[Synthesis of Resin A2-4]
Monomer (A), monomer (E), monomer (B), monomer (F) and monomer (C) are mixed so that the molar ratio is 30: 14: 6: 20: 30. 5 mass times dioxane was added to make a solution. To this solution, 1 mol% and 3 mol% of azobisisobutyronitrile and azobis (2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) as initiators were added to the total monomer amount, respectively, and these were heated at 75 ° C. for about 5 hours. did. The obtained reaction mixture was poured into a large amount of methanol / water mixed solvent to precipitate the resin, and this resin was filtered. The obtained resin was again dissolved in dioxane, and the resulting solution was poured into a methanol / water mixed solvent to precipitate the resin, followed by two reprecipitation operations of filtering the resin, and a weight average molecular weight of 7.2. × give 10 ³ of copolymer in 78% yield. This copolymer has the following structural units and is designated as resin A2-4.

[Synthesis of Resin A2-5]
Monomer (A), monomer (L), monomer (B), monomer (F) and monomer (C) are mixed so that the molar ratio is 30: 14: 6: 20: 30. 5 mass times dioxane was added to make a solution. To this solution, 1 mol% and 3 mol% of azobisisobutyronitrile and azobis (2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) as initiators were added to the total monomer amount, respectively, and these were heated at 75 ° C. for about 5 hours. did. The obtained reaction mixture was poured into a large amount of methanol / water mixed solvent to precipitate the resin, and this resin was filtered. The obtained resin was again dissolved in dioxane, and a solution obtained by pouring the solution into a methanol / water mixed solvent was precipitated, and the resin was filtered twice. The weight-average molecular weight was 8.4. × give 10 ³ of copolymer in 85% yield. This copolymer has the following structural units and is designated as resin A2-5.

[Synthesis of Resin A2-6]
Monomer (A), monomer (L), monomer (K), monomer (F) and monomer (C) are mixed so that the molar ratio is 35: 15: 3: 27: 20. 5 mass times dioxane was added to make a solution. To this solution, 1 mol% and 3 mol% of azobisisobutyronitrile and azobis (2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) as initiators were added to the total monomer amount, respectively, and these were heated at 75 ° C. for about 5 hours. did. The obtained reaction mixture was poured into a large amount of methanol / water mixed solvent to precipitate the resin, and this resin was filtered. The obtained resin was again dissolved in dioxane, and the resulting solution was poured into a methanol / water mixed solvent to precipitate the resin, followed by two reprecipitation operations of filtering the resin, and a weight average molecular weight of 7.8. × give 10 ³ of copolymer in 81% yield. This copolymer has the following structural units and is designated as resin A2-6.

[Synthesis of Resin X1]
Monomer (G), monomer (C), and monomer (B) are used as the monomers and mixed so that the molar ratio (monomer (G): monomer (C): monomer (B)) is 35:45:20. Then, 1.5 mass times dioxane of the total monomer amount was added to make a solution. To this solution, azobisisobutyronitrile and azobis (2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) as initiators were added in an amount of 1.0 mol% and 3.0 mol%, respectively, based on the total monomer amount, and these were added at 75 ° C. Heated for about 5 hours. The obtained reaction mixture was poured into a large amount of methanol / water mixed solvent to precipitate the resin, and this resin was filtered. The obtained resin was dissolved again in dioxane, and the resulting solution was poured into a methanol / water mixed solvent to precipitate the resin, followed by two reprecipitation operations of filtering the resin, and a weight average molecular weight of 7.0. A × 10 ³ resin X1 (copolymer) was obtained in a yield of 75%. This resin X1 has the following structural units. The molar ratio of each structural unit is structural unit (G): structural unit (C): structural unit (B) = 34.7: 45.4: 19.9.

[Synthesis of Resin X2]
As the monomer, the monomer (J) and the monomer (G) are used and mixed so that the molar ratio (monomer (J): monomer (G)) is 80:20. Dioxane was added to make a solution. To this solution, azobisisobutyronitrile and azobis (2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) as initiators were added in an amount of 0.5 mol% and 1.5 mol%, respectively, based on the total monomer amount, and these were added at 70 ° C. Heated for about 5 hours. The obtained reaction mixture was poured into a large amount of methanol / water mixed solvent to precipitate the resin, and this resin was filtered. The obtained resin was again dissolved in dioxane, and the resulting solution was poured into a methanol / water mixed solvent to precipitate the resin, followed by two reprecipitation operations of filtering the resin, and a weight average molecular weight of 2.8. A × 10 ⁴ resin X2 (copolymer) was obtained in a yield of 70%. This resin X2 has the following structural units. The molar ratio of each structural unit was structural unit (J): structural unit (G) = 80.2: 19.8.

<Preparation of resist composition>
A mixture obtained by mixing and dissolving the components shown in Table 2 was filtered through a fluororesin filter having a pore size of 0.2 μm to prepare a resist composition.

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ＩＩ−１６１：

Ｂ１：特開２０１０−１５２３４１号公報の実施例に従って合成

Ｂ２：ＷＯ２００８／９９８６９号の実施例及び、特開２０１０−２６４７８の実施例に従って合成

Ｂ３：特開２００５−２２１７２１の実施例に従って合成

<Resin>
A1-1, A1-2, A2-1 to A2-5, X1, X2 synthesized by resin synthesis
<Acid generator>
II-5:

II-6:

II-11

II-161:

B1: Synthesis according to the example of JP 2010-152341 A

B2: synthesized according to examples of WO2008 / 99869 and JP2010-26478

B3: synthesized according to the example of JP-A-2005-221721

<Basic compound: Quencher>
C1: 2,6-diisopropylaniline (manufactured by Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.)

<Solvent>
Propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate 265.0 parts Propylene glycol monomethyl ether 20.0 parts 2-heptanone 20.0 parts γ-butyrolactone 3.5 parts

<Manufacture of resist pattern and its evaluation>
An organic antireflective coating composition [ARC-29; manufactured by Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.] was applied onto a 12-inch silicon wafer and baked at 205 ° C. for 60 seconds to obtain a thickness of 78 nm. An organic antireflection film was formed. On the organic antireflection film, the above resist composition was spin-coated so that the film thickness after drying (prebaking) was 85 nm.
A silicon wafer obtained by applying the resist composition was pre-baked (PB) for 60 seconds at a temperature described in the “PB” column of Table 2 on a direct hot plate to form a composition layer.
Using an ArF excimer stepper for immersion exposure [XT: 1900 Gi; manufactured by ASML, NA = 1.35, 3/4 Annular XY polarized light] on the wafer on which the composition layer is formed, the exposure amount is stepwise. The line and space pattern was subjected to immersion exposure while being changed. Note that ultrapure water was used as the immersion medium.
After the exposure, post-exposure baking (PEB) was performed on the hot plate at the temperature described in the “PEB” column of Table 2 for 60 seconds.
Further, paddle development was performed for 60 seconds with an aqueous 2.38 mass% tetramethylammonium hydroxide solution to obtain a resist pattern.

  In the obtained resist pattern, the exposure amount at which the line width and space width of the 50 nm line-and-space pattern were 1: 1 was defined as effective sensitivity.

<Focus margin evaluation (DOF)>
In the effective sensitivity, the resist pattern is formed by changing the focus stepwise, and the focus range where the line width of the obtained resist pattern is 50 nm ± 5% (47.5 to 52.5 nm) is used as an index (DOF). , Those having a DOF of 0.17 μm or more
○, which is 0.15 μm or more
What was less than 0.15 micrometer was set as x.
The results are shown in Table 3. The numerical value in parentheses indicates a line width index (μm).

<Defect evaluation>
The resist composition was applied (spin coated) to a 12-inch silicon wafer (substrate) so that the film thickness after drying was 0.15 μm. After coating, the composition layer was formed on the wafer by pre-baking (PB) for 60 seconds at a temperature shown in the PB column of Table 2 on a direct hot plate.
The wafer on which the composition layer was formed in this manner was subjected to water rinsing for 60 seconds using a developing machine [ACT-12; manufactured by Tokyo Electron Ltd.].
Thereafter, the number of defects on the wafer was measured using a defect inspection apparatus [KLA-2360; manufactured by KLA Tencor]. The results are shown in Table 3.

  According to the resist composition of the present invention, the focus margin (DOF) at the time of producing the resist pattern is good, and the number of defects can be reduced when the resist pattern is formed.

Claims (6)

(A1) a resin having a structural unit represented by formula (I),
(A2) A resist composition containing a resin that is insoluble or hardly soluble in an aqueous alkaline solution and that can be dissolved in an aqueous alkaline solution by the action of an acid, and (B) an acid generator represented by formula (II).

[In the formula (I),
R ¹ represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
A ¹ _{is, - (CH 2) m1 -} , - (CH 2) m2 -O- (CH 2) m3 - or _{- (CH 2) m4 -CO-} O- (CH 2) m5 - represents a.
m1 to m5 each independently represents an integer of 1 to 6.
R ² represents a C 1-10 hydrocarbon group having a fluorine atom. ]

[In the formula (II),
Q ¹ and Q ² each independently represents a fluorine atom or a C 1-6 perfluoroalkyl group.
L ¹ represents * —CO—O—L ^a — or * —CH ₂ —O—L ^b —. * Represents a bond with -C (Q ¹ ) (Q ² )-. L ^a and L ^b each independently represent a divalent saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, and —CH ₂ — contained in the divalent saturated hydrocarbon group is —O— or —CO It may be replaced with-.
Ring ^{W 1} represents a heterocycle of the C 2 to C 36.
Z ⁺ represents an organic cation. ] The resist composition according to claim 1, wherein R ² is a fluorinated alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. The resist composition according to claim 1, wherein A ¹ is a methylene group. L ¹ represents * —CO—O—L ^a — (L ^a represents a divalent saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, and * represents a bond to —C (Q ¹ ) (Q ² ) —. The resist composition according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   Furthermore, the resist composition in any one of Claims 1-4 containing a solvent. (1) The process of apply | coating the resist composition in any one of Claims 1-5 on a board | substrate,
(2) The process of drying the composition after application | coating and forming a composition layer,
(3) a step of exposing the composition layer,
(4) a step of heating the composition layer after exposure, and (5) a step of developing the composition layer after heating,
A method for producing a resist pattern including: