What is claimed is:
1. A tetracarboxylic dianhydride shown by the following general formula (1),
wherein Z represents a linear or branched divalent hydrocarbon group having 4 to 100 carbon atoms optionally containing an oxygen atom therein; R 1 to R 4 each represent an identical or different monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms; R 5 represents a trivalent organic group; and “n” represents an integer of 1 to 100.
2. The tetracarboxylic dianhydride according to claim 1 , wherein R 5 in the general formula (1) is shown by the following general formula (2) or (3),
wherein R 6 represents a methylene group or an oxygen atom, and
wherein R 7 represents a linear or branched alkylene group or alkenylene group having 3 to 15 carbon atoms.
3. The tetracarboxylic dianhydride according to claim 1 , wherein Z in the general formula (1) is a divalent organic group shown by the following general formula (4),
CH 2 m O R 15 —O l CH 2 m (4)
wherein R 15 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 15 carbon atoms; “l” represents an integer of 1 to 50; and “m” represents an integer of 2 to 15.
4. A polyimide resin comprising a structural unit shown by the following general formula (5),
wherein Z represents a linear or branched divalent hydrocarbon group having 4 to 100 carbon atoms optionally containing an oxygen atom therein; R 1 to R 4 each represent an identical or different monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms; R 5 represents a trivalent organic group; “n” represents an integer of 1 to 100; and X represents a divalent organic group.
5. The polyimide resin according to claim 4 , wherein X in the general formula (5) is a divalent organic group shown by the following general formula (6),
wherein “f” represents 0 or 1; Y represents a divalent bonding group; and f=0 represents direct bonding without a bonding group.
6. The polyimide resin according to claim 5 , wherein Y in the general formula (6) is a divalent group shown by the following formula (7) or (8),
7. A method for producing the polyimide resin according to claim 4 , the method comprising reacting a tetracarboxylic dianhydride shown by the following general formula (1) with a diamine shown by the following general formula (9),
wherein Z represents a linear or branched divalent hydrocarbon group having 4 to 100 carbon atoms optionally containing an oxygen atom therein; R 1 to R 4 each represent an identical or different monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms; R 5 represents a trivalent organic group; and “n” represents an integer of 1 to 100,
H 2 N—X—NH 2 (9)
wherein X is as defined above.
8. A positive type photosensitive resin composition comprising:
(A) the polyimide resin according to claim 4 ;
(B) a photosensitive agent which generates an acid by light to increase a dissolution rate in an aqueous alkaline solution and is a compound having a quinonediazide structure; and
(D) a solvent.
9. A positive type photosensitive resin composition comprising:
(A) the polyimide resin according to claim 4 ;
(B) a photosensitive agent which generates an acid by light to increase a dissolution rate in an aqueous alkaline solution and is a compound having a quinonediazide structure;
(C) at least one of a crosslinking agent(s) selected from an amino condensate modified by formaldehyde or formaldehyde-alcohol, a phenol compound having two or more methylol groups or alkoxymethylol groups in one molecule on average, a compound in which a hydrogen atom of a hydroxyl group of a polyvalent phenol is substituted by a glycidyl group or a group having a glycidyl group, a compound in which a hydrogen atom of a hydroxyl group of a polyvalent phenol is substituted by a substituent shown by the following formula (C-1), and a compound containing two or more groups each shown by the following formula (C-2) or (C-2′),
wherein a dotted line represents a bond; Rc represents a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and “s” represents 1 or 2; and
(D) a solvent.
10. A negative type photosensitive resin composition comprising:
(A′) the polyimide resin according to claim 4 ;
(B′) a photoacid generator;
(C′) at least one of a crosslinking agent(s) selected from an amino condensate modified by formaldehyde or formaldehyde-alcohol, a phenol compound having two or more methylol groups or alkoxymethylol groups in one molecule on average, a compound in which a hydrogen atom of a hydroxyl group of a polyvalent phenol is substituted by a glycidyl group or a group having a glycidyl group, a compound in which a hydrogen atom of a hydroxyl group of a polyvalent phenol is substituted by a substituent shown by the following formula (C-1), and a compound containing two or more groups each shown by the following formula (C-2) or (C-2′),
wherein a dotted line represents a bond; Rc represents a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and “s” represents 1 or 2; and
(D) a solvent.
11. A patterning process comprising the steps of:
(1) coating the positive type photosensitive resin composition according to claim 8 onto a substrate to form a film of a photosensitive material;
(2) after heat treatment, exposing the film of the photosensitive material by a high energy beam with a wavelength of 190 to 500 nm or an electron beam through a photomask; and
(3) developing the film using a developing solution of an aqueous alkaline solution.
12. A patterning process comprising the steps of:
(1) coating the positive type photosensitive resin composition according to claim 9 onto a substrate to form a film of a photosensitive material;
(2) after heat treatment, exposing the film of the photosensitive material by a high energy beam with a wavelength of 190 to 500 nm or an electron beam through a photomask; and
(3) developing the film using a developing solution of an aqueous alkaline solution.
13. A patterning process comprising the steps of:
(I) coating the negative type photosensitive resin composition according to claim 10 onto a substrate to form a film of a photosensitive material;
(II) after heat treatment, exposing the film of the photosensitive material by a high energy beam with a wavelength of 190 to 500 nm or an electron beam through a photomask; and
(III) developing the film using a developing solution of an aqueous alkaline solution.
14. The patterning process according to claim 13 , further comprising a heating step after the exposure between the step (II) and the step (III).
15. A method for forming a cured film, comprising he