Polymer and composition including same, and adhesive composition

Abstract

There is provided a novel polymer, a composition containing the polymer, and a novel adhesive composition containing the polymer from which a cured film having desired properties is obtained. A polymer comprising a structural unit of Formula (1): wherein Q is a bivalent group, R 1 is a C 1-10 alkylene group, a C 2-10 alkenylene group or C 2-10 alkynylene group, a C 6-14 arylene group, a C 4-10 cyclic alkylene group, etc., or a polymer comprising a structural unit of Formula (6): wherein Q 4 is an allyl group, a vinyl group, an epoxy group, or a glycidyl group, and R 5 is a bivalent organic group having a main chain containing only carbon atom or at least one of oxygen atom, nitrogen atom and sulfur atom in addition to carbon atom, a composition comprising the polymer, and an adhesive composition comprising the polymer and a solvent.

1 . A polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000 to 100,000, comprising a structural unit of Formula (1): 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         {where Q is a bivalent group of Formula (2) or Formula (3): 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         (where Q 1  is a C 1-6  alkyl group, an allyl group, a vinyl group, an epoxy group, or a glycidyl group, each of Q 2  and Q 3  is independently a hydrogen atom, a C 1-6  alkyl group, an allyl group, a vinyl group, an epoxy group, or a glycidyl group, and n is 0 or 1); 
         when Q is a bivalent group of Formula (2) or Formula (3), and n is 1, a carbonyl group composing a portion of each of Formula (2) and Formula (3) is bonded to a nitrogen atom of Formula (1); 
         R 1  is a C 4-8  alkylene group, or a group of Formula (4) or Formula (5):
   -A 1 -R 2 -A 2 -   (4)
 
   —R 3 -A 3 -R 4 —  (5)
 
 
         (where each of A 1 , A 2 , and A 3  is independently a C 6-14  arylene group or a C 4-10  cyclic alkylene group, R 2  is a sulfonyl group, a carbonyl group, or a C 1-5  alkylene group, at least one hydrogen atom of the alkylene group is optionally substituted with a halogen atom, and each of R 3  and R 4  is independently a C 1-5  alkylene group)}. 
       
     
     
         2 . A polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000 to 100,000, comprising a structural unit of Formula (6): 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         where Q 4  is an allyl group, a vinyl group, an epoxy group, or a glycidyl group, and R 5  is a C 4-8  bivalent hydrocarbon group or a group of Formula (7): 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         (where each of two m is independently 0 or 1, and Q 5  is a bivalent organic group)}. 
       
     
     
         3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . The polymer according to  claim 2 , wherein
 Q 5  in Formula (7) is a C 6-14  arylene group, a C 4-10  alicyclic hydrocarbon group, a C 2-6  alkenylene group or a C 2-6  alkynylene group, or a group of Formula (8):
   -A 4 -Q 6 -A 5 -   (8)
 
   {where each of A 4  and A 5  is independently a C 6-14  arylene group or a C 4-10  alicyclic hydrocarbon group, and Q 6  is a sulfonyl group, a carbonyl group, or an alkylene group of Formula (9):   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         (where each of R 6  and R 7  is independently a C 1  or C 2  alkyl group, and at least one hydrogen atom of the alkyl group is optionally substituted with a halogen atom)}. 
       
     
     
         5 . The polymer according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the arylene group is a phenylene group, and   the alicyclic hydrocarbon group is a cyclohexylene group.   
     
     
         6 . The polymer according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the alkyl group is a methyl group in which at least one hydrogen atom is optionally substituted with a fluorine atom.   
     
     
         7 . A composition comprising the polymer according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         8 . The composition according to  claim 7 , further comprising a surfactant. 
     
     
         9 . The composition according to  claim 7 , further comprising a thermal acid generator. 
     
     
         10 . The composition according to  claim 7 , further comprising a solvent. 
     
     
         11 . The composition according to  claim 7 , wherein
 the composition is used for an adhesive, formation of an insulating film, or formation of a resist underlayer film.   
     
     
         12 . The composition according to  claim 10 , wherein
 the composition is an insulating ink.   
     
     
         13 . An adhesive composition comprising:
 a polymer having a structural unit of Formula (6):   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         {where Q 4  is an allyl group, a vinyl group, an epoxy group, or a glycidyl group, and R 5  is a C 4-8  bivalent hydrocarbon group or a group of Formula (7): 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         (where each of two m is independently 0 or 1, and Q 5  is a bivalent organic group)}; and 
         an organic solvent. 
       
     
     
         14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . The adhesive composition according to  claim 13 , wherein
 Q 5  in Formula (7) is a C 6-14  arylene group, a C 4-10  alicyclic hydrocarbon group, a C 2-6  alkenylene group or a C 2-6  alkynylene group, or a group of Formula (8):
   -A 4 -Q 6 -A 5 -   (8)
 
   {where each of A 4  and A 5  is independently a C 6-14  arylene group or a C 4-10  alicyclic hydrocarbon group, and Q 6  is a sulfonyl group, a carbonyl group, or an alkylene group of Formula (9):   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         (where each of R 6  and R 7  is independently a C 1  or C 2  alkyl group, and at least one hydrogen atom of the alkyl group is optionally substituted with a halogen atom)}. 
       
     
     
         16 . The adhesive composition according to  claim 15 , wherein
 the arylene group is a phenylene group, and   the alicyclic hydrocarbon group is a cyclohexylene group.   
     
     
         17 . The adhesive composition according to  claim 15 , wherein
 the alkyl group is a methyl group in which at least one hydrogen atom is optionally substituted with a fluorine atom.   
     
     
         18 . A composition comprising the polymer according to  claim 2 .