Patent ID: 8829247

Claim:
A cyclic compound represented by the following formula (1): in the formula (1), L is independently a divalent group selected from the group consisting of a single bond, a linear or branched alkylene group having a carbon number of 1 to 20, a cycloalkylene group having a carbon number of 3 to 20, an arylene group having a carbon number of 6 to 24, —O—, —OC(═O)—, —OC(═O)O—, —N(R 5 )—C(═O)—, —N(R 5 )—C(═O)O—, —S—, —SO, —SO 2 — and any combination thereof; R 1 is independently an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 20, a cycloalkyl group having a carbon number of 3 to 20, an aryl group having a carbon number of 6 to 20, an alkoxyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 20, cyano group, nitro group, hydroxyl group, heterocyclic group, halogen, carboxyl group, an acyl group having a carbon number of 2 to 20, an alkylsilyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 20, or hydrogen atom, with the proviso that at least one R 1 is a hydrogen atom; and R′ is independently represented by the following formula (1-2): in the formula (1-2), R 6 is a hydrogen atom or a group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 12, a cycloalkyl group having a carbon number of 3 to 12, an aryl group having a carbon number of 6 to 12, an alkoxy group having a carbon number of 1 to 12, cyano group, nitro group, heterocyclic group, halogen, carboxyl group, hydroxyl group and an alkylsilyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 12; n is an integer of 0 to 5; p is an integer of 0 to 5; and q is an integer of 0 to 5; R 5 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 10; and m is independently an integer of 1 to 4.