Patent ID: 7033727

Claim:
A photosensitive composition comprising a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with an actinic ray, the compound being represented by the following general formula (I): wherein R 1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group provided that when R 1 represents a substituted alkyl group, the substituent is not an aryl group; R 2 represents an alkyl group; Y represents an alkyl group; Y 1 and Y 2 may be the same or different and each represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, or a hetero atom-containing aromatic group; R 1 and R 2 may be bonded to each other to form a ring; R 2 and Y may be bonded to each other to form a ring; Y 1 and Y 2 may be bonded to each other to form a ring; two or more structures of the general formula (I) may be bonded to each other at any position of R 1 , R 2 or Y, or Y 1 or Y 2 via a connecting group; and X − represents a non-nucleophilic anion.