Patent ID: 7696257

Claim:
An oxime ester compound represented by general formula (I) below: wherein X represents a halogen atom or an alkyl group; R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 each independently represent R, OR, COR, SR, CONRR′, or CN, wherein R and R′ each independently represent an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, or a heterocyclic group, said groups may be substituted with one or more halogen atoms and/or one or more heterocyclic groups, said alkyl or aralkyl group has an alkylene moiety that is interrupted by one or more unsaturated bonds, one or more ether bonds, one or more thioether bonds, or one or more ester bonds, or R and R′ may bond together to form a ring; Y 1 represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a selenium atom; A represents a heterocyclic group; m represents an integer of 0 to 4; p represents an integer of 0 to 5; and q represents 0 or 1.