Patent ID: 7989138

Claim:
A fluorine-containing compound represented by a general formula (c-1-1) shown below: R X -A N -(OR 2 ) a (c-1-1) wherein, R X represents a group represented by a general formula: CH 2 ═C(R 03 )—(CH 2 ) b ; R 03 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or a halogenated lower alkyl group; b represents an integer of 0 to 2; A N represents a naphthalene ring that may have a substituent; R 2 represents a base dissociable group that dissociates under the action of an alkali developing solution, thereby generating a hydrophilic phenolic hydroxyl group; and a represents 1 or 2; provided that at least one among A N and said R 2 groups contains a fluorine atom.