| abstract |
Provided are a novel sulfonium salt having high photosensitivity to g-rays or h-rays; a novel photoacid generator containing a sulfonium salt that has high photosensitivity to g-rays or h-rays, has high solubility in solvents and cationically polymerizable compounds such as epoxy compounds, and has an excellent storage stability in compositions containing the cationically polymerizable compounds; and the like. The present invention relates to a sulfonium salt represented by the formula (1), a photoacid generator containing the sulfonium salt, and the like. |