To provide a purification process by which a metal contained in alicyclic hydrocarbon polymers as an impurity is removed and to provide a radiation-sensitive resin composition of a high performance photoresist which is composed of the purified polymer.
1. The method of removing a metal contained in the alicyclic hydrocarbon polymer comprises the following processes: a process of coagulating the alicyclic hydrocarbon polymer by mixing an acid-added organic solvent solution of the polymer with its poor solvent, and a process of dissolving the coagulated polymer into a water-insoluble organic solvent, followed by bringing the solution into contact with an acidic hot water solution, extracting the metal contained therein. 2. The radiation-sensitive composition contains the alicyclic hydrocarbon polymer purified by the above-mentioned processes to remove the contained metal, and a radiation-sensitive acid generator.
NAKASE YOSHIHISA
IWAZAWA HARUO
SANO KIMIYASU