BORATE-BASED BASE GENERATOR, AND BASE-REACTIVE COMPOSITION COMPRISING SUCH BASE GENERATOR

An object of the present invention is to provide a compound which is capable of attaining a composition having high storage stability without reacting with a base-reactive compound, even in the case of storage for a long period of time in a mixed state with the base-reactive compound, such as an epoxy-based compound, as well as capable of generating a strong base (guanidines, biguanides, phosphazenes or phosphoniums) by irradiation of light (active energy rays) or heating; a base generator comprising the compound; and a base-reactive composition comprising the base generator and the base-reactive compound. The present invention relates to the compound represented by the general formula (A); the base generator comprising the compound; and the base-reactive composition comprising the base generator and the base-reactive compound. (wherein R 1 represents an alkyl group; an arylalkynyl group which may be substituted with a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, or an alkylthio group; an alkenyl group; a 2-furylethynyl group; a 2-thiophenylethynyl group; or a 2,6-dithianyl group; R 2 to R 4 each independently represent an alkyl group; an arylalkynyl group which may be substituted with a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, or an alkylthio group; the aryl group which may be substituted with a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, or an alkylthio group; a furanyl group; a thienyl group; or an N-alkyl-substituted pyrrolyl group; Z + represents an ammonium cation having a guanidinium group, a biguanidium group or a phosphazenium group, or a phosphonium cation.)